Carbon Pulse


News and intelligence on carbon markets, greenhouse gas pricing, and climate policy
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Euro Markets: Midday Update
European carbon prices were marginally firmer in choppy Thursday morning trade, underpinned by a second strong auction in a row as participants continued to speculate over investment funds' likely positioning in the coming days, while energy markets were firmer amid gas supply interruptions in the North Sea.
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Biodiversity Pulse: Thursday September 28, 2023
A twice-weekly summary of our biodiversity news plus bite-sized updates from around the world. All articles in this edition are free to read (no subscription required).
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UK group rates construction supply chain materials as ‘low’ biodiversity impact
Four major global materials in the supply chain of construction firms have relatively low biodiversity impacts, though the built environment overall still rely on ecologically destructive processes, a UK industry-led members network said Thursday.
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CN Markets: CEAs extend all-time high with stable volumes, growing momentum expected
Chinese carbon permits continued to climb over the past week amid stable trading volumes, reaching a fresh record high on Wednesday ahead of a week-long holiday, with analysts expecting the growing momentum to continue to the end of the compliance period despite government measures to suppress prices.
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CO2 yet to decouple entirely from GDP growth, rating agency says
While the link between global CO2 emissions and GDP growth is getting weaker, it has yet to decouple entirely, said a research note published Thursday.
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Australia satellite imagery upgrades represent the next fight in ACCU integrity space, expert says
A shift to a new and improved satellite monitoring system will likely raise fresh issues with the carbon crediting of Australian human-induced regeneration (HIR) projects, according to an expert.
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Direct air capture startup joins Oman mineralisation project
A direct air capture company has joined forces with a carbon mineralisation firm to initially remove 500 tonnes of CO2 per year to be permanently stored in rock from a project in Oman, they announced Thursday.
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Japanese trading firm to back millions of forest offsets with 3D measurement system
One of Japan's major trading houses has teamed up with a software provider to help create millions of domestically issued forest-based offsets based on a 3D measurement system, it announced Thursday.
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French investment firm and carbon project developer unveil plan to invest billions into forestry projects
A French private investment house and nature-based carbon project developer have announced details of their plan to invest €1.5 billion in forest carbon projects that will sequester an estimated 150 MtCO2, the two firms said Thursday.
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Miners must do far more to align global critical mineral development with emissions targets, report says
A US-based think-tank has suggested better ESG practices, lower emissions technologies, and practices to conserve biodiversity near mines could have far-reaching implications for social licence and ultimately mine permitting, leading to faster development of the critical minerals needed for the world to meet net-zero goals.
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IDB launches nature, climate financing mechanism
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has become the first multilateral development bank to pilot a financing tool that rewards countries for achieving nature and climate goals, it announced Wednesday.
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CP Daily: Wednesday September 27, 2023
A daily summary of our news plus bite-sized updates from around the world.
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California compliance offset issuance retreats, though exceeds 2022 levels through Q3
California took a slower pace in the issuance of compliance offsets over the last two weeks, including of those tagged with direct environmental benefits (DEBs), although it continues to distribute credits faster than last year, data from state regulator ARB published Wednesday showed.
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High-quality credits a must for defence of buyers’ carbon offset purchases, survey details
The quality of carbon credits has become the uppermost concern for offset buyers in the voluntary carbon market (VCM) looking to defend their purchase decisions under the onslaught of scrutiny from stakeholders, according to a recent market survey.
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RFS Market: RIN prices nosedive to 19-mth low as bearish fundamentals weigh
Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) credit values fell into the double digits this week as traders said strong biomass-based diesel production and financial players selling was exacerbating a months-long drop in the price of RINs.
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Brazil Senate delays ETS bill vote to consider agriculture sector amendments
A Brazil Senate committee on Wednesday for the third time delayed a vote on cap-and-trade legislation, which in the most recent instance will involve discussing proposed amendments from the country’s agribusiness lobby.
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California power emissions continue to recede through August
California electricity sector CO2 output maintained its 10-year decline through August, as the share of renewables and hydroelectricity continued to climb while imports decreased compared to 2022 levels, according to data published Wednesday.
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Zimbabwe drops controversial plan to give 25% of credit revenue to local communities
Zimbabwe has backed down on forcing project developers to hand over a quarter of their share of proceeds from credit sales to local communities, the government announced Wednesday, following a backlash from investors and market participants.
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EU must opt for stringent CO2 targets for trucks to maintain competitive edge -green group
The EU risks losing a sizeable chunk of the truck manufacturing market to competitors such as the US and China by 2035 if it does not adopt high CO2 standards for heavy-duty vehicles, according to NGO-commissioned analysis published on Wednesday.
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