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- Thu 23:09Path to more water please - Canada's major CCS project of discussion, Pathways Plus, could put significant strain on Alberta's water usage, the National Observer reported. The project could use as much as much as 740 litres of water for every tonne of CO2 captured, according to a CCS specialist interviewed. By 2050, this would work out to an annual usage of 5.9 billion litres from the Beaver River basin system, which currently has only nine billion litres of reserve in dry years, already stressed by drought.
- Thu 23:04California Carbon Allowances (CCAs) rose slightly over the last week as the market enters the holiday period and continues to await regulatory developments, market participants said.
- Thu 23:00Bamboo bamboozled - In debates held Thursday in the Agriculture Committee of Brazil's Chamber of Deputies, speakers discussed the lack of progress on the National Policy for Incentives for Sustainable Management and Cultivation of Bamboo, which was enacted into law 13 years ago but has not been regulated by decree. Guilherme Corte, the president of the Brazilian Association of Bamboo and Natural Fiber Producers (Abafibras), said the lack of regulation has prevented the recognition of carbon credits for bamboo forests in the country and denied legal security to producers.
- Thu 22:54Still going up - Global greenhouse gas emissions reached 5.03 bln tonnes CO₂e in October 2025, up 0.40% year-on-year, according to Climate TRACE data released Wednesday. Transportation sector emissions posted the largest sectoral increase at 1.13% as compared to October 2024, while power sector emissions rose 0.81% to 1.28 bln tCO₂e despite renewable energy growth. Year-to-date 2025 global emissions totalled 50.31 bln tonnes CO₂e, up 0.55% versus 2024. China's October emissions increased 0.60% to 1.42 bln tCO₂e , while US emissions rose 0.61% and EU emissions declined 0.46%. The coalition's database now tracks 245 additional power plants globally and nearly 2,300 cattle operations in Japan.
- Thu 22:54LNG boss: offsets are BS - Gulfstream LNG CEO Vivek Chandra called carbon offsets and cleaner LNG "bullshit" at the Reuters Energy LIVE 2025 conference in Houston last week, DeSmog reported. Chandra stated "that cleaner LNG phase that was there a couple years ago, 'let's plant a few trees and call that an offset,' that was all bullshit." The CEO added he would integrate carbon storage if it secures US tax credits for the 4 mln tonnes-per-year Louisiana export project that could emit 1.45 mln tonnes of annual GHGs. Multiple LNG executives at the panel prioritised affordability and reliability over sustainability, with Argent LNG CEO calling sustainability "a far third" priority as Trump administration accelerates LNG permit approvals.
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Cuba coming through - Cuba’s Ministry of Science, Technology, and Environment (CITMA) has inaugurated the headquarters of its new Technical Unit for the Carbon Market (Umecc), CITMA has announced. The Umecc's mission will be to facilitate and enhance Cuba's participation in international carbon markets – providing specialised technical support, promoting mitigation projects and clean technologies, and mobilising climate finance that contributes to the country's sustainable development. CITMA Minister Armando Rodriguez Batista highlighted political will to enter carbon markets, particularly given US sanctions and their adverse impacts on access to international financing and cooperation. Rodriguez further alluded to Resolution 106 from September of this year, which established national carbon market regulations. Cuba’s NDC in February also stated a willingness to engage Article 6 Paris markets.
- Carbon finance inquiry – In Brazil, the investment fund Reag holds R$40 bln ($7.2 bln) in shares in developers Global Carbon and Golden Green, two companies that do not operate at their registered address – which is the same for both – and are little known in the sector, local outlet UOL reported. Reag is under investigation for alleged money laundering linked to Brazil’s largest criminal faction, the First Command of the Capital (PCC). Two of Golden Green’s directors are executives at Reag. In response to UOL, the fund said that the companies are in pre-operational phase and that their assets are environmentally integrated, audited, and properly inventoried.
- Thu 22:52Finding another way - Iowa’s new senate majority leader, Sen. Mike Klimesh (R), is preparing to file a bill that would alter the way carbon pipeline developers use eminent domain, according to Iowa Public Radio. Earlier this year, Klimesh was among a group of lawmakers who opposed a bill that would have made it harder for CO2 pipelines to use eminent domain, a measure that arose after significant grassroots pushback mounted against Summit Carbon Solutions’ 688-mile (1,1107 kilometre) project. Although the bill ultimately passed, it was vetoed by Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds (R). Now, Klimesh is spearheading an effort designed to reduce pipeline developers’ need to use eminent domain by giving developers a way to find a route around landowners who don’t want pipelines on their land.
