Tag Archives: carbon sinks

TUM Study Finds Europe’s Forest Carbon Sinks Under Growing Pressure From Accelerating Biomass Loss

(IN BRIEF) Researchers at the Technical University of Munich have identified an unprecedented rise in aboveground biomass loss across Europe’s forests since 2018, using satellite data to assess changes in forest biomass rather than only tree cover. The study found … Read the full press release

KfW and European partners double Clean Oceans Initiative funding target to EUR 4 billion to strengthen fight against marine plastic pollution

(IN BRIEF) KfW and its European institutional partners have expanded the Clean Oceans Initiative by doubling its financing target from EUR 2 billion to EUR 4 billion to intensify efforts against marine plastic pollution. Originally launched in 2018 by KfW, … Read the full press release

TotalEnergies to partner with two carbon companies over development of natural below-ground carbon sinks in Australia

(PRESS RELEASE) PARIS, 18-Nov-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — TotalEnergies (EPA: TTE), one of the seven “supermajor” oil companies, has announced new partnerships with Australian carbon developers AgriProve, a pioneer in agricultural soil carbon sequestration, and Corporate Carbon, one of the leading … Read the full press release