FEATURE: Corporate non-market environmental donations are picking up, driven by employees and business value -experts
Voluntary giving by companies to environmental outcomes outside of formalised markets is starting to pick up this year after a few years of lacklustre growth, with more willingness to go public on action, and for reasons of talent acquisition and business value, according to experts in the field.
Read MoreUPDATE – Carbon credit insurers receive Verra approval for durability pilot
A Zurich-headquartered carbon credit insurer has received Verra approval for its reversal insurance under the standard’s durability pilot initiative.
Read MoreCarbon standard finalises new bioCCS methodology in bid to align with EU carbon removal framework
Rainbow has finalised a methodology for biogenic carbon capture and storage (bioCCS) that directly incorporates requirements from the EU’s Carbon Removals and Carbon Farming (CRCF) regulation, marking one of the first voluntary carbon market methodologies explicitly designed around the bloc’s emerging carbon removal certification framework.
Read MoreUK forest carbon standard clarifies elements of new version
A UK forest carbon crediting standard has made clarifications and slight amendments to Version 3 of the standard, including on transition periods and project governance.
Read MoreFrance approves method for hydraulic restoration of peatlands under low-carbon label scheme
Paris has approved a new methodology for emissions reduction linked to the hydraulic restoration of degraded peatlands in mainland France under the country’s low-carbon label scheme.
Read MoreANALYSIS: Market hopes new administration awakens giant dormant Colombia, key implementation questions loom
Colombia, a major player in voluntary and international environmental markets, is nearing the end of a presidential term that dealt the sector a major blow – but while the incoming president has raised hopes of a revival, questions remain over implementation.
Read MoreVerra review finds no evidence of historical safeguards breaches at withdrawn Kariba REDD+ project
Verra has concluded the safeguards component of its quality control review (QCR) of the Kariba REDD+ carbon project, with independent auditors finding no evidence that the project breached the standard’s rules during the period covered by their original assessments.
Read MoreGermany-backed CDR programme coordinates plan to scale up research
Researchers from a carbon removal (CDR) initiative backed by around €33 million from the German government are advancing work into scaling up engineered and land-based removals, the programme has announced.
Read MoreExperts draft global ocean carbon removals framework due in 2027
International marine science experts are drawing up a global framework to assess ocean-based climate interventions, such as marine carbon removal (mCDR), with the work due to be completed by mid-2027.
Read MoreBrazilian lender backs new Amazon REDD+ project targeting 7.5 mln credits annually by 2030
A Brazilian state-controlled lender will support a newly launched Amazon REDD+ carbon credit initiative targeting 5 million hectares under management, annual production of 7.5 mln credits, and around $50 mln in net yearly revenue by 2030.
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