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carbon-pulse.com | Nikita Pandey
Malaysian fund, Gold Standard sign deal for aligning forestry carbon initiatives, building capacityMalaysia Forest Fund (MFF), a federal government agency, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Gold Standard to strengthen the fund's institutional capacity and support the development of national carbon credit initiatives, it said Thursday.
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carbon-pulse.com | Nikita Pandey
Uganda, Switzerland Article 6.2 deal "very close" to maturity -officialUganda is very close to signing a bilateral agreement with Switzerland under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, following the legalisation of country's carbon market regulations earlier this month, an official from the Ministry of Water and Environment (MWE) said Wednesday.
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carbon-pulse.com | Nikita Pandey
Transition credits could bridge the economic gap in Asia's clean energy transition -reportTransition carbon credits, generated from the early retirement of coal-fired power plants (CFPP), could potentially reduce the losses incurred from the shutdown of such plants in Asia, a report released Tuesday has found.
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carbon-pulse.com | Nikita Pandey
Pakistan grants host country approval for int'l carbon trade to two projectsPakistan's Ministry of Climate Change and Environmental Coordination (MoCCEC) has issued Host Country Approval (HCA) and Letter of Intent (LoI) to two offset projects under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, in a major step to operationalise its carbon markets.
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carbon-pulse.com | Nikita Pandey
Report shows Kenya significantly expands clean cooking access, on track to achieve its electricity targets by 2030Kenya has shown significant improvement in expanding access to clean cooking solutions and electricity due to its robust policies and infrastructure investments, according to a report released by the International Energy Agency (IEA) on Monday.
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carbon-pulse.com | Nikita Pandey
US biochar producer to receive world's first removals credits generated from asphalt useA US-based biochar producer has completed a proof-of-concept project resulting in the issuance and sale of the world's first-ever biochar carbon removal credits from asphalt applications, it has announced. A US-based biochar producer has completed a proof-of-concept project resulting in the issuance and sale of the world's first-ever biochar carbon removal credits from asphalt applications, it has announced.
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carbon-pulse.com | Nikita Pandey
Developer launches biochar facility under GGGI's flagship programme in the PhilippinesA Singapore-headquartered biochar developer has commissioned the first production facility in the Philippines' that converts agricultural waste into biochar by using second generation pyrolysis technology, it has announced.
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carbon-pulse.com | Nikita Pandey
Botswana seeks private sector investment in bid to establish carbon marketThe government of Botswana is taking steps to encourage private sector investment in the renewable energy sector, which may help the nation establish a carbon market framework. The government of Botswana is taking steps to encourage private sector investment in the renewable energy sector, which may help the nation establish a carbon market framework. A Carbon Pulse subscription is required to read this content.
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carbon-pulse.com | Nikita Pandey
Uzbekistan, World Bank launch project for restoration of forests, degraded landsThe government of Uzbekistan and the World Bank have launched the Uzbekistan Resilient Landscapes Restoration Project (RESILAND) as part of a broader regional programme aiming to support five Central Asian countries in rehabilitating degraded forests and lands.
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carbon-pulse.com | Nikita Pandey
Verra registers first ARR project under CCP-approved methodologyAn afforestation project in Burkina Faso has become the first to be registered under Verra using a methodology approved by the Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM) for its Core Carbon Principles (CCP) label, the standard announced Thursday.
