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IEA announces $900 mln in new commitments for clean cooking in Africa
The International Energy Agency (IEA) announced $900 million in new commitments to expand clean cooking in Africa, unveiled alongside its Clean Cooking in Africa 2026 report. Read MoreTop
No major integrity concerns in EU carbon market despite concentrated auctions -report
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) found no significant concerns over the transparency or integrity of the EU carbon market, in an annual report published Thursday, despite auction participation remaining heavily concentrated among a small number of companies. Read MoreTop
Gold Standard publishes Paris-aligned light and safe water carbon methodologies
Voluntary carbon certification body Gold Standard has published two new methodologies on Thursday as it continues to align its crediting programme with the principles of the Paris Agreement. Read MoreTop
Aluminium industry urges Brussels to 'stop the clock' on EU CBAM pending urgent fixes
A European Parliament vote on revising the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) has left major loopholes unresolved for the aluminium sector, the industry’s trade association has warned, calling for the scheme to be suspended unless the issues are fixed. Read MoreTop
Turkish court nixes environmental assessment for new coal-fired power units
A Turkish court decided this week to annul an environmental impact assessment for Turkiye's last coal-fired power project, in a win for climate campaigners who argued the assessment had failed to properly study the plant's cumulative impact. Read MoreTop
Brussels publishes draft rules for selling EU CBAM certificates
The European Commission published draft rules on the sale and repurchase of certificates accepted under the EU's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) on Thursday, which will be open for feedback for four weeks. Read MoreTop
German think tank warns against rigid investment rules on free EU ETS allowances
Conditionalities for free carbon allowances should not be overly prescriptive or based on rigid investment requirements, according to a think tank headquartered in Berlin. Read MoreTop
Digital carbon registry launches focused on building decarbonisation projects
A new digital carbon registry has launched, aiming to bring building decarbonisation projects into carbon markets. Read MoreTop
Renewables developer injects first green gas into Italian grid
A Swiss renewable energy company has injected its first biomethane into the Italian gas grid, marking the start of the company's expansion into renewable gas. Read MoreTop
FEATURE: CEE renewables push runs into politics, not a funding gap
Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) has the resources, EU support, and investor appetite to speed up its renewables buildout, but weak political direction is still holding back parts of the region, experts told Carbon Pulse. Read MoreTop
World’s largest meatpacker waters down climate target
JBS, the world’s largest meatpacker that is under threat of legal action by an environmental group, is stepping back from a 2040 net zero emissions goal. Read MoreTop
Carbon capture partnership targets modular design to cut industrial deployment complexity
A US carbon capture technology developer and a Danish thermal systems engineering company have agreed to standardise molten salt tank systems, aiming to make carbon capture projects more modular and easier to deploy for heavy industry. Read MoreTop
Euro Markets: EUAs unchanged as market endures "calm before the storm" of EU reform package
EU carbon ended Thursday unchanged on the day, maintaining its largely rangebound trading as the market continued to focus on the upcoming ETS reform package, while energy markets reacted to the military escalation in the Middle East. Read MoreTop
Leaked EU electrification plan taps ETS revenues, leaves 2040 target unresolved
Brussels is set to propose a plan to electrify the bloc's economy that would require EU member states to devote a greater share of carbon market revenues to industrial decarbonisation, according to a leaked draft of the forthcoming Electrification Action Plan, which still leaves its headline 2040 electrification target undecided. Read MoreTop
