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All Eyes on “Interplay” of VCM Standards, Article 6 at COP28

Chris Hall

COP28 could mark a step toward a closer relationship between voluntary carbon markets (VCMs) and compliance markets, depending on Article 6 negotiations on issues such as eligibility on new activities. Article 6.4 The details and rules for operationalising Article 6.4 of the Paris Agreement. Regarding Article 6.4,

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HSBC is latest bank to pledge net-zero financed emissions by mid-century

GreenBiz

In an open letter to its clients, HSBC CEO Noel Quinn said the bank had been motivated to ramp up its environmental ambition by customer concern about climate change. "We If you want to know what HSBC's stance on climate change really is, look at what they fund, not their fluffy marketing," he added. Pull Quote.

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COP26: Statement from the We Mean Business Coalition

We Mean Business Coalition

As we approach the critical final stages of COP26, the We Mean Business Coalition is calling on governments to take bold decisions to keep the 1.5°C C temperature goal of the Paris Agreement alive, and to ensure a just transition. . We ask for the final COP26 decision texts to: . Finalize the rules on Article 6.

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Four Ways Development Agencies Can Advance Carbon Markets

3BL Media

DESCRIPTION: Tetra Tech’s Rodrigo Chaparro, senior climate advisor, looks at how international development agencies can advance carbon markets. This is the third in a three-part series exploring how Article 6 of the Paris Agreement can spur the clean energy transition.

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Using Carbon Markets To Fuel the Energy Transition

3BL Media

DESCRIPTION: Tetra Tech’s Rodrigo Chaparro, senior climate advisor, looks at how the carbon finance options defined at the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) can help cut greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction costs for power utilities and large energy consumers. What are the implications of Article 6?

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Morgan Stanley will measure CO2 impact of loans and investments

GreenBiz

Wall Street is driving the climate crisis, and if banks want to be part of the solution, they have to start by being transparent about the extent to which they're currently part of the problem. "We Featured in featured block (1 article with image touted on the front page or elsewhere). Sponsored Article. Finance & Investing.

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VCMs Require Rethink, Scale and Standards, Experts Say

Chris Hall

This figure, however, is dwarfed by compliance carbon markets, which offer legally binding emissions reduction targets set by regional, national and international agreements, typically informed by the 2015 Paris Agreement. The post VCMs Require Rethink, Scale and Standards, Experts Say appeared first on ESG Investor.