Several Latin American countries crossed major milestones in the operationalisation of Article 6 markets last week, signalling a shift from years of institutional preparation towards the first wave of actual carbon transactions under the Paris Agreement.
Mexican carbon project developers are increasingly preparing for a future in which domestic climate goals and the country’s emissions trading system (ETS) take precedence over international carbon credit exports, following fresh signals from the government that authorisations for overseas use may n…
Indonesia’s Ministry of Environment and its Environmental Control Agency (KLH/BPLH) are drafting a climate justice law to ensure carbon trading benefits reach Indigenous peoples, local communities, and villages, rather than remaining concentrated among businesses, local media reported.
The intersection of environmental breakdown, climate change and economic instability has emerged as a primary threat to the resilience of smallholder farmers in Indonesia, according to researchers and local entrepreneurs who spoke at a recent convention.
A CO2 removal market that only a few years ago was dominated by climate-tech experimentation and future promises is entering a more mature, execution-focused phase, with investors, buyers, and policymakers increasingly prioritising delivery, financeability, and infrastructure over ambitious announc…
Carbon finance has become the dominant driver of investment and growth in the clean cooking sector, according to a new industry assessment that suggests companies without crediting programmes are increasingly struggling to attract capital and scale operations.
Global effort needed to limit effects of pollution, industrial fishing and climate crisis, World Ocean Assessment says The world’s oceans are under “severe and accelerating” pressure from human activities, with the rate of sea-level rise double that of a decade ago, according to a damning assessmen…
The Guardian·Oliver Milman with data visuals by Andrew Witherspoon
Guardian analysis finds facilities to be built in some of the driest areas as outcry grows over water needed to power AI A record-shattering drought has racked much of the US.
Peru continues to expand its biodiversity finance toolkit after WWF-Peru and a local association of microfinance institutions launched a partnership aimed at developing green microcredit products and integrating biodiversity considerations into lending decisions.
Mangrove forests have adapted over tens of millions of years to survive in harsh flooding from salty seas, while locking away vast stores of climate-warming carbon and protecting the world’s coastlines from storm surge.
I was invited to a GM event in San Francisco on June 9th where GM made three big announcements: GM is activating vehicle-to-grid (V2G) capability for existing customers, with no new hardware required.
The Guardian·Oliver Milman with data visuals by Andrew Witherspoon
Guardian analysis finds facilities to be built in some of the driest areas as outcry grows over water needed to power AI A record-shattering drought has racked much of the US.
The carmaker will follow Tesla in making large batteries used by electric utilities, data centers and other businesses to handle fluctuations in power supply and demand.
Over the last decade, wildfires have worsened ground-level ozone pollution across much of the contiguous United States, creating unhealthy air far from active flames.
Katharine Wilkinson has a Ph.D. in geography and the environment, is well known for being a co-author of the book Drawdown and co-founder of The All We Can Save Project.
Sharp rise in hospital visits will in turn drive up annual healthcare costs for heat-related conditions to over $1bn People in the US are poised to endure another summer of unusually ferocious heat and there will be little respite in the years ahead, with a new study finding that the coming 15 year…
Mangrove forests have adapted over tens of millions of years to survive in harsh flooding from salty seas, while locking away vast stores of climate-warming carbon and protecting the world’s coastlines from storm surge.