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- Mon 23:31A global coalition of more than 250 governments and international institutions launched a roadmap for implementation of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) on Monday at COP30, complete with millions in funding to support the group from two countries.
- Mon 23:13COP30 talks resumed on Monday with cautious optimism, based on a Brazilian proposal that tended to favour the developing world’s position on contentious issues such as climate finance and trade.
- Mon 23:12The EU insisted its carbon border fee is not a "unilateral" trade measure on Monday, addressing criticisms from countries such as China that have again brought CBAM to the forefront of multilateral discussions inside the negotiating rooms of COP30.
- Mon 23:09Global methane emissions are continuing to rise and remain inconsistent with international temperature goals despite a rapid increase in national pledges, according to a new UN report released on Monday.
- Mon 22:37The Brazilian COP30 presidency shifted into "task force mode" on Monday, extending negotiating hours to make headway on a proposed Belem Package that it hopes to gavel through by Wednesday.
- Mon 22:18A new, longer document on Article 6 non-market approaches (NMAs) published Sunday still finds the whole text in brackets, as other COP30 debates play out symbolically in the typically uncontroversial text, according to observers.
- Mon 22:10A Brazil-based agricultural technology company has signed an exclusive agreement with a UK-based project developer to advance enhanced rock weathering (ERW) projects in the South American country, aiming to generate carbon removal (CDR) credits, they announced Monday.
- Mon 21:44More than 35 governments and philanthropies pledged on Monday to support Indigenous, local, and Afro-descendant communities in reversing forest and biodiversity loss and land degradation through a $1.8 billion fund over the next five years.
- Mon 21:40Using hemp as a biochar feedstock could remove 10 billion tonnes of CO2 per year by 2035 at low costs without requiring extensive land use or major investments, according to a new study.
- Mon 21:16Denmark's climate and energy minister announced at COP30 on Monday a proposed emissions reduction target of between 82%-85% from 1990 levels by 2035, which would be the most ambitious national target to-date.
- The latest text on closing the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), being negotiated at COP30, still lacks a sum of funds to transfer from the Kyoto Protocol-era system, in order to ease an urgent finance shortage in Article 6 markets.
- A total of 11 governments now endorse recently released shared principles that are designed to help scale responsible use of carbon credits to meet global climate goals.
- A Swiss climate consultancy and carbon investor on Monday signed a letter of intent (LoI) for a credit offtake agreement with an Indonesian project developer at the COP30 climate summit in Belem.
- Mon 19:57Scientists are sending up flares that carbon removals (CDR) do not deliver equal-and-opposite climate effects when matched tonne-for-tonne with CO2 emissions, highlighting how carbon cycle asymmetry complicates net zero accounting in a recent webinar on the climate impacts of CDR.
- Mon 19:37The UK government has announced a further £16.9 million ($22.2 mln) in long-term finance for the FAO-run Accelerating Innovative Monitoring for Forests (AIM4Forests) programme, lifting its total contribution to £48.4 mln and reinforcing its support for digital forest-monitoring systems.
- Mon 18:57The European Commission has slashed the emissions benchmarks that will underpin the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) from 2026, according to draft documents seen by Carbon Pulse, unveiling proposed values that sharply tighten the carbon costs facing importers while stopping short of the ultra-strict regime many in industry had braced for.
- Mon 18:17Over 383 million tonnes of CO2 have been abated by carbon capture and storage (CCS) since 1996, claimed a report published Monday.
- Integrity continued to drive prices last week, after the pre-COP30 tide that had lifted the market ebbed away, and the forestry sector was left battling again to be included in Article 6.4.
- Mon 17:55Ghana has proposed a new revenue-sharing framework to channel 5% of proceeds from Article 6 transactions into climate action, green industry support, and government administration, according to a senior environment official.
- Mon 17:46Euro Markets: EUAs slump to key psychological level as market ponders analyst warning of supply hikeEU carbon prices slumped back to a key price level on Monday as traders digested an analyst report suggesting that the European Commission will relax emissions-intensity benchmarks for industrial plants, paving the way for higher free allocation of allowances between 2026 and 2030 and potentially cutting EUA prices by up to one-third next year.
- Mon 17:41The European Commission has published a draft regulation setting annual limits for net greenhouse gas (GHG) removals by EU member states until 2029, putting national governments under pressure to meet their targets under the bloc’s land use, land use change, and forestry (LULUCF) regulation.
- Mon 17:37Companies and financial institutions are unwittingly exposed to at least $279 billion of financial risk due to the continued destruction of the world’s forests, according to a report published by an environmental disclosure non-profit on Monday.
- A group of countries, civil society representatives, and the private sector launched a new coalition to support jurisdictional REDD+ (J-REDD+) programmes gain scale at COP30 on Monday.
- Mon 17:17The potential supply of credits available to buyers in Russia's carbon market should reach 100 million tonnes, according to the CEO of the country's registry operator, speaking at a side event in Belem.
