Hazards hidden – Zillow, the largest real estate listings platform in the US, has removed climate risk scores from more than a million home listings following complaints from real estate agents and the California Regional Multiple Listing Service. The groups argued that First Street’s flood and fire risk models – which have shown that millions more properties are at risk of flooding than government estimates suggest – were inaccurate and were hurting property sales. Zillow has replaced the scores with links directing users to First Street’s website, while other major platforms continue displaying the data. (The New York Times)

Disclosure delayed – California regulator ARB announced on Monday it will not enforce the state’s climate-related financial risk reporting law, SB 261, by the statutory Jan. 1, 2026 deadline after the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals granted an injunction blocking enforcement during the appeal in Chamber of Commerce v. Sanchez. The court issued the order on Nov. 18, and arguments in the case are scheduled for Jan. 9, 2026, after the initial reporting deadline. ARB said it will provide further information, including an alternate reporting date if appropriate, once the appeal is resolved. In the meantime, ARB will open a docket beginning Monday for entities that still wish to file climate risk reports voluntarily.

A new long-term partnership aims to deploy direct air capture (DAC) technology in Canada and advance next-generation systems for large-scale CO2 removal.

Chile registered Latin America's first non-market approach (NMA) mitigation project under Article 6.8 of the Paris Agreement after the UNFCCC added the waste management initiative to the official NMA Platform.

Global soils could store almost 150 billion tonnes of CO2 this century through improved cropland and bioenergy management, according to new modelling that finds climate-focused land use policies deliver substantially higher gains than food system reforms alone.

A climate tech startup has validated the performance of its third-generation field alkalinity sensor for enhanced weathering (EW) MRV as it prepares to launch sales of the device next year.

EV rollout – The Canadian federal government announced more than C$10 mln ($7.1 mln) in federal funding on Saturday to expand EV technology and infrastructure development. This includes over C$9 mln from the Zero Emission Vehicle Infrastructure Program for projects installing more than 1,200 chargers across Alberta, New Brunswick, and Ontario, and C$1.4 mln under the Energy Innovation Program for a University of New Brunswick research initiative developing new magnetic materials for EV motors. The funding aims to accelerate charger deployment and bolster a secure, cost-effective supply chain for next-generation motor materials.

Colombia-based standard Cercarbono and a Malaysia-based project developer on Monday announced the opening of a public consultation on a blue carbon methodology.

Funding the research – Oil and gas giant TotalEnergies confirmed a joint research effort with the Department of Geology at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) regarding CCS research in Brazil. The company told the publication CPG that it is allocating R$900 mln ($167.9 mln) to study the offshore potential for CO2 storage in Brazil, to map areas with greater potential for permanent storage, and consolidate geological data to potentially support future commercial projects. The R&D is approved by the country’s National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas, and Biofuels (ANP), allowing the university to acquire geological, geophysical, and petrophysical data regarding the CO2 storage capacity of offshore saline reservoirs, Eixos reported.

Don't take for grant-ed – The Carbontech Development Initiative (CDI) is opening its fourth round of research and commercialisation grants, for research projects and startups focused on CO2 capture, CO2 utilisation as construction materials, and making captured CO2 into chemicals, fuels, or other dual-functioning materials. So far, the programme has awarded more than $8 mln to 39 teams. The research programme, hosted by Columbia University, offers teams up to $250,000 funding if they include Columbia faculty, or $150,000 if they are external, while startups could receive up to $375,000 of awards through this tranche of funding. Applications will be open until Jan. 14, according to Columbia University’s Lab-to-Market Accelerator Network. CDI announced on Monday over $2.6 mln in grants from the third round of funding, across 11 awardees.

Investment in near-zero emission steel and cement technologies will need at least $500 billion globally between 2026 and 2035, with over two-thirds required in emerging markets and developing economies, a new assessment published on Monday said.

Nearby Phase 1 CORSIA futures lost nearly $1 this week, there was a rush to close open interest lots in CBL's nature-based futures, and afforestation, reforestation, and revegetation (ARR) credits continued to surge higher.

Carbon Pulse grows its team of correspondents based in the Americas and Europe to bolster its reporting on carbon markets, the net zero transition, and nature and biodiversity.

Global greenhouse gas output is showing the first signs of levelling off after more than a century of near-continuous growth, according to fresh data, with analysts pointing to China’s rapid expansion of solar, wind, and electric vehicles as the decisive factor behind an emerging slowdown in 2025 emissions.