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Carbon Pulse continues to strengthen reporting teams with new hires, promotions
Carbon Pulse has further strengthened its team of carbon market, climate policy, nature, and biodiversity reporters with a series of new hires and internal promotions. Read MoreTop
US Senate bill aims at reversing federal vehicle emissions regulations
A bill looking to overhaul transportation choices for consumers and vehicle emissions standards was introduced in the US Senate earlier this week. Read MoreTop
Embattled project developer C-Quest Capital files for Chapter 7 bankruptcy
Embattled carbon project developer C-Quest Capital and its affiliated entities this week filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in a Delaware court, citing financial distress and insufficient capital to sustain operations. Read MoreTop
Alberta predicts first budget deficit since 2021 amid US tariff uncertainty, TIER revenues tank
Canada’s provincial energy powerhouse is taking no chances on potential US energy tariffs with a new budget that leaves room for their implementation, though revenues from its carbon market are forecasted to take a roughly 50% hit. Read MoreTop
Washington lawmakers seek to solidify farm fuel exemption requirements under CCA
A bipartisan group of Washington legislators this month introduced a bill to direct the state’s Department of Energy (ECY) to establish reporting requirements for the sale of exempt fuels used for agricultural purposes under the Climate Commitment Act (CCA). Read MoreTop
ANALYSIS: Growing uncertainty around CORSIA participation leaves EU in a quandary
Growing uncertainty around the participation of large aviation demand centres in CORSIA may leave the EU in a quandary over how to enforce sectoral decarbonisation to meet its own climate goals, new Carbon Pulse analysis has found. Read MoreTop
Experts push for climate dividend schemes as pressure mounts on ETS revenue spending
European climate policy advocates are calling on EU member states to implement environmental dividend schemes as a socially just way to distribute revenues from the bloc's Emissions Trading System (ETS), as experts point to significant shortcomings in Italy. Read MoreTop
Domestic cross-border CCS adoption hindered by political, economic, and regulatory hurdles -report
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects in China and the US face governance challenges as regional interests, local protectionism, and fragmented regulations hinder CO2 transport and storage across domestic boundaries, a report released Friday has revealed. Read MoreTop
Alberta addresses issue of “zero-emitting” facilities
Alberta’s environment ministry discussed the incidence of “zero-emitting” facilities under its programme to address industrial GHG emissions, among a suite of other updates in an annual stakeholder workshop Friday. Read MoreTop
Proposed forestry project in Malaysia under fire from activists, local communities
A proposed avoided deforestation and new plantation project in Malaysia has come under fire from activists and Indigenous peoples for failing to gather free-prior and informed consent and encroaching on native customary rights (NCR). Read MoreTop
CFTC: CCA, WCA, LFS driven by legislative certainty amidst regulatory uncertainty
A mixture of legislative certainty and regulatory uncertainty drove investor sentiment across California Carbon Allowance (CCA), Washington Carbon Allowance (WCA), and Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LFS) futures and options holdings, latest figures from the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) showed Friday. Read MoreTop
BRIEFING: Advocates challenge California ARB's request for staffing boost
California environmental groups are challenging a funding request from state regulator ARB that the agency says would be used to increase staffing and help establish the state’s carbon management deployment strategy. Read MoreTop
EU's Clean Industrial Deal falling short of much-needed "radical change", steelmakers say
The European Commission’s proposal for a Clean Industrial Deal, unveiled on Wednesday, contains laudable initiatives but falls short of “structural solutions” to issues like trade, high energy prices and the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), said steel association Eurofer. Read MoreTop
Dutch climate fund secures €150 mln for green hydrogen
A Netherlands-based fund this week announced the formation of a green hydrogen blended finance fund, securing an initial €150 million from European donors. Read MoreTop
