LATAM Roundup: Global industry bets on Brazilian green hydrogen
Heavy industry on both sides of the Atlantic pinned decarbonisation hopes on clean Brazilian electricity, Peru promised voluntary carbon market (VCM) expansion, and Argentina’s VCM progressed in two sectors in the week ending Oct. 6.
Read MoreTaiwan govt committee finalises carbon levy rates, starting at $9/t
An environment ministry committee has finalised rate recommendations for Taiwan’s upcoming carbon levy scheme, with a starting price of NT$300 ($9.32) per tonne of CO2e for regulated emitters on the island.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: African pilots plan to generate biodiversity credits across 300,000 ha
An initiative to generate biodiversity credits across more than 300,000 hectares in Uganda and Zambia has been speaking with authorities about creating enabling policy, Carbon Pulse has learned.
Read MoreArticle 6 body adopts sustainable development tool
The body mandated to shape the UN’s Article 6.4 carbon crediting mechanism has adopted a sustainable development tool, as it also scrambles to ready guidance ahead of COP29 next month.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: ‘A tonne is not a tonne’ – Changing the approach to voluntary carbon crediting could unlock much-needed scale
In order to scale, the voluntary carbon sector must shift its approach, adopt a more conservative stance to crediting, and move past the “the myth of fungibility”, a senior executive at Amazon told Carbon Pulse.
Read MoreFEATURE: ‘Panic’ as EU’s new green product reporting rules come into effect
Manufacturers across the globe are bracing for new ecodesign reporting obligations in Europe, with full disclosure of the carbon content and wider environmental footprint of products soon becoming obligatory for any company placing goods on the EU market.
Read MoreAustralian energy firm partners with Japanese government agency to manage methane emissions
An Australia-headquartered energy firm has teamed up with a Japanese government affiliate to collaborate on improving methane emissions management with new technology.
Read MoreAU Market: ACCU price retreats after bumper September
The price of Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) has reversed the gains it made last month which saw a record 4.1 million units traded, according to analysis.
Read MoreAustralia has done nothing to reverse nature-harming govt subsidies, report finds
Australia spends around 50 times more on subsidising activities that harm the environment than it spends on helping it, according to a first-of-its kind report examining government payments published Monday.
Read MoreNew one-stop solution created for airlines to buy CORSIA, voluntary carbon credits
Two companies have teamed up to offer airlines a one-stop solution for climate action via a portfolio of voluntary credits that includes those eligible for the UN’s international aviation offsetting scheme.
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