Brazilian startup releases methodology to measure biodiversity uplift
A Brazilian environmental assets startup has released its methodology for measuring biodiversity impacts in farms and ranches, paving the way for issuing biodiversity credits.
View ArticleMicrosoft inks latest purchase of 95,000 voluntary CDR credits after string...
Microsoft has signed a pre-purchase agreement with a Swiss carbon project developer for 95,000 voluntary carbon removal (CDR) credits from a biochar facility in Mexico, following shortly after Shell...
View ArticleCercarbono publishes final biodiversity crediting protocol
Colombia-based environmental crediting standard Cercarbono on Friday published the final version of its biodiversity protocol that will underpin crediting of 18 eligible activities across a number of...
View ArticleBrazil’s ambassador to WTO calls for reforming agricultural subsidies
The World Trade Organisation (WTO) must work to reform agricultural subsidies in order to support the achievement of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework targets, the ambassador of Brazil...
View ArticleSBTi has no plans to validate voluntary carbon credit use towards corporate...
The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) will not bow to pressure and validate the use of voluntary carbon credits to help a company achieve its emission targets, the body confirmed to Carbon Pulse...
View ArticleGerman marketplace inks large biochar carbon removal deal with Bolivian...
A developer of biochar-based carbon removals in Bolivia has signed a deal with a German marketplace startup to supply 81,600 of tonnes to the platform, the companies announced on Wednesday, among the...
View ArticleBrazil, France announce €1 bln plan to ramp up financing towards “bioeconomy”...
The Brazilian and French presidents have announced a €1 billion investment plan to address climate change and deforestation in the Amazon, as Brazil strives to boost international funding for...
View ArticleFrench biochar developer receives €18 mln to scale carbon removal
A French biochar solution provider has secured a new funding round of €18 million with a government-backed fund in the hope of scaling carbon removal in emerging countries.
View ArticleCommon forest carbon indices with remote sensing unreliable, new method...
Several commonly accepted vegetation indices used to estimate forest carbon baselines produce noisy data and risk over- or under-crediting, while multifaceted canopy height estimates are more...
View ArticleOil and gas producers aiming to quadruple new reserve developments by 2030...
Oil and gas producers worldwide aim to quadruple the amount of reserves sanctioned for development within the decade, research finds, in direct contrast to scientific warnings that new fossil fuel...
View ArticleChile approves first offsetting projects eligible for paying national carbon tax
Chile officially approved the first eight carbon projects eligible for payment of its $5/tonne national carbon tax Wednesday, operationalising a new offsetting mechanism announced last year.
View ArticleFEATURE: First deliverables from voluntary carbon market standards’...
The first deliverables from a collaboration between some of the world’s largest voluntary carbon market (VCM) standards are expected to arrive in Q3 this year, and “more complicated pieces” to come in...
View ArticleWatching the watchdogs: Voluntary carbon market consortium launches oversight...
A consortium of project developers, trading firms, and other stakeholders has announced the launch of a new watchdog organisation to police efforts by regulators and rating agencies, with the aim of...
View ArticleVCM Report: CORSIA voluntary carbon futures spike looks overblown, say observers
Voluntary carbon futures eligible for Phase 1 CORSIA soared past $20 on the ICE bourse last week in the wake of a UN decision to block the approval of new supply into the international aviation...
View ArticleChilean national fund eyes $100 mln in financing to enhance conservation of...
The Chilean government has presented the board of a national fund tasked with mobilising resources for the conservation and restoration of biodiversity, seeking to raise efforts on bridging the...
View ArticleBrazilian steelmaker sells 15,000 biochar carbon credits to California-based...
The bioenergy division of a Brazil-based steelmaker has sold a San Francisco-headquartered carbon removals marketplace 15,000 tonnes of biochar credits so far in 2024, they said Tuesday.
View ArticleE-commerce platform invests millions in Brazilian voluntary carbon...
A Canadian e-commerce platform is investing $3.37 million in a reforestation activity in Brazil designed to support biodiversity and generate voluntary credits, in what represents a rare forest carbon...
View ArticleLocal communities in Brazil sue voluntary carbon standard Verra for $24 mln...
Three Brazilian community groups, stakeholders in a suspended REDD project certified by Verra, are attempting to sue the voluntary carbon standard for $8 million each ($40 mln Brazilian reais) in lost...
View ArticleINTERVIEW: UK non-profit spearheads urban biodiversity credit project in Rio
Two non-profit organisations and a Brazilian financial institution have joined forces with Rio de Janeiro municipality to develop an urban biodiversity credit programme and standard, while planning...
View ArticleVoluntary carbon ratings agency co-founder steps down
The co-founder of a voluntary carbon market ratings agency has stepped down from their role at the firm to focus on other tools to fight climate change.
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