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- Sun 23:24New Zealand’s ETS settings will still need to accord with the country’s domestic emissions budgets and long-term goals, the Ministry for the Environment (MfE) said, in an attempt to improve sentiment after weeks of volatility.
- Sun 22:59A coalition of organisations and businesses have written to the European Commission on Friday urging them not to water down the EU's carbon border fee before it kicks in financially next year, amid increasing pressure from some companies and countries to do so.
- Sun 21:32Canadian CDR buff – Non-profit climate tech investor NorthX has announced C$1 mln ($710,000) for two BC-based companies developing new solutions to decarbonise heavy industry and grow the province's clean economy. Vertogen Technologies’s Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) Accelerator shortens organic waste conversion to biogas by up to 90%, with the potential to cut typical production times from more than 20 days to less than two. NorthX's investment will support Vertogen in expanding pilot testing and deploying its RNG Accelerator at a wastewater treatment plant in BC. Rockburst's CoreBurst technology uses pressurised CO2 to fracture rock from within, aiming to cut energy use in mineral processing by up to 50% compared to traditional methods, while storing CO2 in the process. NorthX’s investment will help the company further pilot its technology.
- Sun 01:31Costa Rica’s 202-35 Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) presents carbon markets as crucial for closing the country's climate financing gap, increasing Paris Agreement Article 6 role in its mitigation strategy.
- Sun 00:45The Brazilian COP30 presidency is passing the negotiations on the four big issues - finance, climate and trade, the gap in ambition, and transparency reporting - over to ministers on Monday, Andre Correa do Lago announced at the closing of the first week of talks.
- Sun 00:26Provincial government proponents of the flagship Argentinian jurisdictional forestry initiative, structured under Verra’s Jurisdictional and Nested REDD+ (JNR) framework, remain optimistic about receiving a Letter of Authorisation (LoA) to issue credits eligible for CORSIA due to support from potential buyers.
- Sun 00:04Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is expected to sign a decree Monday that will open public consultation on the country’s carbon capture and storage (CCS) law, key architects of the process said on the sidelines of COP30.
- Sun 00:01Developed countries met the $100 billion annual climate finance target in 2023, though eight contributors failed to deliver their fair share, according to a new analysis released Sunday.
- Sat 23:17The only representative of the US federal government to attend the international climate conference in Belem told a full audience on Saturday that the Senate is making progress on a bipartisan carbon pricing scheme.
- Sat 23:14The cost of deploying clean cooking projects has jumped as developers face tougher monitoring requirements and slower investment flows, cookstove developers said at a COP30 side-event in Belem on Saturday, warning the sector risks being priced out of climate finance.
- Sat 22:54Japan is accelerating work to promote its bilateral Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM), as the development of the country's emissions trading scheme should drive demand for international carbon credits, an official said.
- Sat 22:44An Article 6.8 text on ‘non-market approaches’ will be punted from a technical body to negotiators – “held hostage” by the same countries seeking to codify nature-based solutions (NbS) within the Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism (PACM), an observer told Carbon Pulse.
- Sat 22:43Australia’s position choosing not to participate in Article 6 markets is a missed opportunity if it wants to lead climate negotiators at COP31 next year, according to some experts, while others are urging it to focus on other efforts to reduce emissions at home and abroad.
- Sat 22:32Multiple European countries have called for carbon pricing signals to be included in a potential roadmap to transition the world away from fossil fuels, which is gaining traction at the UN climate summit in Belem, as sources also warned of pressure to weaken language in a cover decision the Brazilian presidency is said to be preparing.
- Sat 21:27Brazil opened at COP30 its new international forum for addressing climate-related trade issues, receiving support from several countries and organisations as it seeks to alleviate tensions around the incoming proliferation of global carbon tariffs.
- Sat 21:20The Green Climate Fund (GCF) on Saturday announced plans for 14 new 'country platforms', adding to pre-existing initiatives with Brazil and the Caribbean, and embodying a nationally-led, programmatic approach to climate finance, according to an expert at a UK-based think tank.
