IEA: Growth of renewables in major economies moving world closer to tripling goal. Should we expect greater ambitions in country NDCs in 2025?
See why the Brazilian policy for paying for environmental services as of January 2021 still does not fully work.
Payments for a wide range of environmental services in Brazil were established by law in 2021. See what they would be. And tomorrow we will comment on why they still don't work fully.
Jan 4, 20231 min readSolar exceeds wind generation and becomes the second largest energy source in BrazilYesterday, January 3, 2023, the National Electric Energy Agency of Brazil (Agência Nacional de Energia Elétrica, ANEEL) informed that the...
Jan 3, 20232 min readU.S. Department of Energy Invests $3.7 Billion in Carbon Removal TechnologiesThe U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the launch of four programs that will help build a commercially viable, just, and...
Jan 2, 20231 min readFive charts on hydrogen’s role in a net-zero futureHydrogen has great potential as a carbon-free energy carrier. According to McKinsey, by 2050, clean hydrogen could help abate seven...
Jan 1, 20231 min readAfrica’s extraordinary green hydrogen potentialA new study concluded that harnessing Africa's solar energy potential to produce green hydrogen would avoid the emission of approximately...
Dec 30, 20222 min readYoung people feel like they have no future due to climate change; we need to change the narrative.Before refering to "Climate-Change-Is-All-Around-in-the-Movies" tomorrow, the last day of 2022, today we go over how all this is...
Dec 29, 20222 min readAbout the climate technologies needed for net zeroWith quite a lot of recent developments related to nature-based solutions (NBS) and related carbon credits, it is important not to forget...
Dec 28, 20221 min readVerra Releases Updates to Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) ProgramVerra has released updates to the Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) Program to improve efficiency, enhance transparency and integrity, and...
Dec 24, 20221 min readClimate tech competitiveness: How can the United States raise its game?A McKinsey study focusing on United States, with Texas as an example. Worth presenting here at CarbonCreditMarkets as Texas is known for...
Dec 23, 20221 min readUnderground dam is the water tank of the Brazilian semi-arid regionThe underground dam is a technology for capturing and storing rainwater for food production and has been adopted by farmers in the...
Dec 17, 20221 min readSatellite will track regularly all of world’s 6 million water lakes and reservoirsGlobal water cycle seems dynamic these times. And there are a lot of intiatives keeping track of it. A few weeks ago we posted about...