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- Sat 01:01Governor Gavin Newsom proposed a new budget on Friday for the 2026-27 period that is $42 billion higher than the previous period’s estimate, as the state maintains efforts to continue public health, education, and climate funding in the absence of federal programmes.
- Sat 00:11More than markets - Microsoft founder Bill Gates said in a letter published Friday that, without a global carbon tax, which he said was "politically unachievable", market forces alone won't be sufficiently incentivise emissions reductions to combat climate change. Only by replacing all emitting activities with cheaper alternatives would stopping temperature increases be achieved, according to Gates. He also emphasised the importance of adaptation, which he discussed previously in a controversial pre-COP30 climate memo.
- Sat 00:05Washington's Department of Ecology (ECY) released Friday a series of recommendations to the state’s legislature related to energy-intensive, trade-exposed (EITE) industries under the state’s cap-and-invest programme.
- Sat 00:01The world's richest 1% surpassed their fair share of carbon emissions in line with a 1.5C temperature limit in the first 10 days of the year, according to analysis released on Saturday.
- Fri 23:53In the futures and options market, managed money extended their net length in California Carbon Allowances (CCAs) while opting to maintain their net short in RGGI Allowances (RGAs) over the Dec. 31- Jan. 6 period, US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) data published Friday showed.
- Fri 23:28The US EPA has finalised a full disapproval of Colorado’s revised regional haze plan, arguing that proposed coal plant shutdowns were non-compliant and unnecessary.
- Fri 23:10The Trump administration is taking its final steps towards eliminating a landmark finding that underpins many national GHG standards in the US.
- Fri 22:52Neutral no more - The city of San Jose, California, has formally acknowledged it is not on track to meet its goal of achieving carbon neutrality by 2030, citing recent data showing a slight increase in GHG emissions between 2021-23, the Associated Press reported. The admission was included in an administrative update to the city’s Climate Smart San Jose plan approved by the City Council on Dec. 2, 2025, showcasing a slowdown after earlier progress following the plan’s 2018 launch. While the city reduced overall emissions by about 16% between its 2017 baseline year and 2021, officials said momentum has since stalled, prompting concerns about the feasibility of meeting the 2030 target without additional measures.
- Carbon tax incentives – Ten companies in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, offset 122,900 tCO2e through the city’s tax incentive programme in its third public call, receiving tax credits totalling R$3.4 mln ($633,900). Across three editions of ISS Neutro, the programme – designed to incentivise companies to purchase and retire carbon credits – has contributed to the offsetting of 246,300 tCO2e, corresponding to tax credits of R$5.5 mln. The data was published on Friday by the city's government.
- Fri 22:46Clean Takeoff - Washington state on Thursday launched a new $20 mln sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) accelerator, with political and business leaders saying the state aims to position itself as a national hub for lower-carbon jet fuel, even as the Trump administration pulls back from international climate commitments and criticises taxpayer-backed decarbonisation incentives. Washington State Standard reports the Cascadia Sustainable Aviation Accelerator received $10 million in state funding approved by the Legislature, matched by $10 million from an unidentified philanthropic donor, building on earlier state and federal spending to attract SAF refineries, support Washington State University research, and subsidise SAF use, as executives from Boeing, Amazon, Alaska Airlines, and the Port of Seattle appeared alongside Democratic officials at the launch.
- Fri 22:46Maverick moves - A Republican lawmaker has introduced legislation directing the US government to study only the potential harms of geoengineering, E&E News reports. The bill, introduced by Rep. Eli Crane (R-AZ), would require the Department of Energy to assess negative impacts of planet-cooling technologies on human health and the environment. Crane has dismissed mainstream climate science, calling it “nonsense”, and criticised emissions reduction efforts. The proposal would apply to any geoengineering projects funded or supported by the federal government and currently has no co-sponsors in Congress.
- Fri 22:21Colombia’s environment ministry has presented preliminary figures on which companies will be required to participate in the country’s mandatory emissions registry and outlined a roadmap for its implementation ahead of the planned launch of a national emissions trading system (ETS) in the first half of 2026, Carbon Pulse has learned.
- Fri 22:20California laws requiring large companies to disclose GHG emissions and climate-related financial risks were reviewed by a US federal appeals court on Friday, with judges considering whether the measures amount to unconstitutional compelled speech.
- Fri 18:18A large carbon project developer and consultancy has reported a 43% drop in revenue for the year 2024 in its latest UK accounts as post-tax losses rose 11-fold.
- Fri 18:06European carbon rallied for a fourth session and set a new 26-month high as a strong German auction result appeared to reflect a generally bullish assessment of the market balance, while energy also prices climbed despite updated weather forecasts calling for milder weather in the coming week.
- Fri 17:31Doubling Bolivian biochar – Bolivia-based Exomad Green has completed a major expansion of its Riberalta biochar facility, strengthening its role as one of the world's largest producer of CO2 removal (CDR) credits, it announced this week. The site has increased from three to six pyrolysis lines, lifting annual CO2 capture from 60,000 to 120,000 tonnes and biochar output from 25,000 to 50,000 tonnes.
- Fri 17:13The area under deforestation alerts in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest decreased by 9% in 2025 compared with 2024, registering the second consecutive fall, according to new government data.