- Sat 21:06Demand for Internationally Transferred Mitigation Outcomes (ITMOs) under Article 6 should hit around 200 million tonnes by the end of the decade, according to a policy expert, based on submitted 2030 Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs).
- Indonesia plans to launch an international roadshow to showcase its forestry credits to potential investors and buyers before the end of the year, a senior forestry official told Carbon Pulse, in a move that he said could operationalise the export of the country's offsets.
- Demand for carbon credits that qualify under emerging compliance schemes is outpacing limited supply, putting pressure on the voluntary market as countries ramp up Paris Agreement Article 6 activity, according to a project developer.
- Sat 19:43Carbon pricing and markets are a significant part of the solution to keeping global warming to Paris Agreement limits, a senior member of the International Energy Agency (IEA) told a side event at COP30 on Saturday.
- Sat 19:35Brazil officially initiated its new coalition on compliance carbon markets on Saturday at COP30 as six new countries joined the initiative.
- Sat 18:43The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has announced plans to invest up to $2.5 billion in Azerbaijan over the next five years as part of a new partnership strategy running from 2025 to 2029, which includes spending on energy transition solutions in the country.
- Sat 18:13Ethiopia intends to show that Africa is more than just a victim of climate change, but a source of solutions when it hosts the COP32 climate talks in 2027, the country's planning minister said at COP30 in Belem on Saturday.
- Sat 17:56The Global Clean Power Alliance (GCPA) has launched Saturday a new international mission aimed at strengthening the supply chains that underpin the shift to clean energy.
- Some of the world’s largest oil and gas producers are urging major reforms to the voluntary carbon market, arguing that the use of "high-quality" credits is now essential for meeting global climate goals and should be used more widely and flexibly by companies.
- Sat 16:29South Korea has officially released a five-year emissions allowance allocation plan that will determine the sentiment in the national carbon market towards 2030.
- Day 6 at COP30 in Belem. The summit is edging towards clarity on the negotiations side as talks hit half-time. Plenaries and press conferences across the day are expected to provide detail on what exactly Brazil wants to achieve over these two weeks, with finance and transition away from fossil fuels among the priority topics being discussed in closed-door meetings between the presidency and parties.
- Sat 05:30An India-based enhanced rock weathering (ERW) start-up on Saturday claimed to have issued Asia’s largest batch of ERW removal credits to a Japanese shipping major.
- Fri 23:37A large developer of direct air capture (DAC) addressed ongoing efforts to collaborate with the Canadian government to export carbon credits from CDR projects in the country, during a side event on Friday at the UN international climate conference.
- Fri 23:29Hope is quietly building up in Belem that COP30 will end with a decision to begin work on a roadmap for shifting out fossil fuels, in a move that would bypass the recent opposition from a few oil- and gas-heavy countries.
- Fri 23:21An aircraft manufacturing giant has signed a 100,000-tonne carbon removal (CDR) deal with a California-based bio-oil company.
- Fri 23:17The World Resources Institute (WRI) launched on Friday, during COP30 in Belem, a new fund that aims to structure the value chain for restoration and incentivize assisted natural regeneration in Brazil.
- Fri 23:03After Congress revoked California’s EV mandate, states may still have the option to drive EV adoption and electrification by implementing low-carbon fuel standards (LCFS), experts said Friday.
- Fri 22:52Researchers have produced an AI-powered global 2020 natural forest map, offering a consistent probabilistic baseline that can be applied directly to monitoring needs under the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) and other conservation frameworks, the authors said.
- Fri 22:32Climate committee cut – Vancouver, BC, Mayor Ken Sim’s proposed Zero Means Zero 2026 budget would cut funding for the city’s planning, urban design, and sustainability departments by 14%, prompting concerns from opposition councillors and sustainability advocates that the plan could effectively dismantle the municipality’s sustainability and climate team. While the mayor’s office has released only a broad 20-page outline and has not confirmed specific staffing changes, some councillors said the cuts could lead to hundreds of job losses and the relocation or departure of climate staff, weakening Vancouver’s leadership on urban sustainability. (National Observer)
- Fri 22:31
Gavin's gasoline headache – California Governor Gavin Newsom said state regulators are making progress on managing the closure of two gasoline-producing refineries in the next six months, including the Valero Benicia facility, Politico reported. Speaking at UN climate talks in Brazil, Newsom said a task force led by California Energy Commission Vice Chair Siva Gunda would announce measures in the coming weeks. The oil industry and policymakers are monitoring efforts to prevent gasoline price destabilisation from the abrupt capacity loss.
