Redesigning payments for forest conservation could boost cost-effectiveness, researchers find
New research suggests that redesigned contracts in forest conservation programmes could significantly reduce deforestation at a fraction of the usual cost.
Read MoreUS non-profit announces funding programme to advance field research on ERW
A US non-profit has announced a new funding programme offering grants of up to $200,000 to support research into enhanced rock weathering (ERW).
Read MoreArgentine carbon markets bill centres national registry, empowers regulator
Argentina’s new carbon bill prescribes a revitalised national registry but defers key details regarding Article 6 and the voluntary market (VCM) to a domestic regulatory body, diverging from more explicit approaches seen in other Latin American countries.
Read MorePanama imposes moratorium on forest carbon projects
Panama on Friday established a temporary moratorium on forest carbon projects and decided to apply state assessment procedures.
Read MoreCOP16: UN biodiversity summit cut short amid delegate departures, but still scores successes
Sixteen hours into overtime, the COP16 UN biodiversity talks in Colombia were abruptly suspended, after so many delegates left to catch flights that the meeting could no longer legally make decisions, though before that negotiators had approved a DSI fund and a special body for Indigenous Peoples.
Read MoreCFTC: Financial entities build net CCA length ahead of Q4 auction, WCA holdings pick up as repeal vote nears
Financial entities increased their California Carbon Allowance (CCA) holdings ahead of the final WCI quarterly auction, while Washington Carbon Allowance (WCA) holdings rose amid expectations that a voter initiative to repeal the carbon market will fail at the Nov. 5 election.
Read MoreRGGI emissions drop over 3% YoY in Q3, reversing year-to-date trend
Covered emissions under the RGGI regional power sector ETS fell over 3% year-on-year (YoY) in Q3, programme data showed Friday, following two prior quarters of precipitous growth.
Read MoreArgentine congress debuts carbon markets bill -media
Argentina’s carbon industry organisation has partnered with members of the Chamber of Deputies and Senate to present a carbon markets bill in both houses of the national legislature, according to local media.
Read MorePREVIEW: The climate tests awaiting EU commissioners-designate in Parliament hearings
From clean industrialisation, to money, to the justness of the energy transition, to the depth of emissions cuts — the two European Commission candidates most responsible for climate action are preparing to be grilled by parliamentarians on how they expect the EU’s next era of climate policy.
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