Chinese province seeks creation of first forest CCER credits since relaunch by year-end
The government of one of China’s northern provinces is aiming to secure carbon credits issued under the national voluntary programme from a large-scale afforestation project by the end of this year.
Read MoreGold Standard unveils new voluntary carbon mangrove methodology with remote sensing
Gold Standard has revealed its first methodology for mangrove projects, which enables remote-sensing for measurement and impact quantification.
Read MoreColombian carbon developer prepares to sell first Indigenous-led biodiversity credits
A Bogota-based carbon developer is piloting a biodiversity credit conservation project in an Indigenous reserve in the Amazon, planning to put the first credits on sale after COP16 in Colombia, the company has told Carbon Pulse.
Read MoreForestry driving beef and sheep farm conversions in New Zealand, with or without carbon pricing, research finds
Four research programmes suggest a likely increase in pine plantations across agricultural land in New Zealand, even with a low or zero carbon price.
Read MoreVerra opens public consultation on additionality tools to align with CCP voluntary carbon label
Voluntary carbon standard Verra has launched a public consultation for two of its tools in order to assess the additionality of project activities, with an aim to align them with the Core Carbon Principles (CCP) label of the Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM).
Read MoreINTERVIEW: Tech company targets first sovereign carbon issuance valued at $300-600 mln later this year
A financial data and trading platform firm is targeting Q4 this year to facilitate $300-600 million worth of sovereign carbon issuances from countries in the Global South, as it hopes to restore trust and build scale in new international carbon markets.
Read MoreAdvocates overshadow industry’s cost concerns under Oregon CPP with calls for stricter rules
Industry complaints about compliance costs under Oregon’s proposed Climate Protection Program (CPP) rule were eclipsed by environmental advocates’ calls for immediate implementation of a more stringent scheme at Wednesday’s public hearing held by the programme’s regulator.
Read MoreChina approves far fewer coal plants, but pipeline remains robust
China’s rapid development of renewable energy has led to a slowdown in coal power project approvals, though the existing pipeline of projects could still pose a potential challenge for the country to meet its climate targets, analysts have said.
Read MoreUS DOE unveils $15 mln to support market entry of industrial decarbonisation technologies
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced $15 million in lab call funding to advance later-stage commercialisation and deployment of industrial decarbonisation technologies.
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