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Verra provided stakeholders with updated information and timelines on a number of methodological, operational, and other aspects of its reform push in a webinar Wednesday, as the registry continues to seek a 'new era' following sustained criticism and controversy in the voluntary carbon market (VCM).

Climate Action Reserve President Craig Ebert provides a response to the misguided focus on low-quality credits and the elusive supply chain mitigation.

California issued its first compliance-grade offsets of the year, with more than two-thirds of issued credits tagged with direct environmental benefits to the state (DEBs), while over 1.1 million credits saw their invalidation periods expire, according to data published by state regulator ARB on Wednesday.

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) granted permits on Wednesday for carbon sequestration wells in two Indiana counties, even as state lawmakers introduced legislation earlier this month requiring approval from local authorities for such projects.

US Fish and Wildlife Service completes review of petitions and finds 10 new species that may be added to Endangered Species Act

Federal wildlife officials announced on Wednesday they will consider adding 10 new species to the Endangered Species Act, including a big bumblebee that serves as an important pollinator across the United States.

US Fish and Wildlife Service officials said they had completed 90-day reviews of petitions to add the species to the list and determined that listing may be warranted. The finding triggers reviews of the species’ status.

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A Toronto-based venture capital firm successfully raised $335 million in commitments towards its third fund investing in clean technology solutions.

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The world's largest rainforest protects us from climate change but deforestation has left it vulnerable.

Company financial statements may have to include biodiversity issues as part of their sustainability coverage, following the publication of an opinion encouraging directors to address the environment, a UK lawyer has said.

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Red Sea shipping disruptions will have a relatively modest impact on EUA demand, analysts said in a report published Wednesday, consistent with recent Carbon Pulse analysis, though the effect could be more pronounced next year when a higher proportion of shipping emissions face compliance.

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 carbon credit revenue will stay within the country, it told Carbon Pulse Wednesday.

A broad far-right win at the upcoming EU elections could make it vastly more complicated to pass ambitious environmental and climate legislation needed to achieve the objectives of the European Green Deal, a think-tank has warned in a new report published on Wednesday.

Environment secretary, Steve Barclay, tells firms he will toughen regulatory approach but gives no timescale

The environment secretary has told water companies in England that they will no longer be able to monitor and report on pollution from their own treatment works.

Steve Barclay told the privatised industry he would put an end to operator self-monitoring in a toughening of the regulatory approach.

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Extreme weather threatens world’s biggest carbon store as the rainforest is already close to tipping point

The climate crisis turned the drought that struck the Amazon rainforest in 2023 into a devastating event, a study has found.

The drought was the worst recorded in many places and hit the maximum “exceptional” level on the scientific scale. Without planet-warming emissions from the burning of oil, gas and coal, the drought would have been far less extreme, the analysis found.

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It is difficult to ensure that carbon credits truly represent carbon reduction or removal - and while they can bring societal and environmental benefits, some projects can harm the environment and indigenous communities, according to a briefing on carbon crediting for UK parliament members.

A Portuguese voluntary carbon market (VCM) law, which came into effect in early January, relaxes some of its prior stances on offsetting for residual emissions, as well as on sources of additionality, compared to a prior proposal published for public consultation.

The UK government has updated the order of preference for how developers handle biodiversity impacts so it applies to all habitat types, rather than only the most distinctive, an expert has said.