- Thu 22:52Bay State's battery bet - Massachusetts solar plus battery deployment meeting 2030 targets would cut power sector CO2 emissions by 1.76 mln short tonnes annually, according to a SEIA and Synapse Energy Economics study. This would result in a 25% reduction from the state's 7.18 mln short tonnes of power CO2 emissions reported in 2024, according to RGGI Inc. data. The 3.5 GW solar and storage deployment under the SMART 3.0 programme would save ratepayers $313 mln annually by 2030 primarily through wholesale electricity price reductions while avoiding 29 bln cubic feet of natural gas consumption equivalent to 25% of current Massachusetts electric sector use. Winter months would capture 44% of avoided energy-cost benefits, which is when the RGGI member state faces the highest gas price volatility.
- Thu 22:51Hochul's missing market - NY Renews released a spending roadmap Thursday for approximately $4.7 billion in annual cap-and-trade revenue from a programme Governor Kathy Hochul has not yet moved forward, projecting 17,000 direct jobs annually and nearly 30,000 total jobs including indirect employment. The statewide coalition behind New York's 2019 climate law proposes allocating theoretical allowance auction proceeds to community climate resiliency grants, a "Climate Ready Homes" weatherisation and electrification programme, building efficiency and heat pump investments, fossil fuel vehicle scrappage, and EV infrastructure. New York has yet to implement cap-and-trade despite the coalition's advocacy for the revenue-generating emissions reduction mechanism.
- Thu 22:50Towards PACM - Brazil’s Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change (MMA) held an information session on Dec. 11 on how projects under the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) will be transitioned to the Paris Agreement Carbon Mechanism (PACM). Of the projects in transition, 60% are from the energy sector, 33% from waste management, with the remainder from industrial and forestry initiatives. The approval process was agreed in October, and there is currently an open call for stakeholders to comment on the projects under review. The session was conducted by the Department of Market Instruments and REDD+ within the National Secretariat for Climate Change (SMC).
- Getting good grades - The UK-based voluntary carbon ratings agency BeZero Carbon has awarded the renewable fuels producer Gevo an “A” rating related to its CDR credits generated via its North Dakota SAF facility, Gevo announced Thursday. The plant generates 65 mln gallons of ethanol per year and has a CCS capacity of 165,000 tCO2/year. That captured carbon is sequestered via a Class VI carbon injection well in the state. The credits are verified under Puro.earth’s Geologically Stored Carbon methodology, and the company is the only ethanol CCS project to issue credits for thousand-year permanence, Gevo said. The plant sources most of its corn feedstock from within 75 miles of the facility, and leverages the company’s own carbon-tracking platform for upstream agriculture MRV. The company is also developing another SAF facility in South Dakota.
- Not on record - GHG Protocol’s plan to limit the use of “market-based” emissions accounting is proving contentious among US tech giants, Semafor reported Thursday. The standard setter, which has extended its public consultation to the end of Jan. 2026, finds itself in the crosshairs of companies with net zero targets - between those that prefer to invest in low-carbon energy projects directly powering their operations, or those that invest in credits from clean energy installations anywhere in the world, though claimed towards their own facilities.
- Thu 22:49From soil to credits – Rabobank is working on a new carbon project in Brazil, in partnership with UK-based consultancy Anthesis and Argentinian Ruuts. The project, called ReTerra, was registered with Verra last week and is expected to generate 717,000 carbon credits annually under the Improved Agricultural Land Management methodology (VM0042). The project will be implemented across 350,000 ha in the state of Mato Grosso and aims to promote the large-scale adoption of regenerative agricultural practices in Brazil. ReTerra is designed to support producers in transitioning to regenerative practices, measure and verify soil carbon outcomes, reward performance through outcome-based carbon revenues, and scale through partnerships across the value chain so that benefits reach producers, buyers, and ecosystems, said Kim van der Leeuw, head of nature-based solutions at Rabo Carbon Bank.
- Thu 22:20Canada’s environment ministry is predicting the country will make it just halfway to its closest net zero target, confirming months-long concern from climate analysts.
