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Latin American alternative asset manager to launch first reforestation fund, with $100-mln Brazil investment goal

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-09-18 07:59
One of Latin America’s largest alternative asset managers is launching its first reforestation fund with the aim of raising $100 million to restore degraded land in Brazil through native forest planting and sustainable agriculture.
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ARB confirms second 15-day package for proposed LCFS rules

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-09-18 07:43
California regulator ARB will release a second 15-day notice regarding proposed changes to the state’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS), an agency official confirmed at a conference Tuesday.
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Japanese oil and gas firm invests in US-based DAC technology developer

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-09-18 07:38
A Japanese oil and gas firm has invested in a North Carolina-based to support its direct air capture (DAC) technology and help it move from pilot to commercial development.
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Whistleblower testifies Titan sub tragedy was 'inevitable'

BBC - Wed, 2024-09-18 07:24
Former employee David Lochridge tells a public hearing the whole idea of OceanGate was to "make money".
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US-based steel producer walks back comments wavering on low-carbon production project, $500 mln grant

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-09-18 06:34
The CEO of an Ohio-based steel producer said his company is considering whether to advance a low-carbon steel project that involves a $500 million grant from the US Department of Energy (DOE), although the firm has since reiterated its commitment to the project.
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Walking the trees: we traced how First Nations groups moved bunya pine and black bean trees

The Conversation - Wed, 2024-09-18 06:32
Pairing First Nations lore with genetic analysis lets us retrace how important food trees were deliberately moved thousands of years ago Monica Fahey, Adjunct Fellow in molecular ecology, Macquarie University Emilie Ens, Associate Professor in cross-cultural ecology, Macquarie University Maurizio Rossetto, Principal Research Scientist, Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust and Honorary Professor, The University of Queensland Oliver Costello, Director, Jagun Alliance Aboriginal Corporation, Indigenous Knowledge Patrick Cooke, Indigenous Knowledge, Macquarie University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
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Pacific nations want ecocide to become a crime – here’s why NZ should support the proposal

The Conversation - Wed, 2024-09-18 05:13
The crime of genocide was adopted in 1948 following the second world war. Given the existential threats from ecological crises, it is timely to call for the recognition of ecological crime. Nathan Cooper, Associate Professor of Law, University of Waikato Leilani Tuala-Warren, Professor of Law, University of Waikato Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
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Cookstove and REDD+ voluntary carbon methodology decisions expected early November, says ICVCM

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-09-18 03:33
Decisions over the cookstove and REDD+ methodologies that will be eligible for the high-integrity Core Carbon Principles (CCPs) label will be made at the start of November, the Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM) confirmed on Tuesday.
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Five takeaways for climate policy in the new European Commission

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-09-18 03:16
Commission President Ursula von der Leyen's choice of portfolios for the EU's new executive team in Brussels makes one thing abundantly clear: climate policy will be everybody's business in the next five years.
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Insurance firm launches new voluntary carbon product with bank

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-09-18 02:15
A London-headquartered insurance firm has launched a new product, first rolled out with a bank, that will cover commercial loans to voluntary carbon projects, it announced Tuesday.
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Non-profit urges COP16 to put world on track to meeting biodiversity targets

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-09-18 01:04
The priority of UN biodiversity conference COP16 should be delivering on the pledges made at the last event in Montreal while tracking progress, a World Resources Institute (WRI) executive said on Tuesday.
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Grid limitations stall global renewables growth -report

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-09-18 01:01
Renewable energy can fully meet global energy demands, but urgent upgrades to grid infrastructure and integrated planning will be essential, according to a report on Tuesday.
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Additional efforts needed to counter weak credit prices across US clean fuel programmes -panel

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-09-18 00:22
US states that have implemented clean fuel standards (CFS) must follow California’s footsteps and increase ambition to address the ongoing credit oversupply across these markets, panellists at a conference said Monday.
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US tech firm partners with UN on new AI models for clean energy access

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-09-18 00:00
A US tech company has partnered with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to develop two new interactive tools to forecast future access to electricity across jurisdictions and to model clean energy equity.
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DAC developer, non-profit partner to unlock philanthropic funding for burgeoning carbon removals industry

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-09-18 00:00
A major direct air capture (DAC) technology developer has partnered with a non-profit dedicated to supporting the carbon removals industry to harness philanthropic capital, creating a new avenue for individuals and organisations to contribute to removal efforts while receiving tax benefits.
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Polish state aid plan approved under EU rules for supporting net zero sectors

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-09-17 23:47
The European Commission has approved a €1.2 billion Polish state aid scheme, under the bloc's recently relaxed subsidy rules, to support investments in sectors producing the equipment needed to transition to net zero emissions, it announced on Tuesday.
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Climate a more fundamental threat than terror - Lammy

BBC - Tue, 2024-09-17 23:06
Foreign Secretary David Lammy vows to put climate change at the heart of the UK's foreign policy.
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FEATURE: CBAM costs threaten to further decimate Ukrainian exports

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-09-17 23:06
Ukraine's war-torn economy stands to bear some of the greatest strain from the full arrival of the EU's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), imposing a new carbon fee on goods that account for one-fifth of Kyiv's exports to the bloc - and billions in revenue.
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Two veteran carbon traders leave international commodities house

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-09-17 22:56
Two veteran carbon traders have departed from a Europe-based commodities trading house this summer, Carbon Pulse has learned.
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Kenya-based startup sells Africa’s first ERW carbon credits -media

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-09-17 22:54
A Nairobi-headquartered company has sold Africa's first enhanced rock weathering (ERW) carbon credits, according to Bloomberg.
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