Corporate greenwashing unevenly hits share price of offenders, study finds
Attempts at corporate greenwashing will eventually hurt the financial bottom line of companies in the long run, but offenders are still getting away with it in too many jurisdictions, according to research published this week.
Read MoreUS EPA cracks down on illegal HFC usage, imports with new enforcement alert
The US EPA on Friday issued a new enforcement alert, stepping up efforts to combat illegal imports and usage of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) – potent greenhouse gases used in refrigeration and air conditioning systems.
Read MoreAI could expand access to carbon markets for sustainable rice farming, says report
Artificial intelligence (AI) holds the potential to lower barriers to accessing carbon finance for sustainable rice projects, according to a new report.
Read MoreFormer Gabon environment minister beefs up board of CTrees
Lee White, the former environment minister of Gabon in central Africa who was briefly placed under house arrest in August last year amid a miliary coup, has been appointed to the board of directors of CTrees.
Read MorePoland aims for 56% renewables in electricity mix by 2030
Poland will aim for a 56% share of renewable energy in its electricity mix by 2030, according to the climate ministry, who announced a new target was revealed in the draft of the National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP) this week.
Read MoreRGGI auction races to another record clear with strong compliance bid
The Q3 RGGI auction cleared at a new all-time high, with compliance buyers scooping up two-thirds of the permits offered, results posted Friday showed.
Read MoreExperts call for COP16 to address Amazon crimes destroying nature
Experts on the Amazon have urged action from politicians at the COP16 conference to combat the policies fuelling demand for products from activities like gold mining that are driving biodiversity loss.
Read MoreInvestors should start with materiality when addressing Scope 3 emissions -report
Financiers should adopt a materiality-based approach when addressing the Scope 3 emissions of assets, according to a report published this week.
Read MoreAnalysts propose carbon clearing house to support integration of carbon removals in UK ETS
In response to a recent consultation on integrating carbon removals in the UK ETS, analysts at a non-profit have called for the establishment of an intermediary institution, such as a ‘Carbon Clearing House’, to streamline the market for suppliers and buyers, and to provide greater control over the portfolio and scale of removals being developed in the country.
Read MoreWetland restoration project in Italy to sell biodiversity tokens, two European companies to buy
A wetland restoration project in Italy is set to generate the first batch of tokenised biodiversity credits, with two large European companies ready to buy them, Carbon Pulse has learned.
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