Euro Markets: EUAs plunge to new five-month low as gas drops 6% on supply news

Published 17:27 on September 19, 2024  /  Last updated at 18:01 on September 19, 2024  / /  EMEA, EU ETS, UK ETS

EU allowance prices fell steeply on Thursday afternoon, reaching a new five-month low after earlier grinding their way higher, as gas markets were roiled by reports that Azerbaijan may ship gas to Europe through Ukraine, allaying fears of a supply shortage this winter after Kyiv’s contract to ship Russian gas comes to an end.

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Taiwan plans emissions trading scheme, eyes initial pilot phase -minister

Published 17:25 on September 19, 2024  /  Last updated at 02:07 on September 20, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, Other APAC

Taiwan is planning to launch domestic emissions trading in four years’ time, starting initially with a pilot phase, Environment Minister Peng Chi-ming told local media on Thursday.

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Climate ‘divide and rule’ in new EU Commission might just work, experts say

Published 17:22 on September 19, 2024  /  Last updated at 02:20 on September 20, 2024  / /  EMEA, EU ETS

As European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen unveiled her new EU executive earlier this week, with climate policies scattered across various portfolios, observers in Brussels seemed willing to give her the benefit of the doubt, saying this configuration may be useful to prevent political culture wars.

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Biodiversity Pulse: Thursday September 19, 2024

Published 16:58 on September 19, 2024  /  Last updated at 16:58 on September 19, 2024  / /  Biodiversity, Newsletters

Presenting Biodiversity Pulse, Carbon Pulse’s free newsletter on the biodiversity market. It’s a twice-weekly summary of our news plus bite-sized updates from around the world. Subscribe here

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Google buys first nature-based carbon removal credits from Brazilian project

Published 15:54 on September 19, 2024  /  Last updated at 15:54 on September 19, 2024  / /  Americas, Nature-based, South & Central, US, Voluntary

US tech giant Google will buy 50,000 nature-based removal credits through 2030 from a Brazilian startup, marking the first purchase of its kind from the technology giant, the company announced Thursday.

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CDR credits issuer set to boost monitoring, improve accuracy after fresh finance round

Published 15:14 on September 19, 2024  /  Last updated at 15:14 on September 19, 2024  / /  EMEA, Voluntary

A provider of carbon removals (CDR) credits has completed an oversubscribed Series A funding round, which will help to bolster its monitoring, reporting, and verification (MRV) service, add more CDR technologies, and improve its efficiency and accuracy, it announced on Thursday.

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Biodiversity net gain register to list another 330 units, project developer says

Published 15:00 on September 19, 2024  /  Last updated at 15:55 on September 19, 2024  / /  Biodiversity, EMEA

The number of units available on England’s national Biodiversity net gain (BNG) register are set to double with the listing of one 617-hectare site, a restoration company said on Thursday.

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Consultancy launches new voluntary carbon platform to offer credits to clients

Published 14:34 on September 19, 2024  /  Last updated at 14:34 on September 19, 2024  / /  EMEA, Voluntary

A sustainability consultancy has launched a new platform that will enable its clients to access voluntary carbon credits.

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Australia sets course for national ecosystem accounting

Published 14:32 on September 19, 2024  /  Last updated at 14:32 on September 19, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, Australia, Biodiversity

The Australian Bureau of Statistics has released a paper outlining its approach to developing the country’s first national set of ecosystem accounts, ahead of a full rollout in early 2025.

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Australasian group taps nature markets in investor toolkit

Published 13:28 on September 19, 2024  /  Last updated at 13:28 on September 19, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, Australia, Biodiversity

The Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) has launched a Nature Investor Toolkit, a guidance framework that also sheds light on opportunities related to nature markets.

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