ICAO approves two more carbon crediting programmes to supply CORSIA Phase 1
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Council has approved two more programmes as eligible under the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA) for its first phase, covering 2024 to 2026.
Read MoreIndonesia publishes regulation to finalise forestry carbon trading
Indonesia’s Ministry of Forestry has issued a new regulation designed to allow local forestry carbon projects to trade internationally, with a major project now expected to be issued a record amount of carbon credits.
Read MoreECS26: Wildfires are still an underestimated risk for carbon projects – satellite data can help
Wildfires are still an underestimated risk among carbon project developers, despite increasingly sophisticated satellite data that can warn developers about where risk is likeliest to occur and alert them as soon as any fire breaks out, experts said at a conference Wednesday.
Read MoreBRIEFING: Airlines face CORSIA bottleneck as government approvals lag
Airlines preparing for compliance under the UN’s international aviation offsetting scheme are running into a shortage of host country approvals needed to use carbon credits, even as project supply continues to grow.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: Patchy emissions data risks slowing global carbon trading, UN reviewer says
Inconsistent methodologies and uneven data for calculating national greenhouse gas inventories are emerging as a constraint for the development of international carbon markets, a UN technical expert warned.
Read MoreUS CDR non-profit launches principles for best practice
A carbon removal (CDR) non-profit has launched a responsible development framework for the sector, saying the field’s greatest risk is the loss of public trust.
Read MoreIntercropping could be a pathway to balance biodiversity, carbon in restoration projects -specialist
Innovative methods of restoration such as intercropping could offer a way to reconcile biodiversity goals with carbon outcomes in restoration projects, as developers face trade-offs between the two, a webinar on Tuesday heard.
Read MoreEx-post crediting is needed as avoided deforestation overestimated -study
A shift towards issuing carbon credits only after verified outcomes is needed for forest offset markets, said a study released this week as an early access paper.
Read MoreMicrosoft to “build on and support” existing carbon removal portfolio, denies end to credit buying
Microsoft will continue to support its existing portfolio of carbon removal projects, the company said Tuesday, which could mean an expansion of its credit buying in future, as the firm sought to clarify speculation that its procurement programme had been shut down.
Read MoreNew carbon crediting method opens for feedback targeting methane emissions from rice farming
A new carbon crediting framework aimed at cutting methane emissions from rice farming has been released for public consultation.
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