Prince Charles lobbied for carbon market rule changes after buying forest...
Britain’s Prince Charles lobbied the EU and UN to make forestry eligible in their emissions trading schemes, all while failing to disclose his private estate had an offshore investment in a forest...
View ArticleCOP23: International emissions trade talks lag as nations inch towards first...
Negotiations on global carbon trade under the Paris Agreement are lagging other strands of the UN climate talks in Bonn, with the slow pace prompting some countries to line up deals ahead of finalised...
View ArticleCOP23: Costa Rica considering international CO2 credit purchases to meet its...
Costa Rica is considering buying international credits to help meet its Paris emissions goal as some of its remaining abatement options may be too costly, according to a government official.
View ArticleCOP23: German government launches tender to buy 82k CERs to offset summit
The German government has launched a tender to buy 82,000 “high-quality” CERs, preferably from projects in small island developing states (SIDS), to offset emissions stemming from the UN climate summit...
View ArticleECOSYSTEM MARKETPLACE: Forest carbon projects can narrow emissions gap, but...
Before year-end climate talks began in Bonn, Germany last Monday, the United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP) published its 2017 Emissions Gap Report, which warned that existing climate action...
View ArticleCOP23: NAMA Facility launches biggest-ever funding call as UK puts up more...
The NAMA Facility launched its fifth funding call seeking applications from carbon-cutting projects in the developing world, as EU donors collectively provided a record €85 million as they see the...
View ArticleECOSYSTEM MARKETPLACE: As REDD talks progress in Bonn, question arises: who...
Towards the end of summer, climate negotiators learned of three trademark applications that were filed in May of this year. One was for the logo “REDDPLUSX”, which is described as a carbon credit...
View ArticleCORRECTED – COP23: Germany puts €50m towards N2O abatement, eyes €20m in...
Germany will spend €50 million in directly funding N2O nitric acid abatement in developing countries and is aiming put an additional €20 million towards buying CDM or voluntary offsets via the World...
View ArticleCOP23: Spotlight on questionable CDM projects brings Brazil’s split carbon...
Three Brazilian hydro projects owned by state-owned energy company Eletrobras could generate nearly 170 million environmentally dubious CERs by 2030, climate campaigners have claimed, raising questions...
View ArticleCP Daily: COP23 Special
UN climate talks held in Bonn, Germany from Nov. 6-17 made modest progress on a number of technical issues including rules underpinning global carbon trading under the Paris Agreement, but a great deal...
View ArticleECOSYSTEM MARKETPLACE: In Bonn, progress on markets hampered by gridlock on...
The Americas aren’t named for Christopher Columbus, but for his map-maker, Amerigo Vespucci, who first figured out that Brazil is a pretty big part of the New World – something to keep in mind as...
View ArticleArgentina proposes $25/t national carbon tax on energy sector
Argentina has proposed a new $25/tonne carbon tax on its energy sector, targeting emissions from transport fuels, natural gas and coal, as well as the country’s burgeoning oil and shale gas industry.
View ArticleECOSYSTEM MARKETPLACE: Why the EU needs to embrace forest carbon finance
A new report on forest finance shows that investments in the forest sector fall far short of what’s needed to end deforestation. Conserving and restoring tropical forests could deliver up to 30% of the...
View ArticleEmissions trading association IETA appoints carbon market expert as...
Emissions trading association IETA has hired a new representative in California, naming a veteran carbon market expert to the role.
View ArticleGlobal forest carbon finance falls 25% in 2016, report finds
Global funding for efforts to store carbon in forests dropped 25% to $662.1 million in 2016, according to Ecosystem Marketplace’s annual report on the state of forest carbon finance.
View ArticleBNP Paribas to launch voluntary carbon market platform next year
A division of French bank BNP Paribas is launching a voluntary carbon offset platform to help connect investors and other credit buyers with project developers.
View ArticleOne Planet Summit: North, Latin American governments commit to boosting...
Twelve North and Latin American national and sub-national governments on Tuesday committed to using carbon pricing as a central climate policy instrument and to deepen regional integration of their...
View ArticleCAR awards first offsets to Disney-backed Mexican forest project
The Climate Action Reserve (CAR) has issued voluntary offsets to the first Mexican forestry project registered under the programme.
View ArticleNorth, Latin American governments plan gathering to forge closer carbon...
Twelve North and Latin American national and sub-national governments will meet in Chile later this month for their first gathering since committing to boost carbon pricing integration, with several...
View ArticleGold Standard adds voluntary project tool to measure gender equality progress
Non-profit certifier Gold Standard has begun to offer investors a way to measure gender equality progress in climate protection projects in the developing world, a part of its effort to broaden...
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