- Thu 22:10Italy’s largest energy company finalised a deal with a global asset manager to split the stake in its carbon capture, utilisation, and storage (CCUS) business.
- Thu 22:09Voluntary carbon market standard Verra has published an initial list of approved insurers to support project developers for credits eligible under the UN’s international aviation emissions scheme, CORSIA.
- Thu 21:47Colorado regulators have adopted an air quality standard going beyond federal requirements to tighten controls on methane and other harmful emissions from municipal solid waste landfills, as the state advances its net zero target for 2050.
- Thu 21:39A proposed US carbon border measure would cut global emissions while raising roughly $100 billion in revenue over its first decade, with most reductions and revenues occurring domestically, according to a new analysis.
- Thu 20:42California emissions from transportation fuels this year appear to be on track to be lower than 2024 levels after year-over-year (YoY) diesel and gasoline sales declined in September, state data posted Thursday shows.
- Tech-backed Frontier buyer group has signed a $44.2 million carbon removal offtake with a Canadian company, bringing the advance market commitment's total 2025 investment to $261 mln across 688,300 tonnes contracted.
- Thu 17:13European carbon allowance prices fluctuated in a wide range on Thursday, falling by as much as 1.4% before clawing back the losses and showing a daily gain in the afternoon, until renewed selling pressure pushed the market into the red at the close, while UK allowances jumped to their highest in 27 months as traders reacted to news that the countries intend to finalise an agreement to link the two markets by the middle of 2026.
- Thu 17:06The EU's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) has succeeded in encouraging more countries to pursue carbon pricing, and will have a minimal impact on the world's poorest countries once its begins charging a carbon fee, the European Commission found in a review of the mechanism's two-year transition.
- Thu 16:45Road rethink - A new preprint examines how AI and intelligent transport systems (ITS) can improve the prediction of road transport emissions and model potential reduction strategies in polluted urban areas. Using Dilovasi, Turkiye as a case study, researchers compared the COPERT 4 emissions model with AI-based approaches, including artificial neural networks and an adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system (ANFIS). ANFIS showed superior predictive accuracy for NOx and CO2 emissions. Scenario analysis indicates that ITS-triggered traffic rerouting, especially of passenger vehicles, could reduce modelled emissions, with effectiveness varying seasonally. Cost comparisons suggest locally optimised rerouting may offer a relatively economical mitigation option.
- Thu 16:45Calgary connected – PowerBank Corporation has brought a 1.45 MW DC rooftop solar project in Calgary to commercial operation, it announced Thursday, marking its first operational project in Alberta and its debut as a small-scale generator on the Alberta Interconnected Electric System in 2025. Developed as a pilot for Fiera Real Estate, the project sells electricity to the grid under Alberta’s Small Scale Generation program and will generate carbon offsets through the province’s TIER system. The project was delivered under a full engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) agreement with backing from Zathura Investments. PowerBank said the project supports potential future work with Fiera, which manages over C$12 bln in real estate assets globally.
- Thu 16:42Framework forming - Canada has moved ahead with plans to develop made-in-Canada sustainable investment guidelines by appointing the Canadian Climate Institute to lead the work, in partnership with investor-led initiative Business Future Pathways. The move was announced on Thursday as the next step in the arm’s-length development of a voluntary sustainable finance taxonomy. The taxonomy is intended to provide clear, science-based definitions of “green” and “transition” investments and support investor clarity as Canada advances toward net zero. A new Taxonomy Council is expected to finalise guidelines for three priority sectors by the end of 2026, with a further three sectors to follow by fall 2027.
- Thu 16:37Surging ahead - Carbon market platform, Emsurge, has received a strategic investment from BE Catalyst, the investment arm of BEClimate. "This partnership is a strong endorsement of the technology we’ve built and our mission to modernise environmental market infrastructure. We believe efficient trading systems that increase market access and reduce transaction fees are critical to accelerating decarbonisation - particularly across the built environment,” said Melissa Lindsey, Emsurge founder, on LinkedIn. Emsurge said it has data from more than 300 carbon market participants and 600 projects. The details of the investment were not disclosed.
- Thu 16:07A standard body has published its new approach to calculating baselines for the carbon savings of REDD projects, alongside a series of jurisdictional maps.
- Thu 15:59More than €630 million in EU climate finance is set to support fossil gas power projects in Czechia and Bulgaria, raising concerns over the misuse of funds under EU’s Modernisation Fund intended for the energy transition, an industry watchdog said Thursday.
