Carbon Trading

Green bond market on track to pass record-breaking half trillion dollar milestone

Carbon Trading

Green bond market on track to pass record-breaking half trillion dollar milestone

Climate Bonds Initiative lifts its projections for global green bond market this year to over $500bn following strong start to the year

clock 02 September 2021 • 3 min read
Climeworks and Swiss Re ink 'world's first' 10-year deal for direct air carbon capture and storage

Technology

Climeworks and Swiss Re ink 'world's first' 10-year deal for direct air carbon capture and storage

New $10m agreement will see Climeworks capture and store carbon emissions on behalf of the risk management giant

clock 26 August 2021 • 2 min read
Carbon Pricing: What is it good for?

Carbon Trading

Carbon Pricing: What is it good for?

Carbon pricing is no panacea to the UK's climate challenge, argues Viridor's Tim Rotheray

clock 03 August 2021 • 4 min read

Offsets

'Rigour and transparency': UK leads fresh drive to boost credibility of voluntary carbon markets

Voluntary Carbon Markets Integrity Initiate launches alongside consultation into how carbon credits should be embedded into business strategies

clock 29 July 2021 • 4 min read

Offsets

'Get ahead of the game now': Could the UK become a leader in carbon removals technology?

National Infrastructure Commission urges government to act quickly to drive development of first wave of BECCS and DACS plants, arguing carbon removals will be a cornerstone of the UK's future economy

clock 29 July 2021 • 7 min read

Carbon Trading

How business-backed rules for natural climate solutions could help bolster carbon credit credibility

New guidance is geared at helping corporates embed natural climate solutions in their climate strategies in a credible manner while supporting the development of a robust carbon market

clock 16 July 2021 • 5 min read

Transport

Government revs up Transport Decarbonisation Plan with proposed diesel truck ban, but will it go far enough?

Details of Transport Decarbonisation Plan revealed to Financial Times, as separate report suggest ministers are continuing to lock horns over the best way to introduce new carbon pricing mechanisms

clock 13 July 2021 • 8 min read

Taxation

G20 finance ministers back carbon pricing as key tool to tackle climate crisis, but climate funding moves prove elusive

At G20 meeting in Venice, finance ministers conclude that climate pricing is among raft of tools that can be deployed to tackle climate change

clock 12 July 2021 • 6 min read

Carbon Trading

Investors managing $6tr of assets call for global carbon price corridor

Current piecemeal approach to carbon pricing threatens progress towards global climate goals, Net Zero Asset Owner Alliance argues

clock 06 July 2021 • 5 min read

Politics

Reports: Ministers drawing up UK carbon pricing scheme that could launch next year

The Times reports consumers could see their petrol and gas bills 'soar' under scheme, but energy sector players point to risks of inaction and argue wider policy push can help minimise costs for consumers

clock 02 July 2021 • 5 min read