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ARB issues smallest volume of offsets in nearly two years

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-04-25 09:00
California regulator ARB issued the smallest number of compliance-grade offsets in almost two years, but maintained its year-to-date totals above 2023 levels, data published Wednesday showed.
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If plastic manufacturing goes up 10%, plastic pollution goes up 10% – and we’re set for a huge surge in production

The Conversation - Thu, 2024-04-25 08:15
The more plastic, the more waste we produce. It sounds simple, but this discovery could help us find ways of ending plastic pollution. Kathryn Willis, Postdoctoral Researcher, CSIRO Britta Denise Hardesty, Senior Principal Research Scientist, Oceans and Atmosphere, CSIRO Katie Conlon, Ph.D., Researcher, Portland State University Win Cowger, Research Director, Moore Institute for Plastic Pollution Research, University of California, Riverside Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
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FEATURE: Peru’s REDD+ overhaul in doubt as Verra-linked reforms face backlash

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-04-25 07:44
Peru is promoting initiatives to crack down on over-crediting and protect the reputation of Amazonian carbon credits, but industry pushback to reforms linked to Verra, and falling issuances, raise questions about how feasible the voluntary carbon market (VCM) overhaul is in practice.
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EU Parliament accepts farm policy U-turn undoing nature protection

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-04-25 06:38
The European Parliament gave its green light on Wednesday to review the EU's agriculture rules, in a dramatic political U-turn that will weaken requirements for climate action and nature protection.
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US DOE invests $23 mln in CCS for enhanced oil recovery

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-04-25 05:31
The US Department of Energy (DOE) on Wednesday announced funding worth over $23 million for two projects that will assess the feasibility of carbon capture and storage (CSS) for enhanced oil recovery (EOR).
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After setback, Verra still mulling how to achieve Phase 1 CORSIA eligibility

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-04-25 05:04
Verra has yet to decide the best way to achieve full eligibility under Phase 1 of CORSIA, the standards body revealed Wednesday, a month after it was denied full approval under the UN's aviation emissions offsetting scheme.
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Survey finds that 60 firms are responsible for half of world’s plastic pollution

The Guardian - Thu, 2024-04-25 04:00

Study confirms Philip Morris International, Danone, Nestlé, PepsiCo and Coca-Cola are worst offenders

Fewer than 60 multinationals are responsible for more than half of the world’s plastic pollution, with five responsible for a quarter of that, based on the findings of a piece of research published on Wednesday.

The researchers concluded that for every percentage increase in plastic produced, there was an equivalent increase in plastic pollution in the environment.

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BRIEFING: New demand, de-risking to scale voluntary carbon market, says industry

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-04-25 03:06
New voluntary carbon market (VCM) demand drivers and increasingly mature de-risking measures are poised to scale the VCM but need more traction, according to a panel of industry experts speaking Wednesday.
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Tory duty on Ofwat protects profits over reducing sewage pollution, experts say

The Guardian - Thu, 2024-04-25 02:24

Campaigners fear growth duty will hamper water regulator’s ability to crack down on companies in poor financial state

The Conservatives have pushed through a duty on the water regulator to prioritise growth, which experts have said will incentivise water companies to value their bottom lines over reducing sewage pollution.

Campaigners fear this will weaken Ofwat’s ability to crack down on water companies as it may force the regulator to consider the company’s financial situation and the impact on growth if it is heavily fined for polluting.

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EU lawmakers make final appeal before elections to save the Green Deal

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-04-25 02:00
Members of the European Parliament made one last rallying cry to salvage the Green Deal this week, as the bloc’s flagship climate neutrality programme faces an uncertain future with the prospect of a larger far-right presence following upcoming EU elections.
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US rating agency partners with offset platform to launch “highly-rated” carbon credit portfolio

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-04-25 01:49
A carbon offset buyer platform will offer a portfolio of credits vetted by a ratings agency to be “highly-rated” as part of a newly formed partnership announced Wednesday.
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EU passes law making carbon tracking obligatory for goods sold in Europe

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-04-25 01:31
The European Parliament gave its final green light on Tuesday to new ecodesign rules that will make it mandatory for companies to track and report about the carbon content of products placed on the EU market, alongside a range of other environmental footprint indicators.
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BRIEFING: Sweeping corporate due diligence law, requiring climate transition plans, passes EU Parliament

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-04-25 01:23
The European Parliament approved sweeping new rules on Wednesday that will oblige companies to mitigate their negative impacts on human rights and the environment and adopt energy transition plans.
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Soil carbon prices in India need to rise 60% to incentivise conservation agriculture -study

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-04-25 01:04
Soil carbon prices in India will need to increase by 60% to encourage wider adoption of conservation agriculture for carbon credit generation in India under Verra's VM0042 methodology, a study published this week in the journal Nature suggests.
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EU Parliament votes for ratification of high seas treaty

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-04-25 00:46
The EU Parliament has voted in favour of the EU ratification of the UN’s Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdictions (BBNJ) treaty during a plenary on Wednesday, paving the way for member states to move their national processes along swiftly.
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Bhutan govt, NGO coalition pledge to mobilise $1 bln for tiger preservation

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-04-25 00:38
Bhutan's government and a group of conservation NGOs have committed to catalyse $1 billion to protect tigers and their habitats over the next decade.
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INTERVIEW: Durable carbon removals present new challenges, risk profile for insurance

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-04-24 23:52
Carbon insurers, previously focused on nature-based solutions (NBS) credits, are entering the arena of durable CO2 removals (CDR) and adapting existing insurance strategies to suit a new risk profile, according to a specialist speaking to Carbon Pulse.
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CreditNature method receives independent accreditation

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-04-24 23:35
CreditNature has achieved a “world first” by receiving accreditation from an independent accounting framework for its ecosystem restoration methodology, in a move that could help scale nature markets, it said Wednesday.
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EUA prices set to begin sustained rally as market faces up to annual deficits after 2024 –analyst

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-04-24 23:32
European carbon allowance prices are expected to embark on a sustained rally in the near future as the current 100 million-tonne annual surplus in supply dwindles to become an annual deficit of as much as 300 Mt after the end of the REPowerEU programme, according to a veteran analyst.
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Doctors condemn suspension of retired GP over UK climate protests

The Guardian - Wed, 2024-04-24 23:16

British Medical Association says decision to take Dr Sarah Benn off medical register for five months ‘sends worrying message’

Doctors groups are calling for urgent consideration of the rules for medical professionals who take peaceful direct action on the climate crisis, which they say is the “greatest threat to global health”, after a GP was suspended from the register for non-violent protest.

Dr Sarah Benn, a GP from Birmingham, was taken off the medical register for five months on Tuesday by the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS), the disciplinary arm of the General Medical Council (GMC), over her climate protests.

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