carbon capture and storage News

Markets/Coverages: Aon Offers Carbon Capture, Storage Insurance for Energy Transition

Insurance broker Aon plc has developed a new insurance product designed for international transport and storage companies that are engaged in storing carbon dioxide for decarbonization projects across the globe. The new product is aimed at providing cover for key …

The World’s Biggest Carbon Removal Plant Comes Online in Iceland

Amid the steam rising around Iceland’s Hellisheioi station sits a newly built warehouse surrounded by giant fans run by carbon removal startup Climeworks. Dubbed Mammoth, the project is now the world’s biggest plant to suck carbon dioxide from the air. …

Markets/Coverages: Howden Launches Carbon Capture and Storage Insurance Facility

Howden, the London-based global insurance group, announced an insurance facility that covers the leakage of carbon dioxide (CO2) from commercial-scale carbon capture and storage (CCS) facilities. The insurance facility, designed by Howden and led by SCOR’s syndicate at Lloyd’s, provides …

Global Regulators Propose Tougher Scrutiny of Voluntary Carbon Markets

A global securities watchdog proposed 21 safety measures on Sunday to improve integrity, transparency and enforcement in voluntary carbon markets (VCMs) in a sector of growing importance to efforts to combat climate change. IOSCO, which groups market watchdogs from Asia, …

Startup Climeworks Battles Big Oil for the $1 Trillion Future of Carbon Capture

Most everyone who’s committed their career to solving the climate crisis comes to the field because they have something they want to save. It’s the mountains for Christoph Gebald, whose startup, Climeworks AG, is among the pioneers of sucking carbon …

EU to Seek COP28 Deal on Phasing Out Fossil Fuels: Draft Document

European Union countries are preparing to push for a global deal on phasing out fossil fuels at the United Nations COP28 climate summit which begins in November, a draft of the EU’s negotiating position showed. Diplomats from the bloc’s 27 …

Global Initiative Launched to Rate Corporate Carbon Offset Claims

A standard to assess companies’ claims about progress towards internal climate targets and their use of carbon offset credits was launched on Wednesday by a global initiative seeking to bring transparency and confidence to an unregulated market. Many companies have …

Investor Group Bans Carbon Removal Schemes From CO2 Reduction Plans

An investor group committed to climate change and controlling $11 trillion in assets has banned members from counting carbon removal schemes towards their emissions reduction targets before 2030, amid increasing scrutiny of the fast-growing market for carbon offsets. The Net …

EU Forms Landmark Deal to Bolster Carbon Market as Centerpiece of Green Strategy

The European Union reached an agreement to strengthen and expand its flagship carbon market, endorsing the centerpiece of the Green Deal strategy that aims to make its economy climate-neutral by mid-century. Under a provisional deal announced by representatives of EU …

EU Takes ‘First Step’ to Certify Removals of Carbon Dioxide From Atmosphere

The European Union set out plans on Wednesday to certify removals of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, while leaving key details to be worked out later – including how these removals will be counted towards EU climate change targets. The …