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New framework for CO2 offsets could create "cowboy carbon markets," critics warn

Corporate Knights

Others warned that the agreement doesn't fix big mistakes that carbon trading has made in the past. The voluntary market for carbon credits – separate from cap-and-trade markets regulated by governments – has grown slowly over the last few years, hobbled by loose definitions and lax credit verification.

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Next Round of NDCs Must be Investible

Chris Hall

NDCs are national climate action plans and targets, ushered in under the 2015 Paris Agreement. While there is not yet a commonly agreed definition of an investable NDC, and each of these organisations may emphasise different characteristics, common elements are emerging.

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Restoring Britain’s seascapes: study calls for urgent habitat reconnection to meet climate and biodiversity goals

Envirotec Magazine

In response, the authors propose a formal definition of seascape restoration: the concurrent or sequential restoration of multiple habitats to rebuild functional, resilient, and connected marine ecosystems. Restoring isolated patches isn’t enough.

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NatWest Unveils Target to Provide £200 Billion in Climate, Transition Finance by 2030

ESG Today

Alongside the new target, NatWest announced the publication of its new Climate and Transition Finance Framework, replacing its prior Climate and Sustainable Funding and Financing framework, outlining definitions, eligibility and guiding principles for classifying financing and facilitation activities that count towards the goal.

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Understanding the price of decarbonization

McKinsey Sustainabilty

Yet they have their share of critics, who note (among other remonstrances) that vague definitions can lead to NBS being co-opted by entities that may not prioritize genuine ecological benefits. Over the past few years, NBS have been increasingly incorporated into policy frameworks and financial mechanisms.

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Inogen Alliance Presents at COP29 in Azerbaijan

3BL Media

Abdel-Aziz is currently the co-chair of Sharm El Sheikh Mitigation Ambition and Implementation Work Program under the Paris Agreement. Dr. Abdel-Aziz is a member of the Methodologies Panel of the CDM Executive Board since 2005 and a member of the Methodologies Expert Panel of Article 6.4.

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Some of Canada's wealthiest families are putting up $405M for climate change efforts

Corporate Knights

The target audience for this appeal, however, is definitely not mass-market. Given the broad political swing to the right, and the Trump administration’s signalling that it will pull the United States out of the Paris Agreement, it might seem as if such efforts, even well-financed ones, are destined to hit a wall.