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Verra’s decision to cancel Shell’s rice farming carbon offset projects highlights failures in verifying emissions reductions. The projects were found to overstate climate benefits, raising concerns about the credibility of carbon credits. buff.ly/4cVzXlT

Governments have reinstated a pledge to phase out fossil fuels in the latest draft of a UN pact, following criticism over the previous omission of this commitment. The revised draft emphasizes a "just, orderly and equitable" transition to net zero by 2050. buff.ly/3TeF6yD

Comment: Delaying or abandoning the law is not an option, but its success depends on how it’s implemented: how the EU rises to its inevitable challenges, and how far the EU is prepared to increase its support to affected smallholders and countries. buff.ly/3Xwiefx

📧 A summary of the week’s climate news, delivered to your inbox on a Friday, plus occasional extra bulletins on breaking news, investigations and major events. buff.ly/4a2djIx

This comment piece in Climate Home News News is by Nicole Polsterer, a campaigner at Fern, outlining why delaying the #EUDR is not an option and the risk of listening to vested interests who want to sabotage it. Read it here👇bit.ly/4dUMQOM

Belém's public transport faces criticism as 870 buses serve 470,000 passengers daily in sweltering heat, but most lack air conditioning and are outdated. As COP30 approaches, a plan for new buses has sparked political tensions and delays. buff.ly/3ZdtgJ0

With temperatures reaching 34-35°C, Belém's 870 public buses are struggling. The push for air-conditioned buses ahead of COP30 faces delays amid political disputes over costs and planning. buff.ly/3ZdtgJ0

Shell’s projects are among a total of 37 rice cultivation schemes revoked by Verra on Wednesday after the registry identified “serious issues”, like insufficient evidence that the activities directly contributed to the reduction of methane emissions. buff.ly/4cVzXlT

Comment: Last year, the world lost an area of forest almost as big as Switzerland; destruction that released about a half as much carbon dioxide as the United States does annually through burning fossil fuels. buff.ly/3Xwiefx

After a successful first installment, we are extending its “Clean Energy Frontier” series on supply chains for clean energy technologies for a second year and are seeking pitches 💡 buff.ly/3WU9SPH

Action on clean energy and adaptation can be the single greatest opportunity to lift up African people and economies, Simon Stiell says climatechangenews.com/2024/09/05/un-…

UN climate chief Simon Stiell today urged world leaders “to flip the script” on #climateaction in #Africa and move from “an epidemic of under-investment” to a “goldmine of human and economic benefits” - more here: climatechangenews.com/2024/09/05/un-…

Belém's outdated buses are set for an upgrade with 778 new air-conditioned vehicles ahead of #COP30, but political disagreements have delayed their deployment, raising concerns about the city's readiness for the global event. buff.ly/3ZdtgJ0

Comment: We have the resources, talent and need to develop supply chains for the energy transition that bring sustainable economic benefits for Africans climatechangenews.com/2024/09/05/rel…

🗣️Africa could boost its GDP by at least $24 billion annually and create 2.3 million jobs by introducing robust manufacturing & trade policies for transition minerals supply chains❗️ See more from PWYP's Adam Anthony in this op-ed Climate Home News 📰⬇️

Comment: As host of the COP29 summit, Baku must stop fossil fuel expansion, cut its emissions further, and work to deliver an ambitious climate finance goal buff.ly/3AN7uSh

Read about AF-funded work across the globe to climate-proof housing, schools and other key infrastructure in vulnerable communities against extreme weather and #climatechange disasters, from #Fiji to #Haiti.

Verra said it first suspended the projects in February 2023 after it became aware of concerns over how their rules were being applied. By then, however, they had been active on Verra’s register for nearly two years and had issued millions of credits. buff.ly/4cVzXlT

"Shell’s projects are among a total of 37 rice cultivation schemes revoked by Verra after the registry identified 'serious issues.' These included insufficient evidence that the activities directly contributed to the reduction of methane emissions"

Belém's public buses are old and lack air conditioning, sparking complaints from 470,000 daily passengers. The plan to upgrade the fleet before COP30 faces political hurdles buff.ly/3ZdtgJ0