Final negotiations on the EU’s 2040 climate target are likely to be “swift”, but the quantity, quality and potential EU ETS use of international credits is unlikely to be further clarified as part of these, according to a new analyst briefing on Wednesday.

EU carbon prices overcame early pressure from sharply weaker natural gas and power prices to resume their upward momentum on Thursday, turning a loss of as much as 0.8% into a gain of as much, as 1% as dip-buying triggered a strong recovery that was called a "statement of intent" by one participant.

The new draft Corporate Net-Zero Standard by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) encourages companies to use procurement and value chain partnerships to achieve their net zero targets, including sharing responsibility for buying carbon credits, experts told a webinar Thursday.

Up in the air - UK exporters may still face EU carbon border charges even if the two jurisdictions formally link their carbon trading systems (ETS) by 2027. According to Energy UK, speaking to Montel News, such linkage on its own would not automatically shield UK exports from costs under the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM). In other words: while ETS linkage is meant to harmonise carbon pricing between the UK and EU, it does not guarantee exemption from CBAM levies. UK companies exporting to the EU could therefore still incur additional border-related carbon costs, the UK energy l0bby said.

The developer of a forestry project in Ghana is turning to biochar to help its plantations weather the evermore unpredictable rainy seasons – and intends to sell the biochar credits to balance the cost of producing it.

A Singapore-based exchange is entering the race to benchmark the first phase of the international aviation offsetting scheme CORSIA, with the launch of a new spot contract next week.

Failing to kickstart the EU’s anti-deforestation law this year could cause millions of tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions, biodiverse habitat destruction, and water cycle disruption, experts told Carbon Pulse.

The Swedish Energy Agency has awarded SEK 390 million (€35.5 mln) to a green steel producer to support the construction of a large-scale, low-carbon plant in Boden.

Hopes the world will soon hit peak oil demand have been dented after COP30 ended without a direct reference to fossil fuels in the final decision text, but the world’s crude dependence still faces many twists and turns.

Front-December European carbon allowances have seen less trade in 2025 than over the same period in 2024, as analysts suggest activity could now pick up through to the end of the year and close a current 150-Mt gap to last year's total.

The European Union could cause a huge spike in biofuel demand if the use of waste feedstocks like animal fats, used cooking oil, and palm oil byproducts are allowed to fuel cars after 2035, warned a lobby group.

The European Commission on Thursday released a strategy to scale the bioeconomy, facing concerns that it lacks the ambition needed to reduce pressure on ecosystems.

Better integrating biodiversity co-benefits into carbon markets could increase the demand for credits in agriculture and support the transition to more sustainable practices, according to a study released on Wednesday.

The European Commission on Thursday proposed tightening the Market Stability Reserve (MSR) for the EU’s planned carbon market for buildings and road transport fuels (ETS2), unveiling three new safeguards aimed at curbing excessive price spikes when the system starts.

There's a growing narrative in the voluntary carbon market that supply is converging around higher and clearer quality standards, regulated schemes, and more focused demand signals - but in reality, with a rising number of crediting bodies, and buyers still reluctant to dive into purchases, the sector may still be fragmenting, according to experts.

The UK is preparing to enshrine its new Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) into law, taking effect from 2027, the government announced on Wednesday evening. 

Lagos is on track to unveil the first functional greenhouse gas emissions registry by a major African city early next year, creating infrastructure for future carbon trading in Nigeria's commercial capital.

Finland could meet its 2035 carbon neutrality target with a mix of nature-based and technological carbon dioxide removals (CDR), but success will hinge on decreased forest harvesting and access to geological storage, according to a new report.

Decarbonisation of the shipping and steel sectors is set to accelerate, a webinar heard on Thursday, with collaborations and climate finance streams in place to support their revolution.

Several countries are looking to issue Letters of Authorisation (LoAs) that would allow projects to supply carbon credits to the international aviation offsetting scheme CORSIA, but many say they prefer to have their Article 6 infrastructure fully operational before moving ahead.

Twenty-five new green shipping corridors were launched in 2025, bringing the total to 84 globally, despite the delay to the International Maritime Organization's (IMO) Net-Zero Framework, with China, India, and Brazil looking to capture opportunities amidst the regulatory uncertainty, said a new report.