- Mon 17:07G20 countries are failing by a wide margin to deliver the emissions cuts needed to keep the 1.5C target within reach, a report published Monday has warned, calling for an immediate, binding global response plan from the world's richest nations.
- Mon 16:31A coalition of companies involved in palm oil, cocoa, rubber, coffee, and wood urged EU policymakers to resist calls to delay the bloc’s anti-deforestation law and instead introduce it with a grace period at the end of the year.
- Mon 16:26A major European bank has unveiled a significant expansion of its sustainability strategy, committing to facilitate a cumulative €900 billion in transition finance by the end of 2030 as part of a new plan published Monday.
- Mon 16:07Cement industry cuts carbon intensity by a quarter, but stronger action contingent on policy -reportThe global cement and concrete industry has cut CO2 intensity 25% since 1990, but policy gaps risk stalling progress, according to an industry report published Monday.
- Mon 16:00An initiative that seeks to permanently conserve land at scale across four countries by raising $375 million has been announced, backed by organisations including the Green Climate Fund (GCF).
- Mon 14:58A string of new countries have joined the Premium Flyers Solidarity Coalition, which is linked to an initiative to implement new global levies on the rich and high-emitting sectors, in a bid to boost "solidarity" for those most affected by climate change.
- Mon 14:06The European Investment Bank Group’s development arm, EIB Global, has launched a climate fund with Germany and Luxembourg as initial donors, which will finance a programme to advise central banks and financial institutions on green investments.
- Mon 14:00Oil and gas majors are expected to maintain a disciplined investment approach over the next decade, with transition bets such as carbon capture and storage (CCS) remaining selective. In contrast, utilities face a more robust investment climate, fuelled by surging electrification and data centre demand, according to a new report.
- A British utilities firm specialising in renewable energy will stop using international carbon credits and invest instead in domestic carbon removals projects, according to a statement made last week.
- Mon 13:54The European Union is preparing to turn down India’s push for an exemption from the bloc’s incoming carbon border levy next year, which could complicate efforts to conclude a free-trade agreement between the two economies.
- Mon 13:13Ministers will begin COP30 negotiations on Monday working off a Brazilian summary that lays out broad boundaries for an agreement on the four biggest issues – but with little clarity on what an agreement would look like, and old tensions likely to resurface.
- A Berlin-based software firm and carbon credit marketplace are joining forces to connect carbon projects with corporate buyers, aiming to expand market access and streamline deals.
- Mon 12:34Multilateral development banks (MDBs) have released a 'playbook' aimed at mobilising large-scale private investment into ecosystem protection, setting out a model to treat natural systems as infrastructure assets while using biodiversity credits.
- An African funding programme has invested €2 million to expand clean cooking solutions in Zambia, it announced last week.
- Mon 11:57The EU’s upcoming Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) is pushing Eastern European countries to decarbonise and adopt their own CO2 border fees. However, CBAM also poses a barrier to linking their power markets with that of the EU unless they meet exemption conditions, an expert said.
- Mon 11:46Soil organic carbon verification – Bureau Veritas has independently reviewed Canadian agtech ChrysaLabs’ approach to soil organic carbon (SOC) measurement, confirming its compliance with VM0042 v2.1 for Improved Agricultural Land Management, including technology-based SOC methods. This marks the first third-party validation of the scientific accuracy and repeatability of proximal sensing soil carbon measurement in the field, ChrysaLabs said on its website. As a result, project developers can confidently incorporate ChrysaLabs’ data into VM0042-aligned carbon projects.
- Mon 11:42The European Commission will release guidance “early next year” for monitoring, reporting, and verification (MRV) of greenhouse gas emissions under the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), an EU official has said.
- Things are hotting up at the summit as ministers now arrive to push forward on key talks, which come after a rumoured 40,000+ people took to the streets on Saturday to march for climate justice.
- Mon 07:55EU set for final 2040 talks – The European Parliament and the Council of EU member states will hold their first negotiation round on the bloc’s 2040 climate target on Dec. 9, 2025, according to a spokesperson for the Danish EU Council Presidency. The Parliament adopted its position on Nov. 13, one week after the Council agreed its stance following an all-night session in Brussels at the beginning of November. Both institutions must now agree on an identical text for the EU’s 2040 target to be formally approved and incorporated into the European Climate Law. The Danish Presidency aims to conclude negotiations before the end of the year.
- Mon 04:20Australian and Turkish leaders will seek to resolve their stalemate to host COP31 by the end of this week, otherwise the UNFCCC process will move into uncharted territory, according to observers.
- A new Article 6 text concerning the Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism (PACM) would see countries back decisions on permanence, baselines, and additionality made by technical experts earlier this year.
- Mon 00:01A new analysis released Monday warned that the Congo Basin rainforest has reached a critical moment, with researchers calling for a major scale-up of international public and private finance to secure the region’s carbon stores.
