Verra says safeguards requirements are improving, but more work needed; Ecuador inks $30 mln J-REDD deal with international carbon buyers’ club; Decision on flagsh ...

Standard-setter Verra said on Wednesday there is still work to be done to improve its requirements on safeguards in carbon projects, despite carrying out significant work in the area over the past ...

The EU will “stay the course on climate targets” but employ a more flexible method to get there, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday during the presentation of the ...

The EU's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) may be costly and disruptive for Northern Ireland, requiring payments of up to £200 million a year — unless the bloc and UK decide to link their ...

Switzerland has approved a new emissions reduction target under the Paris Agreement, which has been criticised for not going far enough and relying too much on international carbon credits, while the ...

Kenya on Tuesday announced the conclusion of a debt-for-climate swap deal that will see the East African country develop more clean geothermal energy capacity, settling a €60 million debt owed to ...

The impending US withdrawal from the Paris Agreement could influence the supply and demand dynamics under the CORSIA international aviation offsetting scheme, progress towards the launch of the new ...

Russia will need a jurisdictional price of between $20-25 per credit to see significant growth in afforestation, more than double the levy set under the pilot Sakhalin scheme, according to a new ...

A final investment decision on the EU's first power plant running on bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) is being delayed until legislators reach agreement on the EU's Green Claims ...

The UK government threw its weight behind the controversial expansion of Heathrow Airport on Wednesday, going against recommendations from its independent advisor on how to stick to the country's ...

The alignment of European carbon with natural gas could weaken in 2025, while speculators should support bullish EUA price development, according to an energy markets outlook published on Wednesday. A ...

A Toronto-based carbon project financier on Monday announced that one of its reforestation projects in the US has experienced significant setbacks, with tree mortality rates exceeding expectations and ...