Demographics shape global support for tech-based climate interventions -study
Public support for climate interventions varies significantly by demographics, with younger people and those in poverty more supportive of engineered approaches to mitigation compared to older or wealthier groups, a new study reveals.
Read MoreCarbon ratings agency teams up with Australian offset trading platform provider Trovio
A carbon ratings agency is partnering with Australian technology provider Trovio to make offset project grades accessible for risk and inventory management purposes.
Read MoreEurope continues to invest in gas grids, despite net-zero targets -study
There is a “significant disconnect” between gas infrastructure planning in Austria, Belgium, Germany, Italy and the UK, and what’s required to achieve their net-zero climate goals, according to research published on Wednesday.
Read MoreNew York fiscal watchdog says NYCI design falls short, potential economic impacts $12 bln/yr by 2030
A state civil non-profit found New York’s proposed cap-and-invest programme, or ‘NYCI’, lacked sufficient analysis of potential fiscal and economic impacts of up to $12 billion per year by 2030, recommending a more robust, publicly available assessment and recalibration of the emissions reduction goal.
Read MoreQuebec’s free carbon allocation declines slightly in 2023
Quebec distributed the remainder of its 2023 free carbon market permits, bringing the annual total slightly down from 2022 volumes as the number of recipients remained unchanged, data released by the province’s environment ministry showed.
Read MoreCOP16: ANALYSIS – Who wants to talk about debt?
A spat on sovereign debt reform threatens to overheat talks at the ongoing UN biodiversity summit in Cali, as the UK and China have so far strongly opposed calls to address the issue in the final agreement, with potentially grave consequences on developing countries’ ability to effectively tackle the biodiversity crisis, according to experts.
Read MoreCOP16: Brazil launches revised national plan to restore 12 mln hectares by 2030
The Brazilian government launched Monday a revised national plan for the recovery of native vegetation that reaffirms the country’s commitment to restore 12 million hectares by 2030.
Read MoreCOP16: EIB, WWF to provide early-stage funding for nature-based solutions
The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the WWF on Tuesday announced they will collaborate to mobilise early-stage funding for projects to help adapt to climate change and stave off the biodiversity crisis.
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