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Carbon markets waiting on details before using Integrity Council principles, says IETA
21 April 2023Carbon market participants are waiting for more detail from the Integrity Council before they apply its core carbon principles, the International Emissions Trading Association has said.
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Final days to apply for EF's Sustainable Investment Awards
11 April 2023Entries to Environmental Finance's annual Sustainable Investment Awards are open until 14 April 2023, which means this week is the last chance to apply.
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Investors welcome 'major step' of UK carbon markets regulation consultation
10 April 2023Investors have commended the UK government's commitment to consulting on regulating voluntary carbon markets.
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ICVCM responds to criticism following carbon principles release
06 April 2023The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM) has responded to claims its work has come too late, following the release of its carbon principles, by stressing the need for offset standards.
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Lloyds to ramp up sustainable agriculture financing
05 April 2023Lloyds Bank is set to increase its financing for farmers seeking to transition to more sustainable activities, through the use of mechanisms such as biodiversity credits, with "whatever they need", an executive has said.
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ICVCM and its carbon principles are 'too late to the party', CfRN claims
31 March 2023The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM) has arrived too late for carbon markets, an executive at sovereign market proponent CfRN has claimed, on the day it released its core carbon principles.
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Australian emissions cap will 'unlock investment', say investor groups
31 March 2023The tightening of Australia's emissions cap will lead to genuine emissions reductions and "unlock investment" in emerging industries, financial institutions representatives told Environmental Finance.
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Integrity Council's core carbon principles launched
30 March 2023The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM) has released its principles for high-quality carbon credits, which it hopes will help boost confidence in the market.
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BNP Paribas: EU needs 'much more' support for climate
22 March 2023Investors have been unconvinced by the EU's response to US support for industry that will drive the transition to a low-carbon economy, an analyst at BNP Paribas has said.
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Verra defends REDD forestry credits
21 March 2023The CEO of Verra has hit back at media reports criticising the firm's forestry standard, describing some of the claims as preposterous.