DATA DIVE: One-third of stakeholders back including carbon credits in EU ETS
Only a third of EU ETS stakeholders are explicitly in favour of allowing the use of international carbon credits in the cap-and-trade market, whereas a strong majority backs the bloc’s use of credits outside the scheme, data from the European Commission’s call for evidence reveals.
Read MoreMENA Roundup: Morocco, Oman build carbon market vision and infrastructure
Morocco this month inked another bilateral Article 6.2 agreement, as the government is finally putting in place market infrastructure to support its ‘learning by doing’ approach, while Oman produced a concrete roadmap outlining its carbon market priorities.
Read MoreCarbon removal registry certifies module for mobile biochar production
A removals registry has certified a new module for biochar produced in mobile reactors, supporting projects that transport reactors between sites.
Read MoreBrunei moves to generate forest carbon credits
Brunei Darussalam is set to tap its vast forest resources for international carbon markets, media reported.
Read MoreIndonesia’s forest carbon market restart faces friction over export rules, taxes
Indonesia’s development of its forest carbon market is running into concerns over export levies, taxation, regulatory uncertainty, and technical bottlenecks, according to experts and stakeholders.
Read MoreVietnam clears way for first forest carbon credit issuance with new decree
Vietnam has finalised rules governing forest carbon credit trading, paving the way for the Southeast Asian country’s first issuances later this year.
Read MoreRomanian forest carbon project pays for full assessment after buyers snub credits due to low ‘estimated’ rating
Europe’s only Verra-certified improved forest management (IFM) project has paid to have the activity fully assessed by a ratings agency after finding out earlier ‘estimated’ quality scores were too low to attract buyers, its developer told Carbon Pulse.
Read MoreFirst transaction under EU’s CRCF scheme to deliver credits in 2029
The first EU-backed transaction registered under the bloc’s Carbon Removals and Carbon Farming (CRCF) scheme will deliver its initial credits in 2029, according to the partners involved in the project.
Read MoreFEATURE: Bipartisan US reforestation bill could strengthen pipeline for carbon, nature projects -experts
A bipartisan US proposal to expand reforestation infrastructure support could ease long-standing supply bottlenecks constraining nature and carbon projects, observers told Carbon Pulse.
Read MoreBRIEFING: Financiers single out ‘delivery risk’ as biggest obstacle for European carbon removal projects
The risk that a developer goes bankrupt or fails to deliver is the biggest obstacle to funding carbon removal (CDR) projects, financiers told a European Commission event on the EU’s Carbon Removals and Carbon Farming (CRCF) scheme last week.
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