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Global efforts to boost blue carbon ecosystems may come with heightened mercury risks, scientists warn

Carbon Pulse - Sat, 2024-12-14 10:59
Expanding coastal ecosystems to fight climate change – so-called ‘blue carbon’ initiatives – could unintentionally increase global mercury pollution, posing a risk to human health and the environment, scientists warn.
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Economists urge caution on carbon taxation in Sub-Saharan Africa, citing ineffectiveness and poverty risks

Carbon Pulse - Sat, 2024-12-14 10:40
Introducing carbon taxes in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) could prove both ineffective in curbing emissions and detrimental to the region’s poor, economists warn in a new study
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GEM’s carbon registry sale to Qatar’s GCC cancelled

Carbon Pulse - Sat, 2024-12-14 09:50
Global Environmental Markets' (GEM) sale of its fully integrated carbon registry business to Qatar-based offset standards body Global Carbon Council (GCC), which was announced at COP28 in Dubai last year, has been cancelled, the parties told Carbon Pulse.
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RGGI appoints new board chair, approves 2025 budget

Carbon Pulse - Sat, 2024-12-14 09:43
The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) Board of Directors unanimously elected a new slate of officers to serve on the programmes three committees on Friday, including the selection of a new board chair.
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HeavyFinance secures €14 mln in SME loans to support soil carbon farming

Carbon Pulse - Sat, 2024-12-14 09:42
Lithuania-based HeavyFinance has announced a partnership with Multitude Bank, a subsidiary of the Nordic-born FinTech Multitude Group, to support sustainable farming practices across Europe.
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Meta, CarbiCrete team up to accelerate low-carbon concrete production

Carbon Pulse - Sat, 2024-12-14 09:32
Canadian cleantech firm CarbiCrete announced on Thursday a carbon financing partnership with Meta Platforms to advance its cement-free concrete production technology, aiming to cut emissions in the construction sector.
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US DOE invests $6 mln in CO2 Texas offshore transport

Carbon Pulse - Sat, 2024-12-14 06:49
The US Department of Energy announced on Friday a $6 million investment in a transport project from onshore facilities to geologic storage off the coast of Texas.
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Maryland climate advisory board votes to delay pursuing ETS

Carbon Pulse - Sat, 2024-12-14 06:23
A Maryland climate commission voted Thursday to recommend the state delay adoption of an economy-wide cap-and-invest programme in order to allow for more time to study its economic impacts.
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BRIEFING: Next-generation geothermal emerges from the shadows, backed by a series of new reports

Carbon Pulse - Sat, 2024-12-14 03:01
A series of high-profile reports on geothermal energy have been published in recent weeks, as hopes for the viability of next-generation technologies have increased, and policymakers have indicated their increasing interest in supporting the industry.
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ICVCM stresses difference of opinion “healthy” after carbon experts step down over REDD+ decision

Carbon Pulse - Sat, 2024-12-14 02:21
The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM) has underlined that internal differences in opinion are important after members of the stakeholder initiative's expert panel stepped away from the organisation over a recent decision to approve three REDD+ forestry crediting methodologies.
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Montenegro seeks CBAM exemption by linking power system with EU -media

Carbon Pulse - Sat, 2024-12-14 01:43
Montenegro has asked for an exemption from the first year of the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), the country’s energy minister said on Friday as reported by local media.
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Government unveils new powers to approve onshore wind farms

BBC - Sat, 2024-12-14 01:38
The change is part of the government's new action plan for meeting its 2030 clean power target.
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UNFCCC unveils template documents to help developers of Article 6 carbon projects

Carbon Pulse - Sat, 2024-12-14 01:37
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has published a set of templates to guide project developers wishing to engage with the Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism (PACM) under Article 6.4 of the Paris Agreement.
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PREVIEW: Five things to watch on EU climate policy in 2025

Carbon Pulse - Sat, 2024-12-14 00:54
With the Polish EU Council presidency focusing on energy security in the first half of the year, the initiative on climate is expected to come from the European Commission, with a series of proposals due in the first quarter, including a much-awaited Clean Industrial Deal at the end of February.
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Ireland must cut emissions 6.3% per year by 2040 to meet targets, advisors say

Carbon Pulse - Sat, 2024-12-14 00:35
Ireland must cut greenhouse gas emissions by 6.3% annually in the next 15 years under a new carbon budget proposal from the country’s independent advisory body on climate change.
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Never mind the fact the Coalition’s nuclear proposal is a fantasy – it doesn’t even claim to reduce power bills

The Guardian - Sat, 2024-12-14 00:00

Experts and agencies have overwhelmingly deemed the plan not to be credible. And burning more coal and gas in the medium term only leads one way

Let’s not waste time with niceties: the Coalition’s nuclear plan is a fantasy. The vision laid out on Friday by a quartet of opposition frontbenchers is not going to eventuate, regardless of the result of the next election.

That’s not because nuclear energy is necessarily a terrible idea, in a global sense. While waste is an issue, nuclear plants offer zero-emissions power and will be needed in places with fewer energy options. But the claims put forward by the opposition – that Australia needs nuclear, or could have it in the way the Coalition describes – do not stand up to scrutiny.

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Australia’s peak land conservation body urges govt to ramp up nature spending

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2024-12-13 23:28
Australia must significantly increase its spending on and administration of nature, including putting more money into its planned biodiversity market and change its approach to generating carbon credits, according to the country’s peak conservation body.
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Japanese developer plans credits from Thai rubber

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2024-12-13 23:15
A Japanese project developer has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Thailand’s Rubber Authority on developing carbon credits from biochar, which it hopes will help the world’s rubber industry decarbonise.
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Insurance industry key to de-risking biodiversity credit markets, UNEP FI says

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2024-12-13 23:11
The UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) released on Thursday the first global guide for insurers to prioritise actions for nature, stressing their role in achieving global biodiversity goals, including through scaling emerging markets.
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