Notícias da Semana sobre o Mundo Financeiro Verde: 26/8/2023 - 1/9/2023
1) Carbon offsets aren’t helping the planet — four ways to fix them
Pricing credits according to how much carbon is removed, for how long and how reliably, would direct funding to the most effective climate solutions.
Fonte: nature
Por: Philip W. Boyd
29 de Agosto de 2023
link: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-02649-8
2) Tragédia Antártica: Dez mil filhotes de pinguim-imperador morreram
Dez mil filhotes de pinguim-imperador morreram ao cair nas águas gélidas. A culpa seria da crise mundial do clima.
Fonte: O Eco
Por: Aldem Bourscheit
29 de Agosto de 2023
link: https://oeco.org.br/salada-verde/tragedia-antartica/
3) Reflorestamento: Governo vai licitar 100 mil hectares na Amazônia
Renato Rosenberg, diretor de concessões do Serviço Florestal Brasileiro, diz que BNDES, BID e IFC farão editais
Fonte: Capital ReSet - UOL
Por: Vanessa Adachi
29 de Agosto de 2023
4) Afforestation carbon sequestration projects found to be less effective than grasses in tropical savannas
Global warming's ever-increasing toll on the planet has been a focus of mitigation strategies in recent years, with carbon sequestration projects playing a more prominent role in drawing carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere to store in solid or liquid form and therefore decrease the abundance of this greenhouse gas.
Fonte: Phys.Org
Por: Hannah bIRD
29 de Agosto de 2023
link: https://phys.org/news/2023-08-afforestation-carbon-sequestration-effective-grasses.html
5) Verra Releases Version 4.5 of the VCS Standard
Verra has published updates to the Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) Program. The changes in version 4.5 of the VCS Standard (PDF) and updated versions of associated VCS Program documents will strengthen the program’s usability, transparency, and integrity, and align it with major global carbon markets initiatives, such as the Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM) and the Carbon Offsetting Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA).
Fonte: VERRA
29 de Agosto de 2023
link: https://verra.org/verra-releases-version-4-5-of-the-vcs-standard/
6) The bacteria that can capture carbon
Could minuscule organisms help the world meet its climate goals?
Fonte: BBC
Por: Isabelle Gerretsen
29 de Agosto de 2023
link: https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20230829-the-bacteria-that-can-capture-carbon
7) Flora, fauna and … funga: campaigners call for new term for conservation talks
Fungi should be recognised and protected on equal footing with plants and animals, says Fungi Foundation
Fonte: The Guardian
Por: Mattha Busby
30 de Agosto de 2023
8) Verra Releases Updated AFOLU Non-Permanence Risk Tool
Verra has released an updated version of the Non-Permanence Risk Tool (NPRT) for Agriculture, Forestry, and Other Land Use (AFOLU) projects. The NPRT provides the procedures for conducting the non-permanence risk analysis for AFOLU projects and calculating their buffer pool contributions.
Fonte: VERRA
30 de Agosto de 2023
link: https://verra.org/verra-releases-updated-afolu-non-permanence-risk-tool/
9) Shell Scraps Its $100M Carbon Offset Plan
Europe’s biggest oil major, Shell PLC, secretly ditched its plan to spend $100 million a year on carbon credits, which is the largest offset program among corporations, after 6 months its new chief executive officer Wael Sawan took office.
Fonte: Carbon Credits
Por: Jennifer L
31 de Agosto de 2023
link: https://carboncredits.com/shell-scraps-its-100m-carbon-offset-plan/
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