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Singapore, Gold Standard and Verra Release Initial Recommendations Outlining Progress in the Development of a Carbon Crediting Protocol to Implement Article 6.2

11 November 2024 SINGAPORE – November 11, 2024 | Singapore’s National Climate Change Secretariat (NCCS) in the Strategy Group, Prime Minister’s Office and...

People attend the United Nations climate change conference COP29 opening in Baku, Azerbaijan November 11, 2024. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
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What does that mean? A guide to COP29 climate jargon

With U.N. climate talks tackling complex topics from energy policy to global financial aid, the annual summit has developed its own lexicon.

New UN rules would give local communities more power to object to carbon credit projects (AFP)
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UN aims to set standards for scandal-hit carbon markets at COP29

Governments could finally approve new UN standards for countries and companies wanting to trade carbon credits.

FILE PHOTO: A labourer works inside a steel factory in the northern Indian city of Kanpur July 20, 2009. REUTERS/Pawan Kumar (INDIA BUSINESS)/File Photo
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Analysis: New green steel firms could reap rewards as EU carbon tariffs loom

New and strengthened rules in the EU against supply chain carbon emissions provide an opportunity for green steel producers.

FILE PHOTO: A view shows a sign of the COP29 United Nations Climate Change Conference with a backdrop of the cityscape in Baku, Azerbaijan October 31, 2024. REUTERS/Aziz Karimov/File Photo
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COP29: What are the key issues at the UN climate summit in Baku?

COP29 in Baku aims to set new climate finance goals, address fossil fuel cuts, and define carbon market rules amid global tensions.

FILE PHOTO: Smoke and steam billows from Belchatow Power Station, Europe's largest coal-fired power plant operated by PGE Group, near Belchatow, Poland November 28, 2018. Picture taken November 28, 2018. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel/File Photo
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Decarbonising by 2050 could boost Poland’s economy by 4%, World Bank says

Poland's $450B decarbonization goal for 2050 could boost GDP by four per cent, reduce pollution, and improve health, per World Bank report.

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Opinion: How COP29 can make ‘polluter pays’ principle a reality

Opinion: COP29 must enforce the "polluter pays" principle, holding emitters accountable to fund climate adaptation and mitigation efforts.

FILE PHOTO: A view shows a sign of the COP29 United Nations Climate Change Conference with a backdrop of the cityscape in Baku, Azerbaijan October 31, 2024. REUTERS/Aziz Karimov/File Photo
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Azerbaijan aims to launch green investment rule book at COP29

At COP29, Azerbaijan will launch a unified green finance taxonomy backed by 100+ nations, streamlining sustainable investments.

FILE PHOTO: Mount Baker rises behind Marathon Petroleum's refinery in Anacortes, Washington, U.S., March 9, 2022.  REUTERS/David Ryder/File Photo
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Washington state vote a harbinger for wider carbon markets

The Washington carbon market has raised more than $2 billion for transit, wildfire protection, and salmon protection since its 2023 launch.

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