- Thu 15:56Funding innovation - The UK's Royal Academy of Engineering has awarded £39 mln to a group of climate innovations via its Green Future Fellows programme. Thirteen engineering innovations will receive £3 mln each to develop ways to tackle various causes of the climate crisis, mitigate, and adapt to its impacts. Awardee solutions include storing renewable energy in ammonia, turning waste CO2 into useful products like plastics, fuels, and chemicals, and a new type of more energy dense battery. The Fellowships are funded by a £150 mln, long-term investment from the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology. The application period for the second round of funding closed in November with awardees to be announced in early 2027, while a third round is expected to open for applications in Autumn 2026.
- Thu 15:50The European Parliament’s final decision to delay the bloc’s regulation on deforestation-free products this week has been met with surprise and relief across paper, pulp, and publishing sectors, Carbon Pulse heard Thursday.
- Thu 15:42UK nuke plans set - The UK's nuclear planning rules came into force on Thursday, with changes that will allow for the country's first small modular reactors, DESNZ announced. The new planning rules (EN7), put forward in February, are aimed at slashing red tape on nuclear power plant developments, creating a clear path for smaller and easier-to-build reactors.
- Thu 15:32Spain and Denmark are leading the development of green hydrogen and e-fuel projects for maritime use, though a lack of regulatory certainty is holding back progress, according to new research published Thursday.
- Thu 15:23Right place at the right time - Germany's Battery Storage Systems Association (BVES) expects strong growth in every segment of the industry next year, though the government needs to pull the right regulatory levers to allow the energy system to absorb the expected surge in storage capacity in coming years, said Managing Director Beatrice Schulz. Energy storage is still far from sufficient to meet downtimes on the grid and needs to be added at all levels, including from lithium-ion batteries, and other types like thermal storage. Policymakers still underestimate how much storage can help secure supply and cut cost, and more work is needed to improve grid connection procedures, she said. (Clean Energy Wire)
- Thu 15:09Poland is eyeing a greenhouse gas emissions reduction of as much as 75% by 2040, driven largely by cuts, and a coal phaseout, in the electricity and heat sectors, according to the country's latest draft energy and climate plan.
- Voluntary and regulated carbon markets are converging, a development that could mark a "turning point" for climate finance, according to a new research paper.
- Thu 14:41Storage support - The UK government's Planning and Infrastructure Act 2025 has passed through Parliament, enshrining in law a new mechanism to support delivery of the next generation of long duration electricity storage (LDES). In a letter addressed to industry, Minister of State for Energy Michael Shanks outlines the measures now available to LDES such as pumped storage hydro and liquid air energy storage, which provide more than 8 hours of electricity storage duration. LDES is vital to storing increasing proportions of intermittent wind and solar power on the grid and making Britain a clean energy superpower, he said. A cap and floor scheme is to be introduced to support the sector, delivered by Ofgem, which will be technology neutral and shall provide revenue support to developers. Ofgem plans to make final decisions on successful projects under the cap and floor scheme in Summer 2026, since opening the scheme to applicants in April and shortlisting some of them in September. The scheme delivery remains on track and consumer interests will be protected, wrote Shanks.
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Grant for resilience - The African Development Fund (ADF) has greenlit a $9.38 mln grant to boost climate resilience in Tanzania’s Mkondoa catchment, which is a vital water resource affected by floods and drought. The project will directly benefit an estimated 774,000 local people, with key interventions including boosting early warning systems, building climate-resilient infrastructure, and restoring degraded watersheds. The project will be implemented by the Wami/Ruvu Basin Water Board under Tanzania’s Ministry of Water, with works scheduled to begin in Jan. 2026.
- Thu 14:20The European Commission on Thursday launched a 12-week public consultation to prepare a revision of the EU’s Governance Regulation, the legislative backbone of the Energy Union and the framework for meeting the bloc’s climate and energy objectives on the path to climate neutrality.
- Thu 14:19CO2 storage approval - The first full-scale CO2 storage facility has been approved in Denmark by the Danish Energy Agency. The permit authorises the Greensand Future project to store up to 2.4 mln tonnes of CO2 in the former Nini West oil and gas field in the Danish part of the North Sea, around 240 km northwest of Esbjerg. Expected operational by mid-2026 and to operate for up to 30 years, the project is being developed by INEOS E&P, Harbour Energy, and Nordsøfonden, and is building on the successful pilot injection carried out in 2023.
