A UN body launched a call for companies in the private sector to identify possible suppliers of high-integrity Article 6.2 Internationally Transferred Mitigation Outcomes (ITMOs) to Switzerland, it announced this week.

Brazil has overcome a political and technical impasse with the agribusiness sector by redrawing the way carbon emissions are allocated between agricultural production and land-use change under its national climate plan.

Colombian NDC 3.0 – Colombia formally registered on Friday its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) 3.0 to the UNFCCC, targeting a maximum emissions level of 155-161 MtCO2e per year by 2035, adding ambition to its second NDC, which vowed to cap the country's emissions at 169.4 MtCO2e per year by 2030 – more or less half of the current emission levels. These levels are absolute to each year and do not reflect a reduction compared to a certain baseline. An initial version of the NDC 3.0 published September, already mentioned vaguely the country's intention to regulate Article 6 (6.2, 6.4, and 6.8) of the Paris Agreement, have its national ETS (Spanish: PNCTE) running by 2030, fully operationalise its national emissions reductions registry (RENARE), maintain its carbon tax, and increase the state's involvement in REDD+ and other carbon markets. Friday's submission added a target to reduce emissions from black carbon between 6,130-8,873 tonnes by 2035 compared to 2014 levels, and reduce the deforestation rate to 37,500-49,999 ha lost per year.

Unilateral climate action can increase emissions embedded in imports, especially via carbon pricing, while other policy tools lower import carbon intensity and encourage cleaner sourcing, a new working paper from the OECD showed.

Chinese batteries – Chinese solid-state battery developer WeLion New Energy has reported a laboratory breakthrough that could reshape the future of electric vehicles (EV). The company said it has achieved an energy density of 824 watt-hours per kilogramme (Wh/kg) in solid-state battery laboratory tests, far beyond today’s EV battery benchmarks. Chairman Yu Huigen said the company hoped to break the 1,000 Wh/kg in the long term. Most lithium iron phosphate batteries used in mass-market EVs deliver around 150 to 300 Wh/kg, giving a driving range of 200 to 400 miles (320-460 km). Higher energy batteries allow for a longer driving range with a lighter battery pack.

EV battery boost – US company Factorial has moved one step closer to commercialising its longer range solid state battery for electric vehicles (EV) after striking a ‘business combination agreement’ with a blank check company, Cartesian III, ahead of an initial public offering on Nasdaq. The agreement values Factorial at around $1.1 billion before the merger, which also includes $100 mln in new capital by institutional investors. Factorial’s solid-state cells have been validated through OEM collaborations, including real-world testing in a lightly modified Mercedes-Benz EQS test vehicle achieving over 1,200 km of range on a single charge with 106 Ah cells. Stellantis-lab testing verified 77Ah cells demonstrating high energy density, fast charging, and robust performance across temperature extremes. Cartesian III currently holds approximately $276 million in cash in trust. The combined company (Factorial and Cartesian III) expect to have an equity value of around $1.5 bln at the time of the listing on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol FAC.

Test drive - Since launching in October, the CAD Trust has been focusing on infrastructure development and internal testing, it said in an update Friday. However, it will commence testing and integration for connected and prospective registries in 2026. Data users are welcome to get involved in Q1 2026 and should reach out to the organisation by January if interested.

An agricultural machinery maker has signed an agreement with a local developer for the sale and purchase of Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM) credits generated in the Philippines, in a step towards using agricultural decarbonisation to offset corporate emissions, the company announced this week.