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Euro Markets: Midday Update

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-08-08 21:06
EUAs continued to closely track TTF gas prices on Thursday, as they once again bounced back off a key technical resistance level, with the market struggling to find a clear direction amid quiet summer trading and a lack of fundamental influence.
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High integrity carbon markets a “game changer” for developing countries -World Bank

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-08-08 20:24
Carbon markets globally are being held back due to a lack of trust, but they could be a game changer in advancing climate action and bring tangible benefits, especially for developing countries, according to a report published by the World Bank.
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China to publish 70 national carbon-related standards this year

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-08-08 20:00
Chinese regulators have released a work plan to standardise carbon emission calculations across key sectors, which can support the country's dual carbon targets and carbon pricing schemes.
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Renewable energy voluntary carbon credits “running out of steam”, say analysts

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-08-08 19:52
Interest is waning in voluntary carbon credits from renewable energy projects, according to analysis published in the wake of a decision made by the the Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM) to reject related methodologies from the sought-after Core Carbon Principles (CCPs) quality label.
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French investor considers generating Costa Rican biodiversity credits

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-08-08 19:16
A French asset manager is considering generating voluntary biodiversity credits from a conservation project in Costa Rica, part of which is preparing to produce carbon credits, Carbon Pulse has learned.
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Japanese climate tech firm raises $5.3 mln in latest fundraising round

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-08-08 18:18
A Tokyo-based climate tech company on Thursday announced it had secured $5.3 million in the second close of its Series C round.
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Carbon registry, marketplace team up to enhance trading and retirements

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-08-08 18:12
An international carbon registry and a marketplace for environmental commodities have integrated their technologies in an effort to make carbon credit transactions and retirements more accessible, transparent, and efficient. 
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Australian science body funds Vietnam carbon farming

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-08-08 18:06
Australia’s leading science body is funding carbon farming in Vietnam via an agricultural innovation programme.
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Brazilian startup to issue first biodiversity credits for endangered plants in 2025

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-08-08 17:21
A Brazilian startup has finalised a biodiversity credit pilot project in a private rural area in the country, planning to publish its methodology focused on conserving and restoring endangered plant species in the next few weeks and make the first transaction by mid-2025, the company told Carbon Pulse.
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Non-profit launches carbon credit programme to fund safe water systems across Africa, Latin America

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-08-08 17:07
US-based non-profit Global Water Center (GWC) has launched a programme to fund rural water systems by using carbon credits in countries across Africa and Latin America.
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How the stunning and steady flight of the kestrel is informing the future of drone design – video

The Guardian - Thu, 2024-08-08 16:00

A new study is mapping the secrets to the remarkably steady flight of kestrels, which could inform future drone designs and help achieve steadier flight in fixed wing aircraft. Scientists later hope to adapt the data so it can be applied to larger aircraft

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Hong Kong firm, Singapore-based developer collaborate to launch certified tree planting projects

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-08-08 15:44
A Hong Kong-based corporate tree planting solutions provider has teamed up with a Singapore-based offset developer to launch a certified tree planting scheme, the firms announced this week.
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Coalmine saga was epic mismanagement, says report

BBC - Thu, 2024-08-08 15:07
A committee warns of a "permanent scar" above a town if an opencast mine is not fully restored.
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Huge gas fields – under a coral reef. Will a rejection on environmental grounds stop Woodside’s Browse project?

The Conversation - Thu, 2024-08-08 13:59
Australia’s largest oil and gas company wants to drill for gas under a pristine coral reef. Samantha Hepburn, Professor, Deakin Law School, Deakin University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
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Korean marine regulator to support international mitigation projects

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-08-08 13:46
South Korea's ocean affairs regulator is seeking opportunities to provide financial support for international mitigation projects in the marine sector through a newly formed partnership with an inter-governmental organisation.
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California watchdog hears CCS deployment concerns, discusses revenues under proposed cap-and-trade changes

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-08-08 13:27
Carbon management projects currently lack oversight and need improved guardrails for implementation, panellists at a session held by California’s carbon market watchdog said Wednesday, while others detailed their input on ARB’s considerations for allowance budget removals in the most recent rulemaking workshop.
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