- Thu 13:51DAC deal - Canadian DAC developer Deep Sky has formed a strategic partnership with Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. (SMBC), one of Japan’s largest financial institutions, to accelerate deployment of high-integrity CDR in Japan, the companies announced Dec. 3. Unveiled at the DeCarbon Tokyo 2025 Conference, the collaboration aims to build commercial pathways, financing structures, and policy frameworks to scale DAC in the country. Priority areas include enabling carbon credit offtakes, advancing local business collaboration, and supporting Japan’s DAC ecosystem.
- Thu 13:43A central Vietnamese province working on a pilot forest carbon trading scheme has authorised a consortium led by a regional carbon credit trading platform to conduct field surveys for new nature-based projects, local media reported.
- Thu 13:41Norway's domestic climate measures are now almost sufficient to limit warming to less than 2C, but its efforts are stymied by continued oil and gas exports, according to research released on Thursday.
- Thu 13:30Responsible for an estimated 14.5% of global anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions, projects tackling livestock emissions have historically covered a very small part of the carbon market – but developers are preparing to go mainstream, with methodologies under Verra in development and poised for submission next year.
- Thu 13:23dMRV survey - The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM) is inviting market professionals to share their insights on digital measurement, reporting and verification (dMRV), and how it is strengthening integrity, where risks remain, and where evolution may be needed. The 20-30 min survey is open until Jan. 15, 2026 and will inform a working group next year, which will address areas such as potential revisions to the Core Carbon Principles (CCPs) Assessment Framework.
- Thu 13:12A UK startup active in biochar carbon removal has secured £4 million in a late seed funding round to expand operations across Northwest England and speed up entry into northern Europe.
- Thu 13:05An Iceland-based carbon registry launched a public consultation this week for a new methodology aimed at quantifying emissions savings from avoided coal mining and combustion.
- Thu 13:01The European Commission has unveiled proposals forcing large companies across the EU to switch their new cars and vans to zero- and low-emission models from 2030, in a bid to cut road transport emissions and shore up the bloc’s auto industry.
- On fire - Burn has delivered 6.3 mln stoves and avoided 62.3 mln tonnes of CO2 to date, the developer said in an end-of-year update. In 2025, amid rising emissions, policy uncertainty, and pressure on carbon markets, the developer said its mission across Africa is still urgent. It recently saw nearly 200,000 credits labelled as eligible for Phase 1 of CORSIA.
- Thu 12:48Ireland stands at a pivotal moment in its energy transition, with an opportunity to build on its strong record in renewable electricity to deliver a more resilient power system and meet rapidly rising demand, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said in a new report.
- Thu 12:18A new academic study warns that the global energy transition is increasingly being shaped by fossil fuel companies promoting “false solutions” to climate change, approaches that appear climate-friendly but ultimately reinforce the dominance of high-carbon industries.
- Thu 12:08BP has appointed a new chief executive in a move that could see the oil and gas major move further away from renewables.
- Thu 11:55Green H2 loan - Nordic Green Bank Nefco has signed a €7 mln financing agreement with Norwegian Hydrogen to accelerate the expansion of green hydrogen production across the Nordics. The Nefco loan will support the introduction of renewable hydrogen, made using renewable electricity, in hard-to-abate industries, and the package also includes equity contributions from shareholders. Part of the funding will go towards development of the Rjukan liquid hydrogen project, which was recently offered €31.5 mln funding from the EU Innovation Fund, €13.2 mln from the EU Hydrogen Bank, and NOK 100 mln (€8 mln) from Innovation Norway.
