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UN assesses Vanuatu REDD+ carbon baseline submission as ‘transparent’ and complete

Carbon Pulse - Mon, 2024-08-26 20:09
A UN assessment of Vanuatu's proposed forest reference level (FRL), which can affect the issuance volume of sovereign REDD+ carbon units, found the country's reporting to be "transparent" and mostly in accordance with guidelines.
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Japanese energy players sign agreement for negative carbon project with Indonesian counterpart

Carbon Pulse - Mon, 2024-08-26 20:08
Two major Japanese companies and an Indonesian counterpart have agreed to a joint study on biomass energy carbon capture and storage (BECCS), hot on the heels of decarbonisation agreements signed between the governments of the two countries last week.
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Korean startup to create carbon credits by electrifying Cambodian tuk-tuks

Carbon Pulse - Mon, 2024-08-26 19:31
A Korean mobility startup has tapped into Cambodia's emerging carbon market through a project that can electrify gas-guzzling tuk-tuks in the Southeast Asian country.
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Papua New Guinea “seriously considering” COP29 boycott

Carbon Pulse - Mon, 2024-08-26 18:34
Papua New Guinea is considering not sending a delegation to the COP29 climate talks in Azerbaijan later this year in protest of rich nations’ failure to provide sufficient climate finance to poorer countries, Prime Minister James Marape has said, according to local media.
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Albanese government accused of trying to ‘bury bad news’ about health of Great Barrier Reef

The Guardian - Mon, 2024-08-26 16:00

Major report released at 4pm on Friday with no media release or a press conference from Tanya Plibersek

A leading conservation group has accused the government of trying to “bury bad news” about the health of the Great Barrier Reef by releasing a major five-yearly outlook report on Friday afternoon.

The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority’s 600-page report said the “window of opportunity to secure a positive future” for the reef was “closing rapidly” and the outlook for the ecosystem was “very poor”.

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AU Market: ACCUs trade higher, but likely to remain subdued for now, report says

Carbon Pulse - Mon, 2024-08-26 15:22
The price of Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) has inched upwards in recent weeks thanks to steady demand from Safeguard Mechanism entities, however one report expects prices to continue to remain rangebound in the short term.
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Researchers analysed 1,500 climate policies to find what works. These are the lessons for Australia

The Conversation - Mon, 2024-08-26 14:07
The researchers found most emissions reduction relied on a mix of policies, rather than a single solution. John Quiggin, Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
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FEATURE: “The next big frontier”: High hopes for nature insurance to scale biodiversity markets

Carbon Pulse - Mon, 2024-08-26 11:52
iodiversity markets will have a hard time establishing and attracting financing on a large scale unless insurers step in for nature, experts have told Carbon Pulse.
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Colourful fruit-like fungi and forests ‘haunted by species loss’ – how we resolved a 30-year evolutionary mystery

The Conversation - Mon, 2024-08-26 11:28
With no land mammals to eat and disperse them, New Zealand’s truffle-like fungi mimic fallen fruit to attract birds. But with so many of those birds now extinct, can ecosystems adapt? Jamie Wood, Senior Lecturer in Ecology and Evolution, University of Adelaide Amy Martin, Post-Doctoral Researcher in Evolutionary Ecology, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Anne Gaskett, Associate Professor of Biology, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
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Australia taps chief scientist to lead review on fossil methane measurement approaches

Carbon Pulse - Mon, 2024-08-26 10:24
The Australian government has appointed the country’s chief scientist to lead an expert panel to advise on greenhouse gas measurement approaches that could potentially improve its fossil methane estimations, it announced Monday.
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50 cents, 0 cents, 1 question: how much can fare cuts boost public transport use?

The Conversation - Mon, 2024-08-26 06:32
Between them, the Queensland and ACT trials of almost free and free public transport could change how fares are set in Australia. David Levinson, Professor of Transport, University of Sydney Andres Fielbaum, Lecturer in Transport, University of Sydney Emily Moylan, Senior Lecturer in Transport, University of Sydney Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
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