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- Mon 23:00An Australian robotics company has secured A$16 million ($10.4 mln) to expand its rollout of novel climate tech that reduces emissions by cleaning ships hulls, it announced.
- Mon 22:34Brazil’s gross greenhouse gas emissions fell by 16.7% in 2024 compared with 2023, according to estimates released on Monday by a civil society organisation - yet is off track to meet its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) goals.
- Mon 22:06Food supply chains – Sustainability data firm HowGood has aligned its 3.98 mln product carbon footprints with the Partnership for Carbon Transparency (PACT) approach to standardise emissions data across the global food industry. The move, validated by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), allows manufacturers and retailers to exchange verified, interoperable carbon data in line with the Greenhouse Gas Protocol and ISO 14067. HowGood said the alignment will help companies compare footprints consistently and accelerate decarbonisation across agricultural and food supply chains.
- Mon 21:47The world has less than a 5% chance of limiting global warming to below the 2C target of the Paris Agreement before the end of the century, according to a new model.
- Prices rallied last week as optimism surged ahead of COP30 and the market started the typical uptick in demand for credits in the fourth quarter to cover annual emissions.
- ICAO has published the CORSIA sectoral growth factor for 2024, which should translate to robust demand for carbon credits eligible for the offsetting scheme, after last year's aviation emissions across participating states was calculated at 60 million tonnes above the agreed baseline.
- Mon 15:35Global warming is accelerating as land and ocean carbon sinks reach critical limits, threatening to narrow the remaining carbon budget, according to a new scientific assessment released ahead of COP30 in Belem.
- Mon 14:33The Norwegian government has proposed cutting more than half a billion kroner from international climate and environmental initiatives in its draft 2026 state budget.
- Mon 14:27Small Island Developing States (SIDS) remain in the early stages of implementing carbon pricing policies, despite its growing role as a tool to steer investment in climate action, according to a recent UN-backed report.
- Mon 14:16City finance needs - Urban climate flows remain far below the $4.5 trillion a year they need to cut emissions and adapt to climate change, according to a report by non-profit CDP. Mayors and urban leaders are therefore calling on national governments and development finance institutions to increase public investment for city finance to at least $800 bln a year by 2030. This funding would cover around 20% of what cities need, which means private sector investment will have to be crowded in, too, the report said.
- Mon 14:11
Remix the Gas Metrics - Agricultural organisations from 14 countries have called on UNFCCC parties to adopt a split gas approach for reporting long-lived and short-lived GHG emissions. They argue that the current GWP100 metric overstates constant methane emissions' warming effect by three to four times, while understating new sources by four to five times, over 20 years. The coalition wants separate targets for biogenic methane versus CO2 and N2O in NDCs and inventories. Uruguay has already set a split gas NDC, demonstrating best practice the groups say others should follow.
- Mon 14:11The Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development of the Republic of Djibouti has announced the creation of a national framework to implement Article 6, which will enable it to start international carbon trading under the Paris Agreement.
- Mon 13:54It's official - China on Monday officially submitted its third NDC, pledging to cut economy-wide net GHG emissions by 7-10% from peak levels. The NDC was first announced in September by Chinese President Xi Jinping. The pledge, while introducing absolute emissions reduction targets for the first time, reflects Beijing's cautious approach to climate action, as the government did not specify a specific base year. The world's largest emitting nation should be capable of peaking its coal power and power sector emissions this year, but tighter controls are needed, Greenpeace has estimated.
- Mon 13:52EU member states have added a clause to revise the 2040 climate target if forests and other natural sinks absorb less CO2, according to the latest compromise text prepared ahead of decisive talks on Tuesday.
- Mon 13:38Cabo Verde is preparing to put the Article 6 carbon trading framework in motion next year, with a focus on using international deals to advance clean energy, according to the country's latest Paris Agreement commitment.
- Mon 13:37A clean cooking carbon project developer has announced plans to expand its programme to additional African countries, it said Monday.
- Mon 12:56
Japan-gladesh forum - The Paris Agreement Article 6 Implementation Partnership (A6IP) Center, in collaboration the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), will host a forum on Dec. 7, 2025 in Dhaka. The hybrid event will focus on promoting Article 6 implementation through JCM projects, and will feature business pitches, technologies, and matchmaking sessions between Japanese and Bangladeshi stakeholders.
- Mon 12:55Green light - The IPCC has approved the scientific content for the 2027 Methodology Report on Carbon Dioxide Removal Technologies and Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage during its 63rd Plenary session in Lima, Peru last week. This decision sets the stage for expert nominations and the next steps in report production. The panel also confirmed the 2026 workplan for the three Working Group contributions to the Seventh Assessment Report (AR7), which will cover physical science, impacts, and mitigation.
