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MDB climate finance reached $163 bln in 2025
Multilateral development banks (MDBs) provided $163 billion in climate finance in 2025, driven primarily by mitigation efforts in the energy sector, while remaining on track to meet collective 2030 financing targets despite political complexities. Read MoreTop
Solar generates quarter of EU power for first time in June -report
Solar supplied a quarter of EU electricity for the first time in June, becoming the bloc’s largest individual power source during a month of elevated demand and hot weather, according to analysis released on Tuesday. Read MoreTop
Pathways CCUS deal would ease TIER rules for Canadian oil sands producers
Canadian oil sands companies would be allowed reduced stringency requirements under Alberta’s carbon market if they deliver emissions reductions through a long-awaited carbon capture, utilisation, and storage (CCUS) project, under a new memorandum of understanding (MoU). Read MoreTop
Frontier CDR deliveries exceed full-year 2025 total in first half of 2026
Carbon removal (CDR) buyers’ club Frontier said suppliers in its portfolio delivered about 30,600 tonnes of CO2 to its members in the first half of 2026, surpassing the total delivered through the initiative in all of 2025 and putting its portfolio on track to pass 50,000 tonnes this year. Read MoreTop
Fusion industry sees huge cash injection over last 12 months
Private investment is pouring into the global fusion industry, which is aiming to deliver commercial electricity in the 2030s, according to a report published Monday. Read MoreTop
International organisation consults on draft legislative guidance for verified carbon credits
An intergovernmental organisation dedicated to private and commercial law is launching a 10-week public consultation on draft principles that would provide legislative guidance regarding verified carbon credits (VCCs), it announced on Monday. Read MoreTop
Kenyan court orders fresh review of dispute on public tender for carbon credits
A Kenyan Court of Appeal has given new life to a legal dispute over Kenya Electricity Generating Company's tender for international carbon credits, ruling that it should not have changed the rules of procurement mid-process. Read MoreTop
EU clears massive €63 bln French offshore wind support scheme
The European Commission has approved a €63 billion French scheme to support eleven offshore wind farms, in one of the largest single state aid packages yet signed off under the EU’s Clean Industrial Deal State Aid Framework (CISAF). Read MoreTop
Euro Markets: EUAs advance after REPowerEU sales programme ends, cutting auction supply by 20%
European carbon prices advanced on Monday after the EU completed an auction programme that raised €20 billion to speed its transition away from Russian fossil fuels and confirmed that auction volumes would be cut 20% through to the end of August. Read MoreTop
Financial services firm invests in large UK woodland carbon project
A financial services provider has partnered with National Parks Partnerships (NPP) and the South Downs National Park to finance one of the UK's largest woodland creation projects through carbon markets, in a move designed to accelerate nature restoration while generating credits. Read MoreTop
VCM REPORT: CORSIA futures rebound above $10/t as market awaits crunch EU decision
Benchmark ICE CORSIA Phase 1 futures rebounded above $10 per tonne last week as sources noted the slump down from nearly $20/t since the end of last year may not be as bad as some fear. Read MoreTop
Major Japanese manufacturer signs partnership with conservation organisation
A Japanese consumer electronics manufacturer and a conservation group have signed an agreement to promote domestic biodiversity initiatives and nature positivity through 2030, according to a Monday statement. Read MoreTop
EU’s Ribera urges China to back IMO net zero shipping deal by December
The European Commission’s executive vice president, Teresa Ribera, on Monday urged governments to clinch a “meaningful agreement” on the IMO’s net zero emissions framework for shipping at a key committee meeting in December, calling on China in particular to move from declarations to delivery on climate action at sea. Read MoreTop
COMMENT: Building the carbon markets of tomorrow – Singapore’s blueprint
Singapore is building an integrated carbon market ecosystem that fills financing, innovation, and demand gaps, positioning itself as Asia's hub for scaling high-integrity carbon projects and Article 6 markets. Read MoreTop
