Oman environment authority signs agreement to generate forest carbon credits
Oman’s Environment Authority (EA) has entered into a cooperation agreement with the nation’s main energy association (OPAL) in a bid to scale up investment in afforestation carbon projects, according to local reporting this week.
Read MoreMexican Yucatan IFM project yields first batch of 380k carbon credits
Developers announced on Wednesday the first tranche of issuance from an improved forest management (IFM) project in Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula region.
Read MoreFEATURE: Voluntary carbon market lacks mechanism to purge disreputable actors
Voluntary carbon market (VCM) institutions, ranging from registries to ratings agencies and insurers, are often unable to weed out bad actors in repeated infringements with industry standards, lacking consistent policies or criteria to do so, market players told Carbon Pulse.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: UK should take a ‘maximalist approach’ to renewables investment to achieve targets
The UK should redesign its contracts for difference (CfD) scheme to take a ‘maximalist approach’ to renewable energy investment if it is to speed up the rollout of clean energy fast enough to meet its targets, according to a trade body.
Read MoreVerra rejects 37 Chinese rice cultivation projects, sanctions proponents, VVBs
Verra has taken ‘unprecedented action’ after rejecting 37 rice cultivation projects based in China and also imposing sanctions against the proponents and validation and verification bodies (VVBs) involved, the standard body announced Wednesday.
Read MoreSeveral countries ignoring Glasgow pledge to pump public money into fossil fuels, finds report
Several countries, including the US, have been violating their commitment to the Clean Energy Transition Partnership (CETP) to reduce public finance for fossil fuel projects, finds a report.
Read MoreWorld reliant on US to reach geological CO2 storage potential -report
The world will only be able to hit a global storage rate of 16 billion tonnes of CO2 per year by 2050, assuming the US contributes 60% of this total, according to a new scientific paper.
Read MoreICE launches satellite platform to track cocoa and coffee deforestation
Energy and commodities marketplace Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) will utilise its investment in a satellite data startup to ensure its coffee and cocoa trade meets EU deforestation standards.
Read MoreBiodiversity net gain register listing another 16 sites
The biodiversity net gain (BNG) register in England will list another 16 sites from project developer Environment Bank on its website over the next month, following a partnership tipped to shift the dial on market supply, Carbon Pulse has learned.
Read MoreFintech startup debuts debt financing tool for voluntary carbon project developers
A fintech company has introduced a tool that enables carbon project developers to simulate the effects of different debt scenarios on their cash flow, the company announced.
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