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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UPDATE – ICVCM adopting ‘blunt’ approach to assessing voluntary carbon integrity after ruling out renewables, say analysts

Published 13:04 on September 19, 2024  /  Last updated at 16:59 on September 19, 2024  / and /  Americas, Asia Pacific, EMEA, Nature-based, Voluntary

The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM)’s recent decision to rule out renewable energy credits from its high integrity CCPs tag reflects a “somewhat blunt approach”, analysts wrote in a new report.

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Swiss building materials producer invests in low-carbon cement startup

Published 12:58 on September 19, 2024  /  Last updated at 12:58 on September 19, 2024  / /  Americas, EMEA, US, Voluntary

A Switzerland-based multinational construction materials manufacturer has invested in a low-carbon cement technology startup to decarbonise buildings at scale, it announced on Thursday.

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EU’s upcoming ‘Industrial Decarbonisation Accelerator Act’ starts to take shape

Published 11:56 on September 19, 2024  /  Last updated at 11:56 on September 19, 2024  / /  EMEA, EU ETS

The European Commission’s upcoming Industrial Decarbonisation Accelerator Act will aim to improve the business case for the green transition in energy-intensive industries and the wider economy, a senior EU official has said.

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Trio announces collaboration to build Rwandan Article 6 project pipeline

Published 11:56 on September 19, 2024  /  Last updated at 11:56 on September 19, 2024  / /  Africa, Asia Pacific, EMEA, International, Other APAC, Paris Article 6, Voluntary

Gold Standard and Singapore-based GenZero on Thursday announced they have teamed up with Rwandan government agencies to develop a pipeline of projects in the African country eligible to earn carbon credits under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement.

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Voluntary carbon investor to buy millions of forestry credits from Mexican project

Published 11:39 on September 19, 2024  /  Last updated at 11:39 on September 19, 2024  / /  Americas, Mexico, Nature-based, South & Central, Voluntary

A voluntary carbon investor has signed a deal for the offtake of 300,000 credits per year from a forest restoration initiative in Mexico.

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Trading house sells first CORSIA-certified SAF in Japan

Published 11:00 on September 19, 2024  /  Last updated at 11:00 on September 19, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, Aviation/CORSIA, International, Japan

A Tokyo-listed trading house has teamed up with two international partners to make the first batch of sustainable aviation fuel certified by the UN’s Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA) available for purchase in Japan.

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