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EU advisory group recommends including nature-based solutions in taxonomy
An EU-commissioned advisory group has recommended including more nature-based solutions (NbS) in its list of climate-related sustainable investment activities to stop investors bypassing them.
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New clean cooking methodology to be sent to UN, voluntary carbon standards within months
A much-anticipated new clean cooking methodology will be finalised and sent to the UNFCCC and major voluntary carbon standards this quarter after technical reviews and tweaks have been conducted.
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Germany’s DWS accepts €25 mln fine to settle greenwashing probe
DWS, Germany’s largest asset manager and a subsidiary of Deutsche Bank, has agreed to pay a €25 million fine to settle a long-running greenwashing investigation by the Frankfurt public prosecutor’s office.
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Swiss govt brings revised CO2 law into force
The Swiss government formally approved on Wednesday a revised CO2 legislation, which establishes emission reduction targets across various sectors for 2030 and implements the measures adopted by lawmakers last year, with several provisions affecting the country's ETS.
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Voluntary removals market diversifying beyond BECCS and DAC, says IEA
The voluntary carbon dioxide removal (CDR) credit market is diversifying as corporate buyers seek high permanence, with bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) maintaining leadership but newer technologies steadily gain market share, according to an International Energy Agency report released Wednesday.
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OECD forecasts ocean economy decline amid biodiversity loss
The global ocean economy could decline by 20% below 2020 levels by mid-century due to multiple threats, including climate change and biodiversity loss, according to the OECD.
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Nature-positive investments largely outsized by harmful spending in national budgets, study shows
Investments in activities harmful to nature are significantly outsizing nature-positive ones globally, with high-income countries performing better domestically but falling short of supporting environmental efforts abroad, a study has shown.
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INTERVIEW: EU railway could drive transport decarbonisation, as ETS2 bites into road fuels
A new generation of European trains could reignite continental momentum for sustainability, just as the EU's carbon pricing is set to expand into road transport and the bloc's policy evolves.
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ECS25: Carbon compliance market adoption accelerating around world amid impact of EU’s CBAM
The adoption of carbon compliance markets is accelerating around the world amid the impact of the EU's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), despite the US rolling back on climate policies after the election of President Donald Trump, the IETA conference heard Wednesday.
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UK to launch Nature Market Accelerator as part of green finance push
The UK has announced it is launching a Nature Market Accelerator to stimulate green financing for activities that boost biodiversity, ranging from biodiversity net gain (BNG) to voluntary carbon markets.
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Euro Markets: Midday Update
European carbon was little changed on Wednesday morning as commodity markets slowed to a crawl in anticipation of the announcement of new US tariffs later in the day, while weekly position data showed a 10% decrease in speculative length but large drops in futures holdings among compliance companies.
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Japanese energy giant agrees to invest in credit-generating green methanol project
A major energy company in Japan will invest in a US-based renewable energy project to grow its global green methanol portfolio while creating carbon removal credits.
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Japanese startup to develop reforestation monitoring scheme in Brazil
A Tokyo-based carbon credit due diligence provider has teamed with a non-profit to develop a monitoring scheme for reforestation projects in Brazil, it announced Wednesday.
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German multinational to receive first carbon credits from rice farming project in India
A Germany-headquartered multinational is receiving the first 250,000 carbon credits from a sustainable rice farming project in India, it announced Wednesday.
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EU releases draft rules for green jet fuels reporting under UN’s CORSIA scheme
The European Commission on Tuesday released draft implementing rules for the monitoring, reporting and verification of fuels eligible under the UN’s Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA).
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ANALYSIS: Slow uptake, high costs seen hindering growth of carbon credit insurance
The emerging market for carbon credit insurance faces several barriers, with slow adoption and cost concerns holding back its wider uptake, according to industry experts.
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Helsinki shutters its last coal plant, as turns to heat batteries and pumps
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Council says it can’t approve road upgrades in latest attempt to stop contested New England wind project
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FEATURE: New round of NDCs ‘unprecedented opportunity’ to integrate nature into climate action
The update of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Agreement poses an unprecedented opportunity to integrate nature protection into countries' climate strategies, as early submissions have sparked hope despite the need for stronger targets, experts told Carbon Pulse.
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Last year 'one of the worst for UK butterflies'
Dr Richard Fox, from Butterfly Conservation, says he is "devastated" by the apparent decline.
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