US dairy operators run pilot to curb methane emissions from livestock barns

Published 21:52 on October 1, 2024  /  Last updated at 21:52 on October 1, 2024  / and /  Americas, EMEA, US, Voluntary

A Denmark-based company announced on Tuesday a field test at a US farm to remove methane from dairy barn exhaust using a non-invasive technology.

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Euro Markets: EUAs slump to near 5-month low as fundamentals, spreads weigh on prices

Published 17:16 on October 1, 2024  /  Last updated at 17:23 on October 1, 2024  / /  EMEA, EU ETS, UK ETS

European carbon prices fell for a third consecutive day on Tuesday and neared their recent five-month lows, weighed down by a growing focus on fundamentals among participants, weaker energy markets, and an increase in spread trading as traders moved more positions into the December 2025 contract.

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Biodiversity Pulse: Tuesday October 1, 2024

Published 16:36 on October 1, 2024  /  Last updated at 16:36 on October 1, 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

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Cookstove project developer to expand across Africa after securing $5-mln investment

Published 15:48 on October 1, 2024  /  Last updated at 15:48 on October 1, 2024  / /  Africa, EMEA, Voluntary

A cookstove project developer is set to expand operations  from Kenya across ten countries in Africa after securing $5 million of investment.  

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BRIEFING: Brazil looks to ammonia, tech opportunities as carbon pricing goes global

Published 15:27 on October 1, 2024  /  Last updated at 15:27 on October 1, 2024  / /  Americas, Carbon Taxes, CBAM, EMEA, EU ETS, South & Central

Brazil’s renewable energy-based grid stands ready to ratchet up economic growth in a world entering the age of carbon border tariffs and a tech scramble for low-carbon electricity.

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Dutch company plans to develop first nature credits in mid-2025 under Verra’s framework

Published 15:01 on October 1, 2024  /  Last updated at 15:01 on October 1, 2024  / /  Biodiversity, EMEA

A Netherlands-headquartered environmental company plans to develop its first nature credits under Verra’s Nature Framework in mid-2025 as part of a restoration project in Portugal, Carbon Pulse has learned.

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Energy firm unveils plans for UK’s first utility-scale green hydrogen project

Published 14:53 on October 1, 2024  /  Last updated at 14:53 on October 1, 2024  / /  EMEA, UK ETS

A UK energy company has submitted plans for the country’s first utility-scale green hydrogen project to be built in Aberdeenshire.

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BRIEFING: Carmakers look at carbon removal credits while awaiting clarity on Scope 3 emissions

Published 14:04 on October 1, 2024  /  Last updated at 16:49 on October 1, 2024  / /  EMEA, Nature-based, Voluntary

An automotive company is encouraging its suppliers to buy removal credits that meet a defined set of criteria, as it awaits further clarity from the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) on whether carbon removals will be allowed to meet Scope 3 emissions.

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Brussels considers extending CBAM downstream to crack down on carbon leakage

Published 13:51 on October 1, 2024  /  Last updated at 13:51 on October 1, 2024  / /  Carbon Taxes, CBAM, EMEA, EU ETS

The European Commission is looking into extending its Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) to imports of goods further down the value chain, in a bid to keep downstream manufacturing and processing from leaving the EU.

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Australia picks first methodology under Nature Repair Market scheme, opens consultations

Published 13:09 on October 1, 2024  /  Last updated at 13:09 on October 1, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, Australia, Biodiversity

The Australian government on Tuesday launched two one-month consultations on the biodiversity assessment instruments and methodology determinations of its Nature Repair Market (NRM) scheme, including eligible lands, activities, and monitoring guidelines.

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