EU countries fall short of addressing unsustainable fishing, EEA warns
EU member states are largely failing to promote sustainable fisheries and address marine biodiversity loss, the European Environment Agency (EEA) has warned.
Read MoreIBAT releases guidelines to help companies align with TNFD, GRI
The Integrated Biodiversity Assessment Tool (IBAT) Alliance has released guidelines to support companies in corporate disclosures that are aligned with the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) recommendations and the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) standard.
Read MoreJapanese agricultural lender backs biochar industry consortium
A major agricultural lender in Japan has decided to support an industry consortium that aims to utilise carbon credits created from biochar projects.
Read MoreChina’s Tianjin to add more companies under local ETS
The Tianjin municipal government is seeking to expand the coverage of companies regulated under the local emissions trading scheme (ETS).
Read MoreAustralian miner says committed to ‘real zero’ by 2030, shuns offsets
Fortescue, one of Australia’s iron ore giants, used Wednesday’s full year financial results presentation to underline its plans to hit zero emissions for Scopes 1 and 2 by the end of this decade despite its diesel-heavy carbon footprint.
Read MoreMajor Asian nations must abandon LNG to decarbonise shipping sector -report
Countries including China, Japan, and South Korea must abandon the use of liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a bridge fuel in order to fully decarbonise their shipping sector, a report released Wednesday said.
Read MoreBrazilian voluntary carbon certifier opens public call for verification bodies
A Brazil-based voluntary carbon standard has opened a public call for the registration of validation/verification bodies (VVBs) interested in participating in its certification programmes.
Read MoreAustralian supermarket giant commits to SBTi deforestation targets
Australian supermarket giant Woolworths Group will stop selling beef and other commodities linked to deforestation by the end of next year, in accordance with Science-based Targets Initiative (SBTi) guidance, it said on Wednesday.
Read MoreACCU Scheme reforms well underway, but needed legislative changes still in the works, govt says
The Australian government has said its work to strengthen the integrity of the country’s carbon crediting scheme is well in hand in its response to both the 2023 and 2020 review of the market by the Climate Change Authority (CCA).
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