BRIEFING: Income uncertainty looms over India’s land-based carbon projects
One of the biggest challenges facing India’s land-based projects is the difficulty of guaranteeing income for smallholder farmers given the volatility of carbon credit prices, a conference heard this week.
Read MoreResearchers develop modelling system to improve forest carbon measurement in Asia
Researchers in Japan have developed a modelling system designed to improve the monitoring of carbon uptake in tropical forests in Asia, with tests showing it can estimate daily carbon absorption with a margin of error of around 9.4%.
Read MoreChile publishes batch of four new Article 6 rules
Chile on Wednesday gazetted a package of technical resolutions detailing governance, methodological standards, and integrity requirements for mitigation activities under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement.
Read MoreBRIEFING: With or without carbon projects, climate-ambitious countries risk credit rating downgrade
When countries put in place macroeconomically damaging climate and nature policies, carbon revenues may not be high enough to calm credit rating agencies, so sovereign nations must either plan alternate sources of revenue or strike deals with investors, Carbon Pulse has heard.
Read MoreBRIEFING: Reforestation projects constrained by uncertainty, despite buyer-developer price alignment, experts say
Uncertainty over risk, credit quality, and financing is continuing to hold back the reforestation carbon market despite signs that buyers and developers may be more aligned on price than expected, a webinar heard Tuesday.
Read MoreColombian standard launches REDD+ methodology aligned with UNFCCC reporting
A Colombia-based international carbon standard on Wednesday published a new REDD+ methodology meant to align project baselines with UNFCCC reporting, including voluntary market (VCM) and Article 6.2 aims.
Read MoreCOMMENT: The voluntary carbon market – A useful tool we are making useless
The voluntary carbon market is not the solution to global climate change, but it is a valuable instrument that can help mobilise finance, support sustainable development, and contribute to mitigation – when properly understood and managed.
Read MoreChile approves priority mitigation activities list for Article 6
Chile has approved a list of priority and contraindicated mitigation activity types for the generation and authorisation of carbon credits under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, marking another step in the country’s ambition to become a frontrunner in this international market.
Read MoreSelect European corporate buyers favouring NbS over engineered removals, study finds
Some European corporate climate managers are showing a preference for nature-based solutions (NbS) over engineered carbon removals (CDR) when purchasing credits, according to a study published this week that surveyed firms in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.
Read MoreBRIEFING: Asia’s share of voluntary carbon supply shrinks as market pivots to quality
Asia’s share of global voluntary carbon credit supply has fallen in recent years even as demand for high-quality offsets remains, a webinar heard Tuesday, with governments and companies pointing towards jurisdictional forest programmes to unlock supply.
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