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CWNYC24: Growing gap between primary and secondary VCM market -panel

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2024-09-27 08:18
There is a growing gap between prices in voluntary carbon's primary and secondary markets, while liquidity is also moving to the former, a panel heard at Climate Week NYC.
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CWNYC24: Cautious optimism from carbon removal buyers as market hopes for “second wave” of purchases

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2024-09-27 08:06
Carbon removal credit suppliers’ increased ambition was met with tempered buying expectations at Climate Week NYC this week, as the market looks forward to a “second wave” of credit purchases.
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Faster battery, interconnection expansion to save EU €9 bln per year in gas costs -report

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2024-09-27 08:01
Faster deployment of batteries and interconnectors, needed to keep pace with expected wind and solar capacity growth, would save countries €9 billion in gas costs annually from 2030, according to analysis from a clean energy think tank.
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Argentine province seeks $55 mln revenue from J-REDD issuance

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2024-09-27 07:57
An Argentine province is seeking around $55 million for the first carbon credit issuances from its flagship jurisdictional-REDD (J-REDD) project, a partner with the finance ministry has said.
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CWNYC24: Airlines eying new Costa Rican ART TREES credits -source

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2024-09-27 06:44
Airlines are expressing interest in NGO-brokered Costa Rican ART TREES-certified carbon credits, Carbon Pulse heard from a well-placed source at Climate Week NYC, potentially signalling new supply under the UN CORSIA international aviation offsetting scheme.
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UPDATE – Wisconsin environmental groups urge California regulator to invalidate company’s carbon credits

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2024-09-27 06:35
A coalition of environmental organisations has called on California regulator ARB to revoke thousands of carbon credits issued to a Wisconsin-based company, citing repeated environmental violations that allegedly pose a risk to public health and the environment.
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US DOE awards $17 mln to state and local governments for clean energy

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2024-09-27 06:23
The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced Wednesday that it is awarding nearly $17 million to 23 state and local governments to support clean energy projects and programmes.
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CWNYC24: BRIEFING – Social impact upstages mitigation in New York for ‘VCM 2.0’

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2024-09-27 06:22
Socioeconomic benefits of the voluntary carbon market (VCM) took centre stage in panels at this year's Climate Week NYC, at times edging out mitigation, as VCM advocates seek to restore the industry’s reputation nearly two years after a series of integrity scandals debilitated the market.
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Reading desert sands – Indigenous wildlife tracking skills underpin vast monitoring project

The Conversation - Fri, 2024-09-27 06:18
Footprints, droppings, diggings and other signs left behind by animals reveal a lot to a skilled observer. Indigenous knowledge feeds into one of Australia’s largest wildlife monitoring endeavours. Sarah Legge, Professor of Wildlife Conservation, Australian National University Braedan Taylor, Traditional Owner; Karajarri Lands Trust Association/UWA, Indigenous Knowledge Jaana Dielenberg, University Fellow in Biodiversity, Charles Darwin University Pius Gregory, Yawuru Traditional Owner; Kimberley Biocultural Conservation Specialist at WWF-Australia's Broome office, Indigenous Knowledge Rachel Paltridge, Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, ecology, The University of Western Australia Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
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EU CBAM transition period not long enough for Western Balkan power exporters to comply, says expert

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2024-09-27 03:15
The transition period for the implementation of CBAM, which runs until 2026, is not long enough for Western Balkan electricity traders to devise new export strategies to the EU, even if the Commission changes its criteria to make it easier for low-carbon exporters to be recognised, according to an expert on the matter.
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CWNYC24: “Good riddance” to buyers who won’t pay for integrity, says tech giant

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2024-09-27 02:30
Voluntary carbon market (VCM) stakeholders should welcome the retreat of buyers who will not pay a premium for high-integrity credits, a large tech buyer said at Climate Week NYC on Thursday.
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BRIEFING: Ease grid, planning constraints to turbocharge UK onshore wind

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2024-09-27 02:14
Rolling out onshore wind in the UK fast enough to achieve net zero requires unlocking grid and planning constraints, motivating local communities, and prioritising farms for the windiest areas, experts said Thursday.
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Video shows explosion in London refuse truck after combustible items put in bin

The Guardian - Fri, 2024-09-27 01:52

Footage shows bin and debris fired into street after items wrongly placed in residential bin were crushed

A crew of refuse workers in north London narrowly escaped injury when combustible items that had been packed into a bin exploded after being loaded into a refuse truck.

Footage shows the moment of the explosion, caused after combustible items such as batteries, aerosol or gas canisters were wrongly placed into a residential bin.

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CWNYC24: African govt alliance forged to generate ITMO credits from large carbon reforestation project

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2024-09-27 01:52
Eleven African countries have forged a new alliance to generate ITMO credits from a large reforestation and conservation carbon project.
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Scope of EU ETS expected to broaden out from 2026 -report

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2024-09-27 01:31
In the coming years, the EU's Emissions Trading System could incorporate new sectors and be extended to neighbouring countries like Ukraine or tied up with the UK, according to research published on Thursday.
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Old divisions resurface as EU debates green industrial future

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2024-09-27 01:23
Germany rebuffed calls on Thursday to issue new joint EU debt as a way to finance the green and digital transitions, rejecting one of the key tenets of a report by former central banker Mario Draghi to restore the bloc's competitiveness.
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Buyers pay premium for voluntary carbon credits linked to SDG claims -report

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-09-26 23:41
Buyers are willing to pay more for voluntary carbon credits from projects that contribute towards the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), according to new research.
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INTERVIEW: Carbon taxes ‘work well in the power sector’, but not elsewhere

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-09-26 23:40
Outside of the power sector, carbon taxes are largely ineffective at driving decarbonisation when implemented on their own, according to an academic interviewed by Carbon Pulse.
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