- Fri 22:30Going for grids – The COP30 presidency has formally mandated the Green Grids Initiative (GGI) to establish a council to coordinate the drive forward of plans to expand and improve resilience of power grids, the UK and Australian-led initiative said in a press release on Friday. The new body will coordinate international assistance for grids, including technical support. GGI’s Climate Finance Principles – also endorsed by the Brazilian COP30 presidency – aim to help unlock investment for grid infrastructure in emerging economies and have been developed in consultation with global banks. The grid expansion plans are a core pillar of the COP30 Action Agenda, the GGI added, and the group will also up its advocacy efforts for the Global Energy Storage and Grids Pledge through to COP31.
- The city-state of Singapore is engaging with industry and academic partners as a “student” of marine carbon removal (mCDR), as part of its consideration of several decarbonisation pathways to net zero, a government official shared on the sidelines of COP30.
- Fri 22:25
Wind deal blown away – Rhode Island Energy has terminated contract negotiations with SouthCoast Wind to purchase 200 MW of offshore wind power, reported Rhode Island Current. The company cited federal uncertainty after the Trump administration revoked a key permit for the 1,200 MW project south of Martha's Vineyard. The deal would have powered 125,000 homes and follows over a year of stalled negotiations. Massachusetts continues talks for the remaining capacity. The setback threatens thousands of union jobs and Rhode Island's decarbonisation goals under the 2021 Act on Climate Law.
- Fri 22:22New evergreen deal – The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) has signed an MoU with the Global EverGreening Alliance (GEA) to advance nature-based solutions, climate resilience, and sustainable landscapes, the Seoul-based intergovernmental organisation said on Friday. The projects will deliver climate and biodiversity outcomes, as well as improving livelihoods, it added, and seek to strengthen enabling conditions for voluntary carbon market efforts. The two partners will cooperate on GEA’s Restore Africa programme, which is aiming to restore 1.8 mln ha across the continent, as well as its Green Up to Cool Down initiative, which is aiming to capture 20 MtCO2e per year by 2050. GGGI added that the two are also already cooperating on an initiative in the Philippines to restore 137,000 ha and unlock $5 mln for agroforestry and bamboo-based value chains.
- Fri 22:21Funding fallout – International climate advocacy organisation 350.org will pause its US and international operations after reporting a 25% drop in income for its 2025-26 fiscal years, according to a letter obtained by Politico. Executive Director Anne Jellema said the funding shortfall, combined with a difficult political environment for environmental organisations under President Donald Trump, forced the group to suspend most programming while retaining three US staff members to preserve the possibility of future work.
- Fri 22:19Transitioning Colombia – The Mitigation Action Facility (MAF) has awarded €16.8 mln to a sustainable power project in Colombia, led by the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI). In a press release on Friday, the Seoul-based organisation said that its project – which will expand renewables and improve energy reliability across the South American country – supports Colombia’s implementation of its Nationally Determined Contribution. The project will begin in 2026 and is estimated to lead to nearly 834,000 tCO2e of emissions reductions over a decade.
- Fri 22:17A coalition of Asian and Global South groups on Friday called on Japan to withdraw its promotion of co-firing and carbon storage projects under the Tokyo-led Asia Zero Emissions Community (AZEC), which could lock countries into dependence on fossil fuels.
- Fri 22:14The US Chamber of Commerce and allied business groups have asked the US Supreme Court (SCOTUS) to halt California’s new corporate climate disclosure statutes, alleging the rules amount to compelled speech.
- Fri 21:38The metrics for measuring progress on global goals for adapting to climate change should not be a burden on the countries feeling the biggest impacts, Africa’s lead negotiator at COP30 said on Friday.
