Kenyan cookstove manufacturer secures $9 mln investment through carbon credit partnership

Published 16:32 on September 30, 2024  /  Last updated at 16:32 on September 30, 2024  / /  Africa, EMEA, Voluntary

A Kenyan clean cookstove manufacturer has received a $9.2 million investment from a London-based financial firm, it announced Monday.

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EU agriculture policy failing on climate, auditors say

Published 16:01 on September 30, 2024  /  Last updated at 14:41 on September 30, 2024  / /  EMEA

The EU’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is failing on its green ambitions, despite its aim to increase environmental and climate ambition for the 2023-27 period, according to the European Court of Auditors (ECA).

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Singapore, Ghana issue first call for Article 6 projects

Published 15:36 on September 30, 2024  /  Last updated at 15:36 on September 30, 2024  / /  Africa, Asia Pacific, EMEA, Other APAC, Paris Article 6, Voluntary

Singapore and Ghana on Monday issued their first call for projects under their Article 6 partnership, having set out the procedures for the authorisation of carbon offset projects meant to channel financing towards emissions reduction or removals in the African country.

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INTERVIEW: Making fuels from plastics using hydrogenolysis moves one step closer

Published 15:03 on September 30, 2024  /  Last updated at 15:03 on September 30, 2024  / /  Biodiversity, EMEA

Researchers at a Swiss university have made an important advance in the use of a hydrogen-based process for the chemical recycling of plastics, which could ultimately enable the conversion of plastic waste into fuels.

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Over 50 firms sign carbon removal standards commitment

Published 14:44 on September 30, 2024  /  Last updated at 14:44 on September 30, 2024  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, EMEA, International, Voluntary

More than 50 companies have signed the ‘Carbon Dioxide Removal Industry Commitments’, which aim to establish new standards to scale carbon removal in a bid to keep temperature warming to Paris Agreement goals.

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BRIEFING: Coal still central to emissions-heavy steelmaking, commodities report finds

Published 14:19 on September 30, 2024  /  Last updated at 14:19 on September 30, 2024  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, Australia, EMEA

Metallurgical coal demand is not decreasing in the short or medium term despite calls for steelmakers and the iron ore miners who supply them to cut emissions using new technology.

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LATAM Roundup: J-REDD is king at Climate Week, Colombia releases H1 CO2 tax stats

Published 14:13 on September 30, 2024  /  Last updated at 14:13 on September 30, 2024  / /  Americas, Carbon Taxes, Nature-based, South & Central, Voluntary

Jurisdictional REDD+ (J-REDD) starred at Climate Week NYC, and Carbon Pulse has analysed new data about Q2 retirements toward Colombia’s carbon tax, in the week ending Sep. 29.

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National biodiversity plans do not go far enough, WWF tracker finds

Published 13:20 on September 30, 2024  /  Last updated at 13:20 on September 30, 2024  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, Biodiversity, EMEA, International

Many of the national biodiversity plans that have been submitted in time for COP16 do not go far enough, WWF said on Monday following the launch of a tracker tool.

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Greenhouse Gas Emissions Analyst (Environmental Specialist 5), WA State Department of Ecology – Lacey, WA

Published 13:13 on September 30, 2024  /  Last updated at 13:13 on September 30, 2024  /  Job Postings

The Climate Pollution Reduction Program (CPRP) within the Department of Ecology is looking to fill a State Agency Greenhouse Gas Emissions Analyst (Environmental Specialist 5) position. This position is located in our Headquarters Office in Lacey, WA.

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Malaysia releases updated national climate change policy

Published 12:53 on September 30, 2024  /  Last updated at 12:53 on September 30, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, Other APAC, Paris Article 6, Voluntary

The Malaysian Ministry of National Resources and Environmental Sustainability (NRES) on Monday announced an updated climate change policy, which includes a new framework for the country’s transition towards a low-carbon economy.

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