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News and Events

For media inquiries please contact the Carbon Finance Unit's Senior Communication Officer, Ms. Isabel Hagbrink, via Email: ihagbrink@worldbank.org

For all other inquiries, please contact us at: helpdesk@carbonfinance.org

 

PRESS RELEASES

11/19/2012Poland’s next Green Investment Scheme agreed with the World Bank
11/14/2012TÜV NORD releases CO2 allowances: First afforestation project in Ethiopia certified (in German)
10/25/2012World Bank Helps Moldova Restore Degraded Lands and Earn Carbon Credits
10/24/2012Philippines: Toward Greener Waste Management
08/29/2012The Allain Duhangan run-of-the-river Hydro Power Project sees first issuance of carbon credits
08/15/2012Uruguay is Going Green, Diversifying its Energy Mix
08/06/2012Philippines: World Bank Provides Pig Farms with Incentives for Using Earth-friendly Waste Treatment Facilities
06/01/2012Final report - Carbon markets grew in volume but continues to face uncertainties 
05/30/2012New Initiatives Give Hope to a Carbon Market Facing Challenges 
05/03/2012Press Advisory - Carbon, Energy and Clean Tech Market actors meet at CARBON EXPO in Cologne 
04/25/2012Africa ready to embrace a low-carbon future 
04/18/2012Greening Africa’s Future 
04/13/2012

Finding a sustainable balance between industry and nature 
Related articles:  
    World Bank-backed project first to receive temporary emissions credits (Climate Wire)
    Brazil forest projects issued first temporary CERs (PointCarbon)

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WEB STORIES

10/09/2012Ethiopia Climate Project Receives Africa’s First Forestry Carbon Credits
08/28/2012Madagascar: New Lease of Life for Endangered Species
08/07/2012Philippines Pig Farms Earn Carbon Credits for Capturing Methane from Manure
01/30/2012World Bank Methodology for Soil Carbon Sequestration Approved 
01/10/2012Peruvian Power Plant Turns Garbage into Electricity 
09/13/2011African farmers urged to plant to soak up C02 (Reuters Africa)
08/04/2011Carbon Credits Help Remove Old, Polluting Taxis from the Streets of Cairo 
07/07/2011Carbon Finance in Africa Matters 
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BLOGS

Rosneft Wins Award for Gas Flaring Reduction Efforts in Russia by Yevgen Yesyrkenov
Costa Rica scripts a new chapter in forest carbon finance by Benoît Bosquet
How a small grant turned Humbo green by Edward Felix Dwumfour
Benefit Sharing for REDD+: Questions countries are asking by Neeta Hooda
Isolated West Nile Region Home to First Sub-Saharan World Bank Project to Issue Carbon Credits by Isabel Hagbrink
Carbon Expo Opens with Look at State of Carbon Market by Isabel Hagbrink
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MULTIMEDIA

TreesofLife"Trees of Life": Video on Humbo Assisted Natural Regeneration Project in Ethiopia
WBIe-courses on carbon and climate
VOABrice Quesnel, Senior Carbon Finance Specialist, is interviewed by Voice of America in preparation for COP 17 in Durban
HumboEthiopia, Humbo Mountain: Forest Reclamation—thinkEQUAL
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FEATURED RESOURCES AND ARCHIVES

Video: Mr. Robert Zoellick's remarks to an event on REDD+ opportunities for the United States, jointly with Ms. Helen Clark, UNDP Administrator, Copenhagen, December 16, 2009
Making Carbon Finance Work for the Poor - Integrating Social Co-Benefits for the poorest Communities into Carbon Finance Operations: Lessons from the CDCF - October 26, 2009
The World Bank’s 10 years of experience in carbon finance: Insights from working with markets for development & global greenhouse gas mitigation
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OTHER NEWS

Jun 13-26, 2012Shape the Future: Join the Rio +20 Dialogues 
05/22/2012Lessons Learned from Community Forestry & REDD+ in Brazil 
05/10/2012Government of Mozambique promotes a dialogue to discuss the country's legal framework for REDD+ 
04/23/2012First tCERs issued 
04/12/2012Morocco secures cash to develop CO2 markets 
03/23/2012World Bank targets mid-2012 start for 50-mln euro CDM fund (Reprinted with authorization from PointCarbon)
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EVENTS

Upcoming 5th Participants Assembly and 13th Participants Committee Meetings in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo, on October 20-23
Upcoming Partnership for Market Readiness (PMR) technical workshop (Oct 21) and Participants Assembly Meeting (Oct 22-24) in Sidney, Australia - Agenda

Launch of the 2012 State and Trends of the Carbon Market Report (Cologne, Germany: May 30, 2012)

Carbon Expo 2012 (Cologne, Germany:  May 30 - Jun. 1, 2012)
Africa Carbon Forum 2012 (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: Apr. 18-20, 2012)
Launch of BioCarbon Fund Experience: Insights from Afforestation / Reforestation CDM Projects (Washington, DC: March 6, 2012)
New World Bank Carbon Initiatives Announced in Durban: Carbon Finance Support to Poorest Countries (Dec. 6, 2011)
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RECENT & UPCOMING CARBON FINANCE BBLs

TBDMunicipal Composting Program in Uganda: A CDM Programme of Activities 
02/16/2012Introducing the new, just-approved soil carbon methodology for Climate Smart Agriculture 
11/21/2011State of the Forest Carbon Markets 2011: From Canopy to Currency 
09/07/2011What future for the CDM? An assessment of CDM regulatory developments and their implications post‐2012 
02/08/2011People, Plots, and Pixels: The role of local communities and indigenous peoples in forest monitoring for REDD+
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