Emissions from the wealthiest 1% would exhaust global carbon budget in five months if matched worldwide -report
The global carbon budget would be exhausted in under five months if everyone emitted carbon at the same rate as the world’s wealthiest 1%, according to a report published on Monday.
Read MoreEU states can impose national carbon pricing mechanisms alongside ETS2 -lawyer
EU member states will be legally permitted to introduce or maintain their own national carbon pricing mechanisms alongside the bloc’s soon-to-be-launched emissions trading system for buildings and road transport (EU ETS2).
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CarbonPool is seeking an experienced Chief Commercial Officer to be based at its head office in Zurich (though commuting may be possible).
Read MoreScientists warn heat is making more of the planet unlivable, offer key insights
Scientists have warned that rising temperatures are making the planet increasingly uninhabitable and pushing the Amazon to the brink of large-scale collapse, offering 10 climate insights and possible ways forward, in a report published on Monday.
Read MoreCOP16: BRIEFING – IAPB framework unlikely to prevent international offsetting unless governments step in
Governments need to take urgent action to avoid perverse uses of biodiversity credits, including cross-border offsetting, as the International Advisory Panel on Biodiversity Credits (IAPB) believes its newly launched framework alone won’t be a sufficient safeguard, its co-chairs told Carbon Pulse.
Read MoreCOP16: International panel releases framework for biodiversity credit markets
An influential panel led by the UK and France on Monday released its long-awaited framework to steer and scale the development of high integrity biodiversity markets, advising against secondary markets transactions and ruling out the use of non-local credits for offsetting except for contribution purposes.
Read MoreUAE pilot project makes cleaner steel from renewable hydrogen
The United Arab Emirates’ state-owned renewable energy developer and a steel company have completed a pilot project demonstrating the potential for using green hydrogen to produce cleaner steel, they announced on Monday.
Read MoreUzbekistan sets groundwork for entry into international carbon markets
A two-day seminar organised by a global financial institution and Uzbekistan’s economy ministry discussed the Central Asian country’s participation in international carbon markets, local media reported.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: “We can be first movers on CCS” says EU fertiliser industry
The European fertiliser industry has made strides on climate in the last 20 years, cutting emissions by nearly 50% since 2005. To tackle the remaining half, two options are available – but neither are cheap or easy, the sector’s EU trade association told Carbon Pulse in an interview.
Read MoreTwo Finnish firms partner to test carbon nanofibers in concrete
Two Finland-based low-carbon technology companies have signed a commercial agreement to evaluate how carbon nanofibers might improve the strength of concrete and lower its carbon emissions, the firms announced on Monday.
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