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SBTi clarifies carbon credit stance amid staff unrest
15 April 2024The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has published a clarification on its stance on the use of environmental attribute certificates (EACs) - such as voluntary carbon credits - after criticism from staff and the industry.
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European Parliament approves 'world first' carbon removal certificate
11 April 2024The European Parliament has formally approved a certification framework for carbon removal projects, but carbon market participants have warned this does not go far enough.
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SBTi warms to offsets, in massive move for voluntary carbon market
10 April 2024The Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has said it will take a more accommodative stance towards carbon credits, in a move one observer described as a "massive" moment for the voluntary carbon market.
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2024 Sustainable Debt Awards winners revealed
08 April 2024The winners have been announced for the 2024 Environmental Finance Sustainable Debt Awards, formerly known as the Environmental Finance Bond Awards.
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Integrity Council launches approves first carbon programmes
05 April 2024The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market has announced the first carbon crediting programmes eligible for its best-in-class 'core carbon principles' label.
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Carbon markets alone will not protect nature, says Arup
03 April 2024Carbon markets cannot be relied upon to fund the scale of nature protection needed, Arup has said, as it called for a wider range of funding instruments to be deployed.
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EXCLUSIVE: Deutsche Bank to restart carbon trading
21 March 2024Deutsche Bank has revealed to Environmental Finance that it plans to relaunch its carbon trading desk.
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"Serious questions" over majority of nature-based carbon credit project types
21 March 2024"Serious questions" linger over the carbon reduction benefits of the majority of nature-based carbon project types, researchers have argued, as they warned that credits may have "proliferated faster than the science".
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UK Nature Impact Fund looking to make seed investments as it eyes first close
13 March 2024The fledgling UK Nature Impact Fund is looking to make seed investments ahead of its first close earlier this year, as it claimed momentum is growing in the UK nature-based solutions market.
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UK needs to give clarity on its CBAM strategy, EcoAct says
06 March 2024The UK risks falling further behind international peers if it does not provide details of how its proposed Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) and Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) will work in tandem, it has been warned.