- Thu 11:47Priority reshuffling - The UK opposition party The Conservatives have pledged to cut green energy funding in favour of defence spending to ensure the country is ready for war. Under the party's plans, £6 bln would be reallocated from the government's R&D budget to the Ministry of Defence, while the National Wealth Fund would become the National Defence and Resilience Bank. Some £11 bln from the fund allocated to "costly eco-projects" would be redirected to defence, with the remainder used for national resilience like water and transport, The Conservatives said. The Labour-led govt has pledged to increase defence spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2027, but the Tories are calling for it to be 3%. (BBC)
- Thu 11:37EV relaxation - The UK government has played down suggestions it is planning to bring forward the publication of a review of electric vehicle sales targets from 2027 to next year, stressing the review will still be published in 2027 with only preparatory work happening next year. In April it said it would weaken its zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) mandate after lobbying from the car industry, with plans to allow flexibilities such as allowing automakers to sell hybrid cars. However, ministers said they would not weaken plans to ban the sale of new petrol or diesel cars from 2035, despite the EU's recent watering down of its 2035 target. (the Guardian)
- Thu 11:24Another hot year - Global temperatures are expected average 1.46C above pre-industrial levels in 2026, making it one of the four warmest years on record, the UK's Met Office warned on Thursday. This would fall just behind the 1.55C recorded in 2024, the first year temperatures exceeded the Paris Agreement's goal to limit warming to 1.5C. It would also mark the fourth year in a row with warming at 1.4C or more.
- Thu 11:01China's national emissions market over the past week saw trading volumes reach almost 10 million units as the year-end compliance deadline drew near, with permit prices increasing to around RMB 60 ($8.52).
- Thu 10:37The beginnings of a cleaner chemicals industry are starting to take shape in Europe, with new plants coming online in the next few years expected to reduce lifecycle emissions 80% compared to fossil-based production.
- Thu 09:52South Korea's emissions market is expected to see price recovery in the coming years as regulations become more stringent, but the sentiment still hinges on how a proposed stabilisation mechanism will be implemented, experts told Carbon Pulse.
- Thu 07:22Closer bilateral collaboration on green iron and green fuels could dramatically cut Japan's emissions while offsetting falling fossil fuel revenues for Australia, a think tank argued in analysis published on Thursday.
- Thu 07:02The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved $10 million in financing to support forest restoration and diversify rural economies in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR), it announced Thursday.
- Thu 05:01Gateway checks - The Clean Energy Regulator's appointed forestry expert, associate professor (honorary) Cris Brack, has completed the fifth review of human-induced regeneration (HIR) gateway checks, it announced this week. The latest report reviews 10 additional projects since the last report in July. The additional data provided in the review does not change any of the discussions made previously, the report said, adding that independent audit reports and the regulator's assessment processes provide "strong assurance" that projects are being managed in line with HIR requirements. Brack's review method have previously been contested by other experts.
- Thu 03:30Firing up – New Zealand’s NZ$200 mln ($115.3 mln) Gas Security Fund will open for expressions of interest on Jan. 12, Resources Minister Shane Jones announced on Thursday. The taxpayer-funded facility is aimed at boosting the country’s dwindling gas supplies, either by increasing supply from domestic fields or gas storage solutions. The fund was announced in May, and was expanded to initiatives which could boost short or medium-term supply last month. Jones has criticised the now-repealed 2018 ban on new oil and gas exploration for accelerating the decline in New Zealand’s gas reserves.
- Thu 03:06The Chinese government has approved three offset methodologies under the national voluntary CCER programme, targeting the abatement potential in the agricultural sector.
- Thu 01:08It is more efficient for Australia to achieve emissions reductions in other sectors of the economy rather than striving to reach 100% renewable electricity, according to the country’s peak science body.
- Thu 00:50A climate of cuts - The Trump administration plans to break up the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder, Colorado, a federally-funded climate and atmospheric science lab established in 1960, E&E News reported. The White House said the National Science Foundation (NSF) will eliminate what it calls 'Green New Scam' research while relocating ‘vital’ functions such as weather modeling and supercomputing to other entities or locations. Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought described the centre as a source of climate “alarmism”, while NSF said it is reviewing the lab’s structure and remains committed to core weather and space-weather capabilities. The move has drawn criticism from Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D) and scientists, who warned dismantling NCAR would undermine US climate and weather research, though details of the restructuring plan have not been released.
- Thu 00:26Oregon regulators are preparing a wide-ranging update to the state’s Clean Fuels Program that could tighten carbon intensity targets beyond 2035, expand incentives for transportation electrification, and revise renewable electricity provisions, with formal rulemaking expected to conclude in late 2026 or 2027, officials said on Wednesday.
- Thu 00:01The number of participants in Washington's cap-and-invest programme held at 200 in the fourth quarter after breaching that threshold for the first time in Q3, even as total allowance holdings jumped 19%, Washington Department of Ecology (ECY) reports showed.