- A major exchange operator, in collaboration with a specialist advisory firm, opened pre-registration on Friday for a new platform designed to increase transparency on the future supply of durable carbon removal (CDR) credits.
- A lack of penalties or public accountability for Article 6.2 reporting flagged by the UNFCCC for inconsistencies compromises market integrity and is unlikely to be rectified anytime soon, sources close to COP30 negotiations have told Carbon Pulse.
- Fri 20:58The Brazilian Treasury announced on Friday a new line of financing that aims to incentivise investments in bioeconomy, sustainable tourism, and infrastructure in the Amazon rainforest.
- Fri 20:44The World Bank and WWF have announced the creation of an Indigenous-governed financial institution in Colombia’s Amazon region, aimed at directing revenues from carbon credits and other sustainable activities straight to local communities, they said on Friday.
- Rules around crediting projects under the new Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism (PACM) represent the "biggest fear" for many forest carbon developers, one supplier told a side event at COP30, who continue to worry about being shut out of Article 6 by what they see as overly stringent rules on land-based activities.
- Fri 20:13COP30: EXCLUSIVE – Brazilian developer, ecological institute partner for restoration carbon projectsA Brazilian project developer and ecological institute have sealed at COP30 a partnership for carbon and forest restoration projects, starting in the country’s Atlantic Forest.
- Fri 20:11Venue shopping – Louisiana, along with two of its coastal parishes, filed a brief with the US Supreme Court this week arguing that it should reject a request from Chevron, ExxonMobil, and other fossil fuel companies to shift their suit from state court to federal court. The local governments have sued the energy companies under a state coastal protection law that seeks to hold them liable for destruction of the state’s coastline, E&E News reported. The companies’ request follows a growing trend in which fossil fuel companies seek to shift climate-related suits from state to the federal circuit, where they expect more favourable treatment.
Stink to cash – Ontario has welcomed a C$165 mln ($117.6 mln) investment by the Convertus Group to build a cutting-edge biofuel facility in the York Region. The plant is expected to process 200,000 tonnes of organic waste annually into renewable natural gas (RNG), aiming to cut 15,000 tCO2e yearly. Crucially, the facility will be Canada’s first to integrate CO2 liquefaction technology, capturing process emissions and converting them into food-grade liquid CO2 for industrial use. The provincial government supported the project with C$2 mln in funding, positioning the region as a leader in waste-to-energy and circular economy solutions.
- Fri 20:02Environmental organisations are split on Canada's 2025 federal budget, with some critical of its implications for nature and others suggesting it creates a window of opportunity for developing more credible afforestation, reforestation, and restoration (ARR) projects in Canada while reducing the burden on taxpayers.
- Fri 19:48Carbon removal (CDR) credits are becoming a vital financial lever for deploying carbon capture, utilisation, and storage (CCUS) projects in economies that lack robust carbon pricing mechanisms or public subsidies, industry experts said Friday.
- Fri 19:30Public-private jurisdictional REDD+ (J-REDD+) buyers’ club LEAF Coalition has approved the Dominican Republic (DR) as a supplier country, the first from the Caribbean, it was announced at COP30.
- The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) launched a fund this week, targeting about $30 million for three pilot projects that aim to connect displaced communities in Uganda and Rwanda with revenue from global carbon markets.
- Fri 17:55Germany is unlikely to announce funding for the Brazilian-led tropical forest fund during COP30, as it needs more time to finalise financing details, the country’s state secretary told Carbon Pulse on Friday on the sidelines of the conference in Belem.
- Fri 17:52Prices in China's national emissions market over the past week climbed to RMB 60 ($8.44), the highest since mid-September, amid growing demand for permits.
- Fri 17:46Next year’s revision of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) will see a slight easing of the annual decrease in allowances withdrawn from the market – a move aimed at reducing pressure on energy-intensive industries and encouraging them to invest in decarbonisation, a senior EU official said.
- Fri 17:43The top Democrat on the US Senate Environment and Public Works Committee arrived in Belem to ensure nations are prepared to implement the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) despite foreseen pressure from the US.
