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US Forest Service ends rulemaking on old-growth forest preservation

The US Forest Service has withdrawn a proposal that was designed to help safeguard old-growth forests and conserve their carbon sink capacity, drawing cheers from some Republican members of Congress ...

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WCI credit glut peaks to new record at the end of 2024 despite full fourth compliance period retirements

California-Quebec joint carbon market participants held a surplus of nearly 409 million excess allowances and offsets in Q4 2024, after emitters met their obligations for the fourth compliance period, ...

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DATA DIVE: Major companies retired 15-year-old carbon credits last year, but old vintages growing less popular

Several major international companies retired last year carbon credits with a vintage of 2010 or earlier, according to new Carbon Pulse analysis of registry data, though fewer and fewer older units ...

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Germany can meet its climate goals, without higher carbon prices -study

Germany can be CO2-neutral by 2045 while cutting energy costs, and raising household, company and government income - without assuming a higher carbon price or more national debt, suggested a think ...

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Verra receives first compensation from discredited Chinese rice carbon projects, but bulk still outstanding

Verra is struggling to impose sanctions on the proponents behind a group of discredited Chinese rice carbon projects, receiving compensation to date from just five of the 25 activities that were ...

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INTERVIEW: EU taxonomy proposal to benefit biodiversity credit technology

An influential advisory body has proposed recommending amendments to its biodiversity-related criteria, in the EU taxonomy of sustainable activities, which could benefit biodiversity credits, an ...

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Major BP gas terminal in Azerbaijan hits flaring record in 2024