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California opens revised corporate climate disclosure rules for public comment
California regulator ARB on Monday opened proposed revisions to the state’s corporate climate disclosure rules for public comment through Aug. 11, including a three-month delay to the first emissions reporting deadline and additional flexibility for companies during the initial reporting year. Read MoreTop
IETA CEO Forrister to step down, search launched for successor
Dirk Forrister will step down as president and CEO of IETA after 14 years at the helm, the carbon markets trade body announced on Monday. Read MoreTop
Euro Markets: EUAs follow morning stability with afternoon drop amid falling energy markets
After a relatively calm morning in which prices traded either side of Friday's close, European carbon allowances weakened steadily during the afternoon, dropping by €1.50 by the close as the market absorbed a significant lessening of hostilities in the Middle East over the weekend that prompted energy markets to fall steeply, while the onset of the peak holiday season and continuing digestion of the EU ETS reform package appeared to take priority. Read MoreTop
EU ETS must work better for electrification to succeed -study
Europe's push to electrify heavy industry will falter unless policymakers narrow the cost gap between electricity and fossil fuels, including via the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS), according to a new study for the European Commission. Read MoreTop
ExxonMobil files legal challenge against EU’s CO2 storage obligation
US oil major ExxonMobil has launched a legal challenge against the EU’s Net Zero Industry Act (NZIA), filing a “notice of dispute” under the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) over an obligation on fossil fuel producers to develop CO2 storage capacity in line with their oil and gas output in Europe. Read MoreTop
Carbon pricing on road transport has uneven impact across Europe, study finds
The EU's upcoming Emissions Trading System for road transport and heating fuels (ETS2) will disproportionately impact lower-income western European households, with fair revenue recycling required to mitigate this, according to new research. Read MoreTop
Ratings agencies apply to be regulated under EU ESG framework
Three carbon ratings agencies have confirmed they have made formal submissions to be regulated under the bloc's first dedicated framework for ESG and sustainability-related ratings activity. Read MoreTop
Europe's wildfires could justify triggering LULUCF 'emergency brake'
This year's wildfire season in Europe is already exceeding previous record trends, officials have warned, potentially opening the door for affected EU member states to activate a safety valve that eases their carbon sink obligations under the bloc's regulation on land use, land use change, and forestry (LULUCF). Read MoreTop
French CDR group calls for roadmap to deliver 22 mln tonnes of removals by 2050
France should develop a dedicated carbon removal (CDR) roadmap and introduce measures to stimulate demand if it is to deliver the roughly 22 million tonnes of CO2 of annual technological removals envisaged under its newly adopted low-carbon strategy, an industry association has said. Read MoreTop
INTERVIEW: Polish climate minister draws red lines in EU ETS reform talks
One week after the European Commission unveiled its legislative proposal to reform the EU’s Emissions Trading System (ETS), Carbon Pulse sat down with Polish climate state secretary Krzysztof Bolesta to discuss Warsaw’s priorities in the upcoming talks. Read MoreTop
DRC's flagship green corridor mostly overlaps with oil blocks, mining concessions -Greenpeace
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) flagship conservation initiative largely overlaps with oil blocks and mining concessions, according to a Greenpeace Africa policy briefing, which calls for the area to be declared a “No-Go Zone” for new extractive activities. Read MoreTop
Verra launches new registry powered by commodity house to improve user experience
Verra has launched its new registry powered by a global commodity insights provider, marking a transition to a more integrated user experience that it says meets the needs of the growing carbon market. Read MoreTop
Asian nations scale up mangrove commitments, unveil global initiatives
The International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem, observed annually on July 26, saw Asian nations announce new commitments to coastal restoration and highlight ongoing efforts to protect the vital coastal forests. Read MoreTop
Biochar study aims to bridge permanence methods, models 99% carbon retention after 1,000 years
A new study has linked biological and thermochemical methods for assessing biochar permanence, estimating that an inertinite-rich biochar could retain 99% of its carbon after a millennium under a conservative modelling scenario. Read MoreTop
