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CDR should be treated as public infrastructure, researchers say
Carbon removal (CDR) should be treated as essential public infrastructure rather than primarily as a tradable commodity, with compliance markets, public mandates, and public investment used to support community ownership, according to a new study. Read MoreTop
EU set to drop strict carbon credit eligibility criteria proposal for CORSIA's Phase 1
The European Commission is set to drop proposals to impose strict additional eligibility criteria for carbon credits used by EU airlines for Phase 1 of the UN's CORSIA international aviation offsetting scheme, according to a recent presentation from the EU's executive. Read MoreTop
Demand remains steady but prices fall across voluntary carbon market in Q2 -analysts
Demand across the voluntary carbon market (VCM) remained steady in the first half of 2026 after a large retirement from a US oil and gas company helped to keep pace with 2025's record level, according to data from an analytics firm. Read MoreTop
UPDATE - Allowances available at Q3 RGGI auction jump by half with additional Virginia, set-aside volumes
The Q3 RGGI auction will offer nearly 50% more allowances than the previous quarterly sale, buoyed by the availability of Virginia's volumes and set-aside units by certain participating states. Read MoreTop
Expanding EU carbon market to aviation would raise billions with minimal emissions leakage -study
Expanding the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) to cover a greater share of aviation emissions would not have led to a significant displacement of emissions outside the bloc, and could have boosted revenues by an estimated €14.3 billion a year, a study by an independent transport research organisation found. Read MoreTop
EU urged to turn €100 bln Industrial Decarbonisation Bank into project delivery machine
The European Commission’s planned €100 billion Industrial Decarbonisation Bank (IDB) should be designed less as a grant pot and more as a coordinated delivery system for low-carbon projects, with targeted backing for shared infrastructure, a think tank has argued. Read MoreTop
DAC unlikely to deliver billion-tonne removals, researchers say
Direct air capture (DAC) is unlikely to deliver carbon removals at the billion-tonne scale because of its high energy requirements, according to a recent study. Read MoreTop
SBTi unit launches readiness checks for updated net zero standard
SBTi Services, the commercial subsidiary of the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), has launched an assessment service to help companies determine what changes they would need to make to seek validation under its updated Corporate Net-Zero Standard. Read MoreTop
Carbon buyers broaden quality checks but remain hesitant on long-term offtakes -panellists
Corporate carbon credit buyers are applying more detailed quality and risk criteria to their purchases, but many remain reluctant to move beyond spot transactions into long-term offtakes that carry delivery, counterparty, and balance-sheet exposure, experts said during a Tuesday panel. Read MoreTop
New Jersey to procure new nuclear power
New Jersey aims to bring at least 1100 MW of nuclear generation to the state, according to legislation signed by Governor Mikie Sherrill (D) on Monday. Read MoreTop
Global mobile operators need to accelerate emissions reductions to meet 2030 targets -report
Mobile network operators worldwide are on track to reduce their emissions by 33% by 2030, short of a 45% reduction target, according to a trade association report. Read MoreTop
Clean ferries can outcompete conventional shipping in EU, finds report
Investments into battery-electric ferries and wind-assisted propulsion systems (WAPS) can outperform conventional fossil-fuelled vessels due to rising carbon compliance costs, according to a study from the European Commission. Read MoreTop
Swiss agribusiness, Israeli bio firm partner on soil carbon programme
A crop input supplier has struck a partnership to market biological products alongside a soil carbon programme that will allow farmers to generate carbon credits in Latin America and Europe, the companies announced Tuesday. Read MoreTop
EU should maintain current ETS cap reduction pathway through 2035 -report
EU lawmakers should maintain the current EU ETS cap reduction pathway through 2035, reform the Market Stability Reserve (MSR), and link remaining free allocation to industrial decarbonisation investment, according to a policy brief released Tuesday. Read MoreTop
