Thailand, British Columbia to take extra time to re-apply for CORSIA eligibility
Thailand and British Columbia will miss UN body ICAO’s Monday deadline to resubmit their offset programme applications for eligibility under the CORSIA global aviation scheme, as they seek to make...
View ArticleSouth Africa delays first carbon tax payment deadline due to virus crisis
South Africa’s president on Tuesday announced a three-month delay to the deadline for the first payments due under the country’s carbon tax, as part of a wider package of financial measures to help...
View ArticleWorld Bank sticks to November REDD deal deadline amid virus concerns
The World Bank Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF) is adhering to the November deadline agreed earlier this year for tropical forest nations to sign their deforestation reduction agreements, even...
View ArticleCARBON PULSE CONVERSATIONS 007: The Nature Conservancy
In the latest instalment of the Carbon Pulse Conversations podcast, we chat with Kelley Hamrick, policy advisor at US-based environmental organisation The Nature Conservancy (TNC), about...
View ArticleCARBON PULSE CONVERSATIONS 009: The Gold Standard
In this latest episode of our Carbon Pulse Conversations podcast, we chat with Owen Hewlett, chief technical officer at The Gold Standard, which is one of the main certifiers of voluntary carbon market...
View ArticleNext year’s UN climate talks should take place in Africa as planned, say...
African climate negotiators want next year's COP27 UN summit to go ahead in Africa as planned, despite this year's postponement of the UK-hosted talks to 2021.
View ArticleEU keeps mum on CORSIA baseline as study says change could wipe airline...
Airlines could avoid buying CORSIA units through the mid-2020s if nations alter the emissions baseline for the international aviation offset system, a study showed, with the EU on Wednesday making no...
View ArticleICAO postpones decision on rubberstamping certain VCS offsets for CORSIA...
ICAO’s Council will push back a decision on lifting temporary restrictions to Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) credits approved for the global aviation offset system CORSIA, standard and developer...
View ArticleWorld Bank Group launches tender to buy almost 200k carbon offsets
The World Bank Group has launched a request for proposals (RFP) to buy almost 200,000 carbon credits to offset the organisation's emissions.
View ArticleCARBON PULSE CONVERSATIONS 010: Biofilica
In the latest instalment of our Carbon Pulse Conversations podcast, we chat with Plinio Ribeiro, CEO of Brazil-based offset project developer Biofilica, about COVID-19 related impacts on the REDD...
View ArticleEight offset programmes apply for CORSIA aviation mechanism during second intake
UN aviation body ICAO’s expert panel will consider eight additional emissions unit programmes for the global offsetting mechanism CORSIA, with the submissions ranging from Kyoto-era crediting...
View ArticleUK proposes Nov. 2021 for rescheduled COP26 climate talks
Britain has asked the UN climate agency to reschedule the delayed COP26 summit in Glasgow for November 2021 in order to further mitigate the impacts of coronavirus pandemic, with a decision slated for...
View ArticleUN accepts UK proposal to host COP26 in Nov. 2021
*FREE READ* - Governments have agreed to move the COP26 UN climate summit to Nov. 2021 as environmental groups urged the UK hosts and other nations to use the extra time to enhance their climate action...
View ArticleGermany unveils €9 bln hydrogen plan to cut industry emissions as firms...
Germany on Wednesday unveiled a €9 billion strategy to expand clean hydrogen capacity at home and abroad to help cut emissions from transport and EU ETS-covered heavy industry, while major companies...
View ArticleGlobal energy emissions growth sees dip in 2019 as coal’s role fades -BP
Global CO2 emissions from energy use grew by 0.5% in 2019, only partially unwinding the unusually strong 2.1% rise in 2018, oil major BP said in its annual energy review published on Wednesday.
View ArticleGreater clarity on CORSIA offset supply, eligibility necessary for enhanced...
A lack of standardisation and transparency across eligible offset programmes under the international aviation offset market CORSIA is presenting a barrier to entry for participants and making it...
View ArticleIEA outlines sustainable COVID-19 recovery plan to cut emissions, grow green...
The International Energy Agency on Thursday outlined a $3 trillion coronavirus recovery plan that it says will reduce global 2023 GHG emissions by 4.5 billion tonnes of CO2e below BAU levels, all while...
View ArticleGreen COVID-19 recoveries must not shy away from stringent CO2 prices -experts
Sustainable economic recovery efforts amid the coronavirus pandemic should not only feature CO2 taxes or emissions trading schemes to stimulate a clean and just transition, but also avoid the pitfalls...
View ArticleUS, Singapore carbon firms partner to develop cookstove projects
Two carbon specialist firms have partnered to develop cookstove carbon offset projects with co-benefits in Africa and Asia - investments for which they are still pursuing funding.
View ArticleEfforts to reduce shipping emissions ‘critically insufficient’, say researchers
Global emissions from shipping in 2020 are set to shrink by up to 35% year-on-year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but could recover quickly as progress to tackle maritime pollution remains slow,...
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