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Academics criticise SBTi's 'arbitrary and restrictive' approach
26 July 2024The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has been criticised by a group of academics for taking a "prescriptive" approach to emissions reductions and carbon offsets.
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Carbon offsetting fund proposed by Arup
26 July 2024Sustainability consultancy Arup has called on the private sector to develop a carbon offsetting fund in the UK as an alternative to "concerning" offsetting practices.
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Swiss Re launches 'first-of-its-kind' carbon credit insurance
25 July 2024 -
'Concern' over Article 6.2 implementation, says IETA
24 July 2024There is a growing level of "concern" from countries beginning to implement Article 6.2 deals that their approach could soon be superseded, according to the International Emissions Trading Association (IETA).
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Difficult to strike the risk-reward balance on nature, says GenZero
24 July 2024Investors still face difficulties finding nature investment opportunities that deliver an acceptable risk-reward balance, GenZero has said, as it called for more blended finance options.
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Swiss Re Corporate Solutions supports insurance for long-term carbon credits
19 July 2024 -
Rewilding project secures 'groundbreaking' €100 carbon credit deal
11 July 2024A rewilding project in Lincolnshire, England has sold carbon removal credits for €100 per tonne, in what it is being described as a 'first-of-its-kind' deal.
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Voluntary carbon market needs to "push down the doors of big corporates" on waste
11 July 2024Amidst growing investor demand for voluntary carbon credits linked to waste projects, GRAIN Ecosystem has told Environmental Finance that more needs to be done to "push down the doors" of big corporates to help scale up the market.
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Verra considering methodology swaps
10 July 2024If requantification is approved by Verra, then any buyer holding credits from that project would have the option to have their units also requantified under the new methodology.
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Sustainability fintech Changeblock acquires JustCarbon
10 July 2024 -
'CSRD will make shipping a hot topic'
09 July 2024The EU's Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) is set to illustrate how "pervasive" the impact of shipping is on investor portfolios, a foundation has claimed.
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Tikehau signs second acquisition from new decarbonisation strategy
09 July 2024 -
'Stronger businesses case' needed for nature investments in India, says WEF
09 July 2024 -
Major NGOs denounce SBTi offset plans
05 July 2024The debate about whether the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) should allow for the use of offsets within transition plans has continued, with NGOs and indigenous groups on different sides of the argument.
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Zero Carbon Capital leads £2.2m funding for recycled concrete business
03 July 2024
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