- Mon 12:54COP30 confirms 170 countries - Brazil’s presidency confirmed that over 170 countries are now accredited for COP30, local media reported last week. However, the US and Argentina have yet to confirm their participation. The Trump administration has confirmed that it will not send any high-level representatives, marking an unprecedented absence for the global superpower. While previous administrations, including George W. Bush’s and Trump’s own first term, dispatched delegations despite limited engagement on climate issues, this year’s summit will see no comparable American presence. Trump has repeatedly dismissed the climate crisis as a “hoax” and a “con job” and has pledged to withdraw the US from the Paris Agreement. The Leaders' Summit, scheduled for Nov. 6-7, will see 143 delegations, including 57 heads of state and 39 ministers. Brazilian President Lula will chair the opening plenary session.
- Political sensibilities at COP30 could colour discussion and implementation of last year’s Article 6 rulebook, as “fairly dry” bureaucratic matters play out muted versions of old debates, according to observers and officials.
- Mon 05:57The Cambodian government has launched a national carbon registry to manage and record credits generated from the country’s carbon projects.
- Mon 04:18Chilling stuff - European negotiators say they were subjected to direct personal threats by US officials during fractious talks over a proposed global levy on maritime emissions, according to accounts shared with Politico. The confrontation occurred at last month’s International Maritime Organization (IMO) meeting in London, where the US successfully pushed to delay a plan to introduce a carbon tax on shipping emissions by one year — a move widely viewed as a major victory for Washington and a setback for climate advocates. European Commission officials said American delegates and embassy staff used “unprecedented” pressure tactics, including summoning negotiators to the US Embassy and threatening business retaliation, visa revocations, and personal consequences for delegates and their families. “Our negotiators had never seen this before in any international talks,” one EU official said. Several European diplomats reportedly returned home shaken after the exchanges. The threats formed part of a wider campaign by the Trump administration to block the measure, which President Donald Trump argued would unfairly penalise US shipping interests. Ahead of the talks, the US issued a joint statement from the Secretaries of State, Transportation, and Energy warning of tariffs, port fees, visa restrictions, and potential sanctions against officials supporting “activist-driven" climate policies. While most EU countries backed the emissions levy, Greece and Cyprus broke ranks, with Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis insisting his government’s decision to support a postponement was made independently of US pressure. Observers described the US campaign as unusually aggressive, with Energy Secretary Chris Wright and Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins reportedly calling more than 20 governments to press them to oppose the measure. Caribbean and small island nations were also said to have faced tariff threats. Vanuatu’s Climate Minister Ralph Regenvanu told Politico that island states faced “relentless pressure", while academic observer Christiaan De Beukelaer said the intimidation “created an atmosphere of fear” that disrupted the negotiation process. The US State Department declined to discuss the reported threats, but Secretary of State Marco Rubio later defended the outcome in a Wall Street Journal op-ed, saying the US-led coalition had successfully blocked “unaccountable bureaucratic schemes” at the IMO.
- Mon 03:58Nigeria has approved a new national carbon market framework and the operationalisation of its climate change fund, in a move President Bola Tinubu said would help unlock up to $3 billion annually in carbon finance as the country prepares to outline its climate strategy at this month’s UN climate summit in Brazil.
- Mon 03:27
This is a call - The UK PACT (Partnering for Accelerated Climate Transitions) programme has opened a new funding call in Brazil to support climate policy and governance initiatives that strengthen the implementation of the country’s climate plan and just transition agenda. The Brazil-UK PACT Climate Policy and Governance Call for Proposals seeks one project that will enhance coordination between federal and subnational governments — including states, metropolitan regions, municipalities, and the Federal District — to align Brazil’s Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) priorities with local climate strategies. Applications close on Dec. 15, 2025. Eligible applicants include local and international NGOs, think tanks, academic institutions, consultancies, professional associations, UN agencies, and private sector entities. The selected initiative will work with the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change’s Department of Governance and Coordination to:
- Strengthen federative climate governance and the coherence of Brazil’s climate plan implementation.
- Support the translation of national targets into actionable subnational plans.
- Build public-sector and stakeholder capacity to lead climate action.
- Enhance collaboration and dialogue between levels of government.
- Develop indicators, tools, and mechanisms for monitoring and evaluating the climate plan.
- Map and assess existing subnational climate policies, integrating gender equality, disability, and social inclusion (GEDSI) principles.
- Propose methods for harmonising planning, implementation, and reporting frameworks across jurisdictions.
Applicants are expected to prioritise a set of subnational governments based on mitigation potential, adaptation synergies (especially within the AdaptaCidades programme), and the long-term sustainability of the intervention. The call, developed in consultation with Brazil’s Ministry of Environment, reflects the UK government’s ongoing support for technical assistance and capacity-building to strengthen Brazil’s multi-level climate governance architecture.
- Mon 02:40CEOs of Saudi state-backed companies said last week that a “balanced” energy transition adds new energies without necessarily replacing old ones, reviving questions about Paris Agreement parties’ domestic commitment to fossil fuel phase-down in the lead-up to COP30 this month.
