ICAO may approve next round of CORSIA aviation offset applications after Art....
UN aviation body ICAO will look to endorse a second round of programme applications for its global offset system CORSIA by the end of the year, with that decision potentially occurring after countries...
View ArticleCarbon consultancy offering ‘Corona Credits’ to offset emissions reduced by...
*FREE READ* - A new carbon consultancy is calculating the global greenhouse gas emissions being saved by people working from home due to the coronavirus outbreak, and it is packaging and selling the...
View ArticleCOP26 climate summit postponed to 2021 over coronavirus fears
Governments have agreed to delay the COP26 summit in Glasgow until 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, meaning the nearly 200 parties to the Paris Agreement will probably have to wait at least another...
View ArticleColombia extends verification arrangements for carbon tax offset projects
Colombia has prolonged temporary verification requirements for domestic offsets eligible for use against the South American nation's carbon levy as the federal government continues work on its...
View ArticleCOMMENT: Five massive drivers of future demand for offsets
Prior to the onslaught of COVID-19, a quick scan of the news each day would reveal that climate change is on the minds of customers and corporates worldwide. Warmer winters with rain where there was...
View ArticleFEATURE: Verra aims for more streamlined process with in-house offset registry
Offset standard developer and manager Verra is seeking to cut red tape and costs for stakeholders by launching its own registry, becoming the latest US-based organisation to administer its own system.
View ArticleChile to implement CO2 budget, consider markets in updated NDC
Chile will aim to peak its GHG emissions in 2025 and set a carbon budget for the coming decade as part of its new Paris Agreement contribution submitted Thursday, and will also start a public-private...
View ArticleANALYSIS: Virus fallout means 2020 a write-off for airlines’ CORSIA offset...
The bottom fell out of the CORSIA international aviation offset market almost as soon as it began with the coronavirus fallout grounding airlines worldwide, yielding slim prospects for even limited...
View ArticleThailand, British Columbia to take extra time to re-apply for CORSIA eligibility
Thailand and British Columbia will miss UN body ICAO’s Monday deadline to resubmit their offset programme applications for eligibility under the CORSIA global aviation scheme, as they seek to make...
View ArticleWorld Bank sticks to November REDD deal deadline amid virus concerns
The World Bank Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF) is adhering to the November deadline agreed earlier this year for tropical forest nations to sign their deforestation reduction agreements, even...
View ArticleCARBON PULSE CONVERSATIONS 007: The Nature Conservancy
In the latest instalment of the Carbon Pulse Conversations podcast, we chat with Kelley Hamrick, policy advisor at US-based environmental organisation The Nature Conservancy (TNC), about...
View ArticleEU keeps mum on CORSIA baseline as study says change could wipe airline...
Airlines could avoid buying CORSIA units through the mid-2020s if nations alter the emissions baseline for the international aviation offset system, a study showed, with the EU on Wednesday making no...
View ArticleICAO postpones decision on rubberstamping certain VCS offsets for CORSIA...
ICAO’s Council will push back a decision on lifting temporary restrictions to Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) credits approved for the global aviation offset system CORSIA, standard and developer...
View ArticleWorld Bank Group launches tender to buy almost 200k carbon offsets
The World Bank Group has launched a request for proposals (RFP) to buy almost 200,000 carbon credits to offset the organisation's emissions.
View ArticleCARBON PULSE CONVERSATIONS 010: Biofilica
In the latest instalment of our Carbon Pulse Conversations podcast, we chat with Plinio Ribeiro, CEO of Brazil-based offset project developer Biofilica, about COVID-19 related impacts on the REDD...
View ArticleEight offset programmes apply for CORSIA aviation mechanism during second intake
UN aviation body ICAO’s expert panel will consider eight additional emissions unit programmes for the global offsetting mechanism CORSIA, with the submissions ranging from Kyoto-era crediting...
View ArticleUK proposes Nov. 2021 for rescheduled COP26 climate talks
Britain has asked the UN climate agency to reschedule the delayed COP26 summit in Glasgow for November 2021 in order to further mitigate the impacts of coronavirus pandemic, with a decision slated for...
View ArticleGlobal carbon market sees modest growth in 2019, strong interest in forestry...
Global carbon markets expanded marginally last year and saw modest growth in government revenues, but interest in offset projects rose with forestry leading the way, according to an annual report...
View ArticleUN accepts UK proposal to host COP26 in Nov. 2021
*FREE READ* - Governments have agreed to move the COP26 UN climate summit to Nov. 2021 as environmental groups urged the UK hosts and other nations to use the extra time to enhance their climate action...
View ArticleRGGI administrator distances carbon market from unauthorised CORSIA application
A third-party submission to qualify RGGI allowances and offsets for eligibility in the global aviation scheme CORSIA was not sanctioned by the Northeast US cap-and-trade programme and runs counter to...
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