Brazilian 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.
Read MoreConservation should not over-rely on carbon markets, Singaporean NbS expert cautions
Conservation finance risks creating a “monoculture” by relying too heavily on carbon markets, a prominent Singaporean conservation scientist has warned.
Read MoreLCAW26 roundup: Hope floats for climate action while London drips in heat
Scorching heat dominated this year’s London Climate Action Week – even amid talk of new challenges and ideas, ranging from the hopes and fears posed by AI, to the need and opportunity to quickly stem ultra-potent superpollutants.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: French real estate pioneer shapes EU push to certify CO2 stored in buildings
France’s decade-old BBCA low carbon building label has provided the “laboratory” and much of the methodology now underpinning Europe’s push to create a single low carbon label and certification scheme for biogenic CO2 stored in buildings, its president Stanislas Pottier told Carbon Pulse in an interview.
Read MoreLonger reference periods could improve reduced deforestation emissions estimates -study
Longer historical reference periods could improve confidence in estimating emissions reductions from reduced deforestation initiatives, according to new research.
Read MoreLCAW26: Voluntary carbon coalition rebrands and launches fellowship
A coalition of academic institutions, non-profits, and private businesses has rebranded itself and launched a new fellowship programme to help scale high-integrity carbon markets, the group announced Tuesday.
Read MoreLCAW26: Indonesia’s new carbon registry coming in two weeks -minister
Indonesia is set to launch its carbon credit registry in two weeks, as part of the country’s push to drive finance towards the protection of its vast forests, the country’s forestry minister confirmed during London Climate Action Week on Wednesday.
Read MoreLCAW26: New mechanism to mitigate very long-term project risk launching this year
Mitigating reversal risk in carbon markets beyond the standard project life horizon will be possible with a new market-wide ‘Permanence Trust’ mechanism to be piloted later this year, said experts at London Climate Action Week.
Read MoreForeign entities capture key CDR project roles in Africa, Latin America -study
Organisations positioned to capture value from carbon removal (CDR) projects are often located outside the regions hosting those activities, according to a new analysis focusing on projects across Africa, Asia, and Latin America.
Read MoreLCAW26: Ministers look to scale forest financing ahead of COP31
Government officials set out their priority actions for scaling forest finance ahead of of November’s COP31, with a minister from Ghana sharing ambitions to ramp up forest financing “from millions to billions” during a London Climate Action Week event on Tuesday.
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