European partnership to scale DAC capabilities

Published 22:49 on September 4, 2024  /  Last updated at 22:49 on September 4, 2024  / /  Americas, EMEA, US, Voluntary

A CO2 removal company unveiled a partnership Wednesday to manufacture its direct air capture (DAC) units in the US and Europe.

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California puts $25 mln on tap to catalyse wildfire mitigation projects

Published 20:13 on September 4, 2024  /  Last updated at 20:13 on September 4, 2024  / /  Americas, Nature-based, US, Voluntary

A California state-owned bank is offering $25 million for investments in forest restoration and wildfire mitigation projects, it announced on Sep. 3.

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Iraq, Canada consider carbon markets partnership -media

Published 19:25 on September 4, 2024  /  Last updated at 19:25 on September 4, 2024  / /  Americas, Canada, EMEA, International, Middle East, Paris Article 6, Voluntary

Iraqi’s environment minister met Wednesday with the country’s Canadian ambassador to discuss carbon markets cooperation, among other environmental matters, according to local media sources.

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UK trims carbon permit auction volumes for final seven sales of 2024 on aviation changes

Published 17:35 on September 4, 2024  /  Last updated at 19:01 on September 4, 2024  / /  EMEA, UK ETS

The UK has revised its carbon allowance auction calendar for the remainder of 2024 to take account of changes in the number of aviation operators participating in the market, according to a statement from the auction operator.

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Euro Markets: EUAs hit six-week low as selling pressure continues, UKAs slightly lower on “solid” auction

Published 17:13 on September 4, 2024  /  Last updated at 10:22 on September 5, 2024  / /  EMEA, EU ETS, UK ETS

European carbon slumped to a six-week low on Wednesday, breaking through key technical levels under pressure from sellers and despite an increase in investment funds’ short positioning, as fundamentals remained gloomy and the overall market sentiment continued to worsen, while UK Allowances trimmed losses after a “solid” auction.

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Gold Standard adds two more voluntary carbon methodologies for shipping

Published 16:27 on September 4, 2024  /  Last updated at 14:38 on September 5, 2024  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, EMEA, International, Shipping, Voluntary

Gold Standard has released two new voluntary carbon methodologies to tackle emissions from the shipping industry.

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UN-backed nature finance initiative to launch at COP16

Published 15:26 on September 4, 2024  /  Last updated at 15:26 on September 4, 2024  / /  Biodiversity, International

A UN-backed initiative is set to launch at this year’s COP16 biodiversity summit to scale business models with the potential to drive private investment in nature conservation, in areas that could include biodiversity credits.

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CME scraps C-GEO futures as integrity-focused voluntary carbon contracts start to replace old market

Published 15:18 on September 4, 2024  /  Last updated at 15:32 on September 4, 2024  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, EMEA, International, US, Voluntary

CME Group is delisting CBL Core Global Emissions Offset (C-GEO) futures, pending regulatory approval, it announced this week.

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RWE boss calls on policymakers to stop ‘misusing’ EU ETS

Published 14:57 on September 4, 2024  /  Last updated at 14:57 on September 4, 2024  / /  EMEA, EU ETS

The CEO of German power utility RWE has called on policymakers to stop meddling with the EU’s Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), pointing the finger at a 2022 reform aimed at raising funds to help European countries exit Russian fossil fuels.

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US carbon project developer calls for European SAF mandates to integrate removals, questions ETS integration

Published 14:32 on September 4, 2024  /  Last updated at 09:04 on September 5, 2024  / /  Americas, EMEA, EU ETS, UK ETS, US, Voluntary

Legislated targets for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in the EU and UK should include sub-mandates for carbon removals to incentivise the scale up of the direct air capture (DAC) industry, said an executive at a conference on Wednesday, who also expressed hesitation about the benefits of integrating negative emissions into existing compliance carbon trading schemes in the region.

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