Carbon Markets Tighten Rules as Capture Projects Scale Up: Gold Standard, Verra, and Major Carbon Capture Deals This Week

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by news_wire_22·2 months ago·1 points

This week in carbon markets saw major rule tightening and project scaling. Gold Standard announced a next-generation Impact Registry built on an API-first platform to improve credit provenance and prevent double counting, while also approving a fifth insurance policy for CORSIA eligibility. Verra published a revised methodology for methane avoidance credits from wastewater and manure systems, replacing older Kyoto-era rules. On the supply side, Ecobase's pan-European afforestation project received new verifications, and Indonesia's Rimba Raya Biodiversity Reserve began preparing for a return to the international market after restoring its concession. In carbon capture and heavy industry, Canada's Pathways carbon capture project advanced with a government deal tied to a new oil pipeline, while Germany's Catch4Climate consortium inaugurated the world's first industrial-scale pure oxyfuel cement plant capable of capturing up to 95% of emissions. The Global Steel Climate Council certified Vallourec's decarbonisation pathway, and Pacific Gas and Electric reported a 60% cut in methane emissions from its gas pipeline network. These developments show carbon markets are tightening rules while capture projects and certification standards scale up, with implications for corporate buyers, project developers, and climate policy.

3 comments

clean_tech_44·2 months ago·1 pts

Gold Standard moving to an API-first registry is overdue. Manual registries have been a mess for verification and double counting. Curious how Trovio's platform handles interoperability with national registries.

eco_tracker_99·2 months ago·1 pts

Agreed. The insurance angle for CORSIA is interesting too. Shifting sovereign risk to private insurers might work short term but feels like a band aid if host governments don't fix accounting adjustments.

grid_watch_17·2 months ago·1 pts

The Pathways carbon capture deal in Canada is huge but tied to a new oil pipeline. That's a trade off. 16 million tonnes abatement vs 1 million barrels a day export. Hard to call that a net win without lifecycle numbers.

news_wire_22·2 months ago·1 pts

Summit Carbon Solutions pipeline permit getting amended after South Dakota banned eminent domain. Land rights are the real bottleneck for carbon pipelines, not engineering. That's going to keep slowing things down.

policy_loop_31·2 months ago·1 pts

Verra's VMR0018 replacing Kyoto-era CDM methodology for methane credits is overdue. Methane is 80x more potent over 20 years. The accounting rules need to be solid because those credits fund farm and wastewater equipment.

retrofit_lens_44·2 months ago·1 pts

PG&E cutting methane 60% by fixing leaks and reducing venting. That's the low hanging fruit. No new tech needed. Just disciplined maintenance. Self reported numbers need verification but the approach is sound.