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INTERVIEW: EU should stand firm on demanding transparency in int’l carbon markets, former top official says
The EU should stand firm on its demand for transparency in the Paris Agreement's Article 6, as without it, the entire international carbon market system could fail, the bloc's former top climate official told Carbon Pulse in an interview.
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DGB Group cuts stake in forest investment platform Corekees, now valued at €5 mln
Offset project developer DGB Group on Tuesday announced the sale of a 40% stake in tree-focused retail investment platform Corekees.
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Portuguese aquaculture firm eyes biodiversity credit market to scale funding
A Portugal-based aquaculture company is conducting a study to evaluate the ecosystem services provided by its bivalve farm to venture into the biodiversity credit market, as it says investments in the industry are still insufficient.
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UN climate adviser doubles down on call for ‘solidarity levies’ from polluting industries
Countries need to look to new sources of climate finance including "solidarity levies" on sectors such as shipping, aviation, and fossil fuels extraction, the UN's special adviser on climate change said on Tuesday.
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Experts update UN guidance on cookstove carbon crediting calculation
The number of carbon credits generated from cookstove projects could be set to tumble after the UNFCCC released an updated expert report on the key emissions reduction calculation rate.
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Swiss entity estimates 15 mln ITMOs from current Article 6 carbon pipeline, paying nearly $40/t
A Swiss organisation, working on international Article 6 carbon programmes with host nations, expects they will generate an ITMO supply of 15 million tonnes by 2030, according to a report published Tuesday, paying nearly $40 per tonne for a large proportion of the forecast volume.
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Lufthansa to make customers share environmental cost burden
A German air carrier will make customers pay for rising costs related to environmental regulations through the introduction of an environmental surcharge to apply to departures from January 2025.
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Euro Markets: Midday Update
European carbon prices broke below Monday's low of €67.01 in morning trade as selling pressure continued to weigh on the market, before rallying slightly as buyers held firm, while natural gas moved in positive territory throughout the session as the TTF continued to edge sideways.
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Vast majority of corporates ignore supply chain emissions in net zero targets
A report published Tuesday found that 85% of corporates have not set a net zero target that takes into account supply chain emissions.
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Singaporean company secures ‘first-of-its-kind’ TNFD-aligned loan
A Singapore-based real estate company has secured a S$400-million ($295 mln) sustainability-linked loan (SSL), which incorporates targets on biodiversity conservation aligned with the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) recommendations.
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South Korea to prepare infrastructure for consignment emissions trading
South Korea's environment ministry is teaming up with the country's major stock exchange to establish a consignment transaction system for the domestic emissions market.
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BRIEFING: ETS2 debate heats up ahead of EU leaders’ summit in Brussels
Poland’s development funds and regional policy minister, Katarzyna Pelczynska-Nalecz, was the latest to call for reforming the EU’s carbon pricing scheme for transport and heating fuels (ETS2), calling on EU leaders to address the issue when they meet in Brussels later this week. Carbon Pulse brings an overview of key positions in the debate.
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Gold Standard releases global carbon markets policy tracker
Gold Standard, a global certifier and standard-setter for the voluntary carbon market, has launched a new public tracker for carbon market regulations around the world.
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NGOs call on Malaysian exchange to drop ‘questionable’ Sarawak project
A group of 54 international non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have urged Bursa Carbon Exchange (BCX) to drop a controversial project in Malaysia from being listed on the platform amid claims that it has harmed biodiversity and violated Indigenous rights.
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Carbon capture firm kicks off pilot at cement plant in Italy
A UK-based carbon capture provider has launched a pilot plant at a cement facility in Italy, advancing its offering to help the the industry to decarbonise.
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Swiss carbon removal project developer raises $69 mln to scale capacity
A Switzerland-based carbon removal and storage provider has raised $69 million in a funding round to bolster plans to ramp up capacity and expand in North America and Asia.
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Australian regulator fines carbon developer hopeful over greenwashing allegations
An Australian fertiliser company has been fined for greenwashing by the country’s market watchdog over claims it made regarding its aspirations to develop a reforestation carbon project in the Philippines.
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Denmark rolls out major initiatives to cut agricultural carbon emissions, restore nature
The Danish government and leading industry, agriculture, and environmental groups have agreed a major strategy to cut carbon from agriculture and restore nature that includes a tax on livestock emissions, conversion of farmlands to forest, and biochar subsidies.
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Korean tech firm, Japanese exchange operator partner to accelerate Asian voluntary carbon market
The tech arm of a South Korean conglomerate has partnered with a Japanese carbon exchange operator to drive expansion of voluntary carbon trading across Asia, they announced Tuesday.
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Washington’s cap-and-invest participation picks up in Q2
The number of entities registered with active accounts in Washington’s cap-and-trade scheme increased in Q2 despite the looming possibility of a programme repeal.
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