INTERVIEW: UN-approved REDD carbon credits available for sale as ITMOs by...
The first UNFCCC-approved sovereign credits from REDD forestry protection, that can be used towards climate targets, will appear for sale in the middle of the year, and prices will likely be fixed...
View ArticleInk dries on $1 bln MoU between credit developer and Ghana’s Jospong Group
A Ghana-based diversified holdings company has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a carbon credit developer for technical assistance in the mobilisation of $1 billion in carbon credit...
View ArticleVCM Report: High number of carbon credits retired, but large number old and...
Retirement of credits continued at a healthy pace last week to underline ongoing demand, although a large chunk of the credits were pre-2016 vintage, and some were from before 2010.
View ArticleINTERVIEW: Carbon standard expects upcoming approval for Article 6 credit...
A Colombia-based carbon standard expects to soon be granted approval from Singapore to issue Article 6-aligned credits that would help emitters in the country to meet their obligations under the...
View ArticleCookstove study identifying “pervasive over-crediting” passes peer review
After passing peer review, a journal version of an academic pre-print study that said it found over-crediting in cookstove offset projects last year has renewed its criticism of over-estimation of...
View ArticleINTERVIEW: Sea kelp venture advances science on carbon sequestration,...
A venture cultivating sea kelp in the waters off Namibia is making headway on proving the carbon sequestration benefits, while harvesting the kelp to produce biostimulant for farmer’s fields.
View ArticleFrom trees to fields: Study reveals diverse post-deforestation land-use...
Scientists have mapped the diverse land uses following deforestation across Africa, revealing significant regional variations in the causes of forest loss.
View ArticlePartnership crowdfunds for nature-based solutions, women’s empowerment in Malawi
An international development company with a carbon and nature focus has launched its first crowdfunding equity raise campaign in support of a nature-based solutions (NBS) project in Malawi, aiming to...
View ArticlePrices jump for nature restoration carbon credits amid healthy trade -analysts
Nature restoration credits are bouncing higher to buck the trend of the general slide in voluntary carbon market prices, a webinar heard Tuesday.
View ArticleCarbon removals platform buys 1,000 direct air capture units from Kenyan plant
A carbon removals platform has purchased around 1,000 direct air capture (DAC) credits from a facility based in Kenya, the firms announced Wednesday.
View ArticleINTERVIEW: Conservation NGO cuts out brokers in plan to develop and sell REDD...
A conservation NGO in Africa that is developing REDD avoided deforestation projects to help bolster finances, has cut out the middlemen from its business model and pledged that a minimum of 80% of...
View ArticleWorld Bank issues bond to tackle plastic waste, repaying investors with...
The World Bank has issued an outcome bond in partnership with a social enterprise whereby the proceeds will be directed towards reducing and recycling plastic waste, generating plastic and carbon...
View ArticleSurvey adds pressure on SBTi to allow carbon credits for Scope 3 emissions...
Pressure is mounting on the Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi) to allow companies to use carbon credits to meet emissions reductions targets, after a survey of corporate big hitters found a...
View ArticleFEATURE: New initiative weighs up carbon markets as financial mechanism to...
A fresh initiative is spearheading the idea of compensating resource-rich nations for leaving oil reserves untapped, with potentially significant benefits for climate mitigation and the carbon markets.
View ArticleFresh expose of hot air in cookstoves carbon market met with cool reaction
A fresh expose this week about over-crediting in cookstoves projects has been met with a muted voluntary carbon market (VCM) reaction, although the sector is ‘well offered’, according to sources.
View ArticleClimate tech deals in carbon, industry were bright spot in otherwise tough...
Investor appetite for climate tech deals in industry and carbon was particularly strong last year, even as overall investment dropped 30% on the year prior, say analysts.
View ArticleAxis and allies: Researchers map countries likely to support, oppose EU’s CBAM
Researchers have identified the countries most likely to the support the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), and therefore which governments are most willing to accept it amid an objective...
View ArticleMozambique forest carbon crediting scheme stalls over ongoing deforestation
A forest carbon partnership programme in Mozambique, issuing large volumes of carbon credits to a project in the country, has experienced above-baseline deforestation at the site, with the nation's...
View ArticleNew regional African alliance launches to promote carbon markets
A group of central African states has formed a new alliance for carbon markets and climate finance as the critical outcome of a regional conference, according to an official announcement.
View ArticleSouth Pole hires head of carbon project risk, restructures senior team
Voluntary carbon market project developer and investor, South Pole, has hired a Chief Risk Officer and restructured its leadership team, it announced Monday.
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