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Blockchain-backed carbon credit launched to 'resolve' double-counting headache
28 September 2021Cyberdyne Tech Exchange (CTX) has launched an asset-backed blockchain carbon offset credit which it claims "resolves" the challenge of avoiding 'double-counting' of credits, with a Hong Kong private equity firm buying the first tranche of credits.
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COP26: Self-interest to help settle critical climate ambition and 'who pays' questions
27 September 2021A rising global realisation that it is in the self-interest of each country to deliver climate action could help settle the thorny questions at the UN COP26 climate summit in November of ambitious targets and who funds transition investment in developing nations.
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Investors must prepare for 'inevitable' carbon pricing, says Barclays
24 September 2021Barclays expects major governments to implement various carbon pricing mechanisms over the medium-to-long term..
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UN report shows NDCs on track for 2.7°C temperature increase
20 September 2021The UNFCCC has published a report on countries' latest climate action plans that has found that despite "some progress", they may lead to a temperature rise of about 2.7°C by the end of the century.
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Investors worth $46trn call for stronger policies ahead of COP26
14 September 2021587 investors with $46 trillion in assets under management are urging governments to implement five policy actions...
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COP26 must deliver incentives to stop deforestation, says NGO
25 August 2021An NGO that helped create the UN-mandated REDD+ programme has outlined its hopes for COP26, including that the summit will lead to more financial commitments...
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PCAF to relaunch standard ahead of COP26
23 August 2021The Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF) is planning to relaunch its standard ahead of the COP26 climate summit in October.
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IPCC report sets scene for COP26 action on carbon price - LGIM
16 August 2021The forthcoming UN climate conference (COP26) in Glasgow requires drastic action to cut emissions, as shown last week by a landmark report - and investors will be watching for a global price on carbon, according to Legal and General Investment Management (LGIM).
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Biodiversity COP set to be delayed again, 'with implications for COP26'
05 August 2021A summit to agree a global framework to promote biodiversity is set to be delayed until next year, Environmental Finance has learned from sources who suggest that there may be implications for the UN's climate conference (COP26) set for November.
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Initiative launches to build 'integrity' in voluntary carbon markets
29 July 2021An initiative supported by the organisers of COP26 and US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry has launched to "improve the integrity of voluntary carbon markets" through measures including guiding companies on what constitutes a high-quality carbon credit.