Carbon Pulse

A Switzerland-based technology initiative has launched what it says is the world’s first blockchain-native carbon credits, where all units are verified and issued directly on blockchain.

One of the co-founders of a carbon market investment firm has joined climate advisory firm Pollination as an executive director, the latter announced Friday.

The Australian government has put the call out for advisors to sit on the board of its independent expert committee for its recently legislated Nature Repair Market (NRM), it announced Friday.

Indonesian state oil company Pertamina is opening a carbon trading business to offer services to domestic and international clients, with one client in the aviation business already secured, it said.

Two Australian carbon project developers are in a legal fight over the rights to revenue from Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) generated from two projects in Queensland, Carbon Pulse has learned, the outcome of which could have serious ramifications for the reputation Australia’s carbon market.

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A Munich-headquartered carbon credit company announced Thursday that it has a new CEO, while the former one will now act as the company's managing director.

Washington Carbon Allowances (WCA) prices stumbled further for the second week following a frenzy over the future of the state's cap-and-trade programme in question, while California Carbon Allowance (CCA) values saw a marginal uptick amid an absence of a significant market driver.

Fourth quarter emissions under the Massachusetts Global Warming Solutions Act (GWSA) reached a five-year high in 2023, although total annual emissions still ended at their lowest levels since 2020, according to data updated this week.

The Washington Department of Ecology (ECY) released rates on Thursday for proposed 2024 fees charged to Clean Fuels Standard (CFS) programme participants, a marked shift from the fee structure last year, as well as updates to utility-specific carbon intensity (CI) values.

Credit issuance can resume to the two Kasigau Corridor REDD avoided deforestation projects in Kenya after Verra completed a review of allegations of sexual offences by staff and improper employment practices.

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A US-based direct air capture (DAC) technology developer has introduced a smaller version of its containerised system for removing CO2 from the atmosphere.

Right-wing politics in Germany poses a threat to nature conservation, as well as all areas of life in the country, a minister has said.

The EU’s 27 leaders managed to agree on the bloc's budget for the next four years on Thursday, with funding secured for Ukraine and migration but no fresh financing for net zero industry.

Experts expressed split views on when remote sensing technology should be deployed for monitoring, reporting, and verification (MRV) purposes of carbon projects, speaking during a webinar Thursday.

A US-based environmental NGO has released an introductory handbook to provide guidance on carbon credits that are developed using natural climate solutions (NCS).

Including land-based carbon removals in the EU ETS may not be a good idea, but credible industrial carbon removals should be incorporated post-2030 to deal with residual emissions from hard-to-abate industries, according to the chair of the scientific board advising the EU on climate change.

CDC Biodiversite has added an overfishing module to its Global Biodiversity Score (GBS) methodology in its first step to integrating marine biodiversity.

Regional and international disclosure frameworks should enhance cooperation to minimise the risk of "biodiversity leakage", a German Ministry of Finance official has warned.