Rating agency forges links with Brazilian scientists to bolster nature...
A carbon credit rating agency has partnered with Brazilian scientists to improve its assessments of the South American country’s many forestry projects.
View ArticleKenya faces $1 billion shortfall for forestry plans over next five years,...
Kenya will face a shortfall of more than a $1 billion to meet its climate change and forestry strategic plan over the next five years, the Ministry of Environment has revealed.
View ArticleUAE firm signs agreement with Zimbabwe for Article 6 carbon project development
The government of Zimbabwe and a Dubai-headquartered project developer have inked a Memorandum of Understanding for investment in emissions mitigation activities in the African country.
View ArticleCanadian VER investor sees continued net losses, anticipates forthcoming sale...
A Toronto-headquartered voluntary carbon credit financier maintained its net loss for the first six months of 2023, in contrast to a robust net income during the same period in 2022, according to...
View ArticleData firm outlines process for mapping out forestry levels for Verra’s new...
A UK-based digital MRV company has underlined the double-layered process of data gathering to be used to establish deforestation baselines as part of Verra's in-development consolidated methodology for...
View ArticleOil and gas exploration spend trending up -report
Oil and gas exploration is not going anywhere, however capital discipline and environmental, social, and governance concerns will see greater focus by companies and a ceiling for spend, analysts have...
View ArticleFEATURE: To unlock blue carbon’s vast potential, clear standards, accurate...
Progress is being made to advance the fledgling market for blue carbon through dedicated methodologies and capacity building efforts, yet more could be done to enable project developers to access the...
View ArticleZimbabwe backtracks on carbon credit revenue grab, but will still take 30%...
Zimbabwe has reportedly rolled back on its plans to take half of all carbon credit sale proceeds and ringfence a further 20% for local communities in the wake of concerns from investors, while...
View ArticleINTERVIEW: Slow progress on registry dampens optimism for Article 6.4 trade,...
A lack of progress on setting up a registry for the Paris Agreement's Article 6.4 mechanism could delay trade of sovereign credits in the market, warns the President and CEO of the International...
View ArticleDomestic needs and credit fees: GGGI outlines Article 6 key considerations...
Making sure carbon credit sales don't impact a seller country's ability to meet its own targets and setting a fee structure that allows project hosts to make a profit without alienating foreign buyers...
View ArticleUS gov’t allocates $2 mln for Mozambique carbon offset programme
The US government has announced it will spend $2 million over the next three years on a programme to help Mozambique develop nature-based carbon credit projects.
View ArticleUPDATE – Large carbon project developer faces cash squeeze, pivots towards...
One of the oldest project developers and traders in the carbon market is pivoting towards consultancy services and seeking project partners after a drastic drop in carbon credit revenue, Carbon Pulse...
View ArticleKenya’s parliament backs bill for carbon credit profit-sharing with local...
The Kenyan National Assembly has reportedly passed legislation to ensure local communities get a larger share of the profits from carbon credit projects, following similar moves made by other African...
View ArticleSouth Africa strikes deal with China to upgrade its electricity network,...
South Africa signed a series of deals with China to upgrade its energy sector at the BRICS summit this week, including one contract that could help to extend the life of South Africa’s coal plants.
View ArticleVCM Report: Avoidance credit prices remain depressed to put pressure on...
Carbon credit prices continued to edge sideways amid a summer lull in liquidity that seems to have been exacerbated by anticipation of the ICVCM integrity initiative that will produce the first Core...
View ArticleEuropean-based carbon credit firm faces stock market delisting
A publicly-traded European carbon credit firm faces delisting from Amsterdam’s Euronext stock market.
View ArticleBiodiversity offsetting by mining firms not sustainable, academics say
The practice of biodiversity offsetting by mining companies is not a long-term sustainable solution to compensating for environmental impacts, academics have said.
View ArticleGabon coup highlights risks ahead of summit to attract carbon investment to...
Gabon has become the latest African country to be shaken by unrest after senior military officers staged a coup on Wednesday, days before Kenya and the African Union Commission host a summit that...
View ArticleForest fires double in intensity in past 20 years, data shows, fuelling...
Forest fires are getting worse, burning almost twice the tree cover in the last 20 years compared to the previous two decades, according to new analysis.
View ArticleUN completes technical check on REDD emissions data for vast areas in two...
The UN has completed technical checks on the emissions reductions calculations of two major tropical forest nations, raising the prospect that the countries will attempt to monetise the results despite...
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