- Fri 17:29Brazil’s forthcoming emissions trading system (ETS) is drawing attention from domestic investors, with a $2.7 billion asset manager envisioning rising demand for carbon credits generated from its pipeline.
- Fri 17:11European carbon prices recorded their third weekly increase despite ending Friday with a 0.5% decline as the market drifted amid the competing pressures of sharply lower equities and firming energy prices.
- Guidance on bilateral sovereign carbon credit agreements under Article 6.2 could once again be on the negotiating table at COP30 this year, should select parties have their way, sources told Carbon Pulse.
- Fri 16:47Oil and gas producers around the world are making progress in measuring, publicly reporting, and independently verifying their GHG emissions, two years after forming a charter that pledges to accelerate emissions cuts.
- A draft decision text on Article 6.4, published Friday at COP30, contains provisions that would see parties reopen a baseline standard for crediting Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism (PACM) activities to avoid discouraging nature-based carbon project development, which negotiators and observers expect to now be heavily contested as talks heat up in Belem.
- Fri 16:33Early talks to form a new government in the Netherlands hinge on parties’ ability to resolve persistent crises around nitrogen pollution and the congested power grid, as experts look to a new era of climate policy.
- Fri 16:21A survey was launched on Thursday to gather feedback from professionals in the carbon accounting sector on data-sharing practices.
- Fri 16:10Malta’s state-owned utility Enemalta is pursuing legal action to recover €60 million worth of EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) allowances after a carbon trading deal with a Swiss intermediary failed to deliver, local media reported Monday.
- Fri 16:01Airlines have scooped up 1 million Guyanese REDD credits at a fixed price of $22.55/tonne in the IATA-backed CORSIA auction that ran between Aug. 18 and Oct. 3.
- Fri 15:25Reforestation projects planting numerous, native species in the correct order will hold more carbon than monocultures in the long term and bounce back better after disturbances, according to a scientist at an international forestry company.
- Fri 14:59Two France-based organisations have partnered to develop a biodiversity certificate methodology tailored to the agricultural sector.
- Fri 14:54Talks at COP30 should address the integrity and sustainability of new technologies and artificial intelligence (AI) tools that are set to play a key role in nature monitoring in the near future, the chief nature strategist at a UK-based intelligence company told Carbon Pulse.
- Fri 14:35Heavy rains and prolonged dry spells during India’s 2025 monsoon season disrupted biochar field trials in Maharashtra, limiting effectiveness in some plots but demonstrating benefits in others, a Denmark-based project developer said Friday.
- Fri 14:16Russian GHG verifier named – Kept Verification LLC has received international accreditation from the Global Accreditation Bureau for the validation and verification of greenhouse gas claims, the Russian carbon registry announced on Friday. The newly accredited service enables clients’ greenhouse gas statements to gain international recognition, meeting ISO 14065:2020 and ISO/IEC 17029:2019 standards. The company will provide accredited services across sectors including energy, oil and gas, metallurgy, manufacturing, petrochemicals, transport, mining, waste management, agriculture, and forestry.
- Canada biochar facility down – Carbonity’s Port-Cartier biochar facility has been temporary closed since Oct. 31 after a computer system update caused a technical issue that strained equipment, according to general manager Patrick Girard. The problem has since been fixed, but the company is using the downtime for maintenance and process optimisation following lessons learned since production began in February. No timeline has been given for restarting operations. The plant, Canada’s first industrial biochar site, plans to produce 10,000 tonnes next year using forest residues supplied by Groupe Remabec. (ICI Radio‑Canada)
- Fri 14:10Comparable climate and environment data from non-state actors such as companies should drive the development of national transition plans, an environmental transparency NGO said in a new report.
- Fri 14:08Malaysia should introduce a fixed-rate carbon tax as an initial step before transitioning to an emissions trading system, according to a white paper published on Friday.
- Fri 12:09Call for removal experts - The UK has been invited by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) to nominate experts for participation in the production of the 2027 IPCC Methodology Report on Carbon Dioxide Removal Technologies, CCUS for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories, the government announced on Friday. The call for experts will close at midnight on Dec. 7, 2025. Further details here on how to apply.
