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Gaps and inconsistencies across global property law regimes regarding voluntary carbon credits (VCCs), typically construed as post-issuance problems, can be addressed using the pre-issuance risk management tools of ratings and insurance, according to a report published Monday.

The new satellite will be able to see through clouds and forest canopies.

The new satellite will be able to see through clouds and forest canopies.

None of Europe’s 20 largest banks has a credible plan to align with a 1.5C climate pathway, new research has found.

Only 16 out of 500 companies driving deforestation took meaningful action to curb impacts in their supply chains in 2024, with pledges often overlooking commodities most linked to forest loss, a UK-based non-profit said on Tuesday.

In the absence of near-term drivers, benchmark RGGI allowances (RGA) slid below $20, with framing ahead of the June auction potentially keeping a lid on prices, traders said.

A major, unprecedented blackout has hit Spain and Portugal - and within hours, anti-renewable disinformation has spread far and wide, including to Australia

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An action-packed week for LATAM saw government-backed carbon pricing programmes take slow steps forward, while the voluntary market (VCM) experienced a mixed bag of bold announcements and dramatic setbacks.

A US business group has slammed proxy advisory firms that it said are hijacking shareholder votes to inject ESG agendas into the voting processes, and called on Congress and the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to intervene.

A Calgary-based green hydrogen developer has secured more than C$3 million ($2.2 mln) in funding from Alberta's industrial emissions pricing scheme.

A recently published study has proposed that the scientific basis for holding fossil fuel producers legally responsible for climate-related damages is now firmly established.

The US EPA on Monday issued an emergency waiver allowing the sale of E15 – gasoline blended with 15% ethanol – throughout the country, and also waived provisions that would have increased E10 fuel stringency.

An Oregon-based non-profit's carbon credit purchasing platform aimed at small business and individual buyers has achieved its first sale, as the group aims to expand its support for grassland projects in North America, its executive director told Carbon Pulse.

Brazil’s environment ministry (MMA) on Monday published an ordinance establishing a forest carbon task force that will help regulate both voluntary and compliance forest carbon markets.

On a hot summer’s day in Melbourne, the artificial turf hit a top temperature of 72°C. This is sufficient to cause irreversible skin burns in just ten seconds. Pui Kwan Cheung, Research Fellow in Urban Microclimates, The University of Melbourne Stephen Livesley, Professor in Urban Horticulture, The University of Melbourne Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Germany’s main energy association concluded that a European recommendation to split the country’s bidding zone for electricity would lead to “massive uncertainty” for industry and “significantly dampen” the investment climate for renewables, contrary to an NGO report.

Governor Gavin Newsom (D) added a sixth member to the independent advisory committee overseeing California’s ETS and other relevant climate policies.

A Munich-based forest carbon firm grew its portfolio of forest adaptation projects to 12 sites by the end of 2024, up from four a year earlier, and aims to further scale its activities this year, according to its latest impact report.

Voluntary carbon credit indices edged higher last week as market participants returned to desks following a holiday break, while France threw its weight behind corporate use of integrity-backed carbon credits, following similar moves by Germany and the UK in April.

Brazil’s upcoming COP30 summit will usher a new era of Chinese climate leadership, as the country pushes ahead with the transition to renewables and overachieves on its commitments — filling a void left by the US, according to Brazilian experts.