BRIEFING: Rising integrity demands to reshape rice carbon projects as MRV technologies advance
Growing scrutiny over the credibility of international carbon credits is raising the bar for rice carbon projects, with compliance buyers demanding increasingly sophisticated monitoring systems to verify emission reductions.
Read MoreBolivia aims to enact climate finance regulation by May, additional carbon norms by mid-2027
Bolivia’s recently-elected, carbon market-friendly government has opted to slow the rollout of its market framework rather than rush regulation, seeking to anchor the process in technical cooperation with the EU amid deep institutional restructuring, Carbon Pulse learned during the Bolivia Carbon Forum.
Read More36 climate strategies could each cut 2 bln tonnes of emissions annually by 2050, study finds
Thirty-six mitigation strategies across sectors including electricity, industry, transport, buildings, and land use could each deliver around 2 billion tonnes of CO2e of annual emissions reductions by 2050, according to research published Thursday.
Read MoreCarbon standard releases risk maps for two Brazilian states
A France-based carbon standard has released new jurisdictional risk map for REDD projects in Brazil, it announced Thursday.
Read MoreICVCM approves French standard under Core Carbon Principles
The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM) on Thursday approved a French carbon standard as eligible under its Core Carbon Principles (CCPs), bringing the total number of programmes allowed to issue the high-integrity voluntary credits to nine.
Read MoreAutomated sampling could make large-scale soil carbon measurements feasible -researchers
Large-scale soil carbon sampling using automated analysis systems could make measuring climate impacts from land management practices economically feasible, researchers said during a webinar on Tuesday.
Read MoreVCM MONTHLY DATA: Carbon credit retirements surge to highest level for 12 months but CORSIA prices tumble
End-user demand across the voluntary carbon market (VCM) was strong in February, with over 25 million credits retired, a level not seen for a year, while prices for those eligible to be used under the CORSIA international aviation offsetting scheme took a tumble as analysts noted that a steady stream of supply may finally be on the cards.
Read MoreANALYSIS: Article 6 authorities face tough balancing act between integrity and speed as PACM implementation gathers pace
Experts charged with implementing the Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism (PACM) have a tricky year ahead as they aim to fast-track implementation of the new Article 6 market, while ensuring standards are kept high, observers have said.
Read MoreVCM Report: Carbon credit retirements surge as CORSIA futures fall over 10%
Voluntary carbon credit retirements surged last week to more than 14 million credits across the four main standard bodies, boosted by strong activity from an oil major.
Read MoreNo additionality in five Chinese IFM projects, claims study
Five improved forest management (IFM) projects in China show no statistically significant evidence of additional carbon sequestration, while projected removals exceeded empirical estimates by an average factor of 3.7, a new study said.
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