- Fri 12:00Industry groups in China and the EU have signed agreements at COP30 with a global certification body to align carbon accounting and classification methodologies, in a move that could ease trade in low-emission steel between two of the world’s biggest producers.
- Day 5 at COP30 in Belem. Nature and carbon are firmly on Friday's agenda across side events at the summit, and negotiators on Article 6 were also said to have enjoyed calmer talks on Thursday, though after a new text on crediting Paris projects landed overnight, it now seems reopening adopted work on the new crediting mechanism may be back on the table at the conference.
- Fri 11:52Governments have pledged more than $234 million to a new World Bank initiative that was set up after COP28 to tackle flaring from natural gas production and rising methane emissions.
- Fri 11:23Environmental groups have raised alarm over plans to extend state aid compensation under the EU’s Emissions Trading System (ETS), warning it could undermine the EU carbon market and jeopardise funding for genuine climate action.
- Fri 10:30A WWF study has revealed that forest protection commitments remain insufficient in the latest Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and Biennial Transparency Reports (BTRs).
- Fri 10:10A coalition of forestry companies has advanced its efforts to create a unified approach for valuing nature, identifying a specific set of ecosystem services that will be prioritised under this initiative.
- Fri 08:43India’s leading carbon credit developer and supplier, EKI Energy Services, has reported another steep quarterly loss as a collapse in carbon credit trading and weak project generation revenues continued to weigh on the company’s financial performance.
- Fri 07:28A volatile day of trading in the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme saw prices trade in a wide NZ$10 ($5.68) band on Friday, before closing the day up 9%, with some attributing the lift to comments from the country’s climate minister late on Thursday.
- Fri 05:00More than 1,600 fossil fuel lobbyists have been accredited for the COP30 climate talks in Belem, giving the sector the largest presence it has held at any UN climate summit, according to an analysis published Friday.
- Fri 04:51Turkish delight – The Asian Development Bank has agreed $3 bln of project financing for Turkiye in 2026 and 2027, it said in a press release on Thursday. The cash will be used to support Turkiye’s national development agenda, said the bank. The ADB will also expand its support for the country’s private sector, including to accelerate green growth, it said.
- Fri 03:00NGOs have urged countries to implement national measures to reduce emissions from shipping, following the US-led postponement in adopting a global carbon pricing mechanism for the maritime sector.
- Fri 02:31Governments are prioritising large-scale tree plantings for carbon removals at the expense of preserving forests and halting deforestation, a report warned – with more than 1 billion hectares pledged for removals.
- Fri 01:52Obtaining a renewed commitment to cap the increase in global temperatures to 1.5C would be an achievement at COP30, said a representative from the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Secretariat, with oceans, the just transition, and securing COP31 for the region among its other top priorities.
- Fri 00:47The main driver of carbon credit demand next year will be the aviation sector’s CORSIA scheme, as airlines face a tightening compliance timeline and begin treating their obligations with greater seriousness, according to a ratings agency policy chief.
- Fri 00:40California Carbon Allowance (CCA) prices dipped last week amid diminished activity ahead of the Q4 auction, while Washington Carbon Allowances (WCAs) rose to a record high.
- Fri 00:32Australia’s buying season is in full swing, with traded daily Australian Carbon Credit Unit (ACCU) spot volumes reaching a 14-month high, as prices have traded lower, partly due to the New Zealand ETS collapse.
- Fri 00:03The environmental minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) told an audience at COP30 on Thursday that the nation’s carbon market regulatory authority is critical to capturing full benefits from the region’s forestry projects.
- Fri 00:02Shutdown shuts down – A 43-day US government shutdown, the longest in the country's history, ended Wednesday after President Donald Trump signed a funding bill that Congress approved on a narrow party-line vote. The final bill reverses federal worker firings since the shutdown began, protects staff from layoffs through January, and commits Senate leaders to hold a December vote on the health-care subsidies, though their fate remains uncertain. During the shutdown, the US DOE terminated 321 financial awards, totalling roughly $7.5 bln, directed towards clean energy and decarbonisation projects.
