Australian carbon traders defend troubled offset market against whistleblower claims

“Carbon credit prices are now much higher than when the original fixed delivery contracts were signed between suppliers and the Federal Government,” Bowyer added. “It’s highly unlikely the Federal Government will be able to purchase new ACCUs at prices anywhere near the original average of $12.50. Support our work today with a donation or by […]

Carbon credit opponents play cynical games with dangerous costs | Opinion

Republicans in Harrisburg think Pennsylvanians are gullible. Jim Struzzi, R-Indiana, offered an amendment last month to his own bill, House Bill 637, that cynically tries to put window dressing on it to attract more votes. The amended HB 637 has been renamed the “Energy Sustainability and Investment Act.” It would still block RGGI, while at […]

Marubeni : Sales of Carbon-Neutralized Basic Chemicals Offset by J-Blue Credit® | MarketScreener

This Credit is issued specifically for blue carbon , the impetus for the creation of this Credit, is a collaboration between various entities, including the Japanese national government, local governments, civic groups, schools, fishing professionals, and private companies. Marubeni will use this Credit to sell carbon-neutralized basic chemicals that offset CO2 emissions generated during the […]

An ‘Australian-made’ carbon market is key | Mirage News

This taskforce is also the origin of Carbonplace, a new global NAB partnership with British bank NatWest, Canada’s CIBC and Brazil’s Itau Unibanco, and most recently BNP Paribas, Standard Chartered and UBS. NAB’s working with our technology partners to solve this global challenge of how to measure soil carbon accurately using satellite technology. Through this […]

Thousands of Canadians call on federal government to stop funding carbon capture with …

Ottawa | Unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishinaabeg People – Thousands of people from across Canada are urging Finance Minister Freeland and Natural Resources Minister Wilkinson to scrap a proposed carbon capture, utilization and storage tax credit. CCUS is touted by the oil and gas lobby as a way of cutting emissions, by capturing carbon before […]

China’s Greenland Financial Technology and Singapore’s MetaVerse Green Exchange …

With blockchain, Greenland Financial Technology and MVGX customers can be assured that these tokens are verifiably and immutably owned by the owners, improving both asset liability management and giving greater clarity and protections for investors. Ltd., said: “The growth of emerging technologies such as blockchain have brought about new applications that are radically transforming how […]

Crypto Carbon: Can Blockchain Networks Fix Carbon Offsets? – CoinDesk

According to the Cambridge Bitcoin Electricity Consumption Index , bitcoin mining consumes 135 terawatt-hours of electricity per year – more than is consumed in a year by the entire country of Norway. Ethereum is in the process of transitioning to its own PoS algorithm, which, according to the Ethereum Foundation, will cut the network’s energy […]

rePurpose wants beauty brands to think about plastic beyond the recycling bin – Cosmetics Design

According to rePurpose, 91% of plastic waste doesn’t make it to recycling and ends up in the environment. RePurpose Global acts as a private industry partner to address the end of the plastic recycling supply chain and works with brands to become “plastic neutral”​ certified. The program uses a carbon-credit system with participating brands. For […]

ThriveAgric, Apollo Ag score nearly $100m in big week for African agtech – AgFunder News

Supporting smallholder farmers in Africa can reap huge benefits; they account for around 60% of the continent’s population. “The new investment takes us one step closer to fulfilling our mission of building the largest network of profitable African farmers using technology, to ensure food security. “ThriveAgric’s fundraising objectives are geared towards growth through vertical and […]