- Fri 17:09A Texas-based carbon removal (CDR) firm said Friday it has delivered nearly 2 million tonnes of CO2-equivalent through its regenerative ranching programme, signalling a tipping point for commercial scaling in the US.
- Fri 16:46Improved management of existing forests has delivered significantly higher carbon gains per dollar invested than afforestation in China over the past two decades, according to new research quantifying the drivers of changes in the country’s land carbon sink.
- Fri 16:41Nearly 21 GW of renewable electricity capacity were installed in Germany last year – three-quarters of that solar PV – as the country issued a record number of grid permits and primary energy consumption stayed stable.
- Fri 15:34Agricultural emissions - Gold Standard has published the agricultural activity requirements, which set sector-specific guidance to connect the Gold Standard for the Global Goals (GS4GG) with relevant methodologies. Eligible activity types under the framework include methane reduction from rice cultivation, methane reduction from enteric fermentation in livestock, and soil carbon enhancement in croplands. More information here.
- Fri 14:56Climate tech time - Applications are now open for the sixth cohort of the climate tech accelerator Venture For ClimateTech, which is supported by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA). Pre-seed and seed-stage founders are invited to apply before the deadline of Feb. 20, 2026. Cohort 6 will see 10 companies selected, each receiving up to $50,000 in funding, plus coaching, investor and corporate introductions, and access to a strong peer community. Direct air capture developer Holocene was a participant in Cohort 2 and has since signed a $10 mln deal with Google to deliver 100,000 carbon removals, and was later bought by Occidental. (Business Insider)
- Fri 14:28Across voluntary and compliance markets, regulators in the ASEAN countries are racing to put frameworks in place, though the gap between policy and practice remains wide and the success of these markets will mostly hinge on building integrity, MRV, and regional trust, according to experts.
- Fri 14:03More than 12,500 tonnes of durable carbon removal (CDR) have been pre-purchased by a funding platform covering six removal approaches, according to an announcement on Friday.
- Fri 13:51Pending, pending - The construction of new gas power plants in Germany is currently stalled due to pending EU approval of planned state aid, reported media outlet taz. The economy ministry has said that talks with the European Commission on details of the tenders to build the plants are nearing completion, but no specification has been given for when the talks might end. The new plants won't be ready before end-2031 at the earliest, even if tenders happen mid this year, the newspaper wrote. Germany plans to exit coal-fired power nationwide by 2038 at the latest, but the state of North Rhine-Westphalia aims to complete the phaseout by 2030. Alternative capacity from renewables plus gas power, and later hydrogen, will be needed to replace coal. But the business case for the new gas plants is reliant on additional state support as they'll only run occasionally, so the govt is negotiating a state aid scheme with the Commission. (Clean Energy Wire)
- Fri 13:06A Tainan-based non-profit approved and launched the first carbon crediting methodologies under its nature-focused quality framework this week, targeting wetlands and seagrasses, agriculture, and soils.
- Fri 13:00Earnings hit - General Motors will mark a one-time earnings hit of $7.1 bln in its quarterly financial results, largely due to its electric vehicle rollback in light of changing US policies. The automaker's 4Q 2025 results will be hit by $6 bln in charges related to reversals on EV investments, whilst the remaining $1.1 bln includes costs from restructuring its business in China, according to a securities filing. In 2021, GM was aiming to only sell emissions-free cars and trucks by 2035, but has pivoted away from EVs more recently following a sharp US policy reversal under US President Donald Trump. (the Guardian)
- Fri 12:47Permits in China's national emissions market remained well above the level of RMB 70 ($10) amid a rosier outlook, but trading volumes plunged with the passing of the year-end compliance deadline.
- Fri 12:23ANALYSIS: Fertilisers EU CBAM exemption could undermine stability of entire mechanism, industry saysAnalysts and industry associations have weighed in on the European Commission’s proposed temporary exemption of fertilisers from the EU’s carbon border fee, expressing concern over potential consequences for the overall stability of the new climate policy.
- Fri 12:07MoU signing - Scotland and the Ile-de-France region of the French republic have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) agreeing to cooperate on areas including combating climate change and biodiversity loss. Under this, joint initiatives may include supporting renewable energy development in Ile-de-France drawing on Scotland's expertise, exchanging knowledge on green hydrogen, and sharing experience on the governance of green finance by Ile-de-France.
- Fri 11:55A UK-based bank has unveiled its inaugural green bond, a €1 billion issuance to fund projects including renewable energy, green buildings, and climate-resilient infrastructure.
- Record cookstove credits - Global Cookstoves, a joint venture between Key Carbon and cookstove manufacturer BURN, has secured the issuance of nearly 270,000 carbon credits from Gold Standard following the distribution of 111,280 highly efficient cookstoves in Somalia. Issued in December, the credits represent the largest volume of CCP-labelled clean cooking credits released by Gold Standard to date. The project is expected to deliver significant emissions reductions while helping households in Somalia cut cooking fuel costs by about 43%, reduce cooking time, and improve indoor air quality, generating substantial health benefits, according to the company.
- Fri 11:36As ice thins in Antarctica due to climate change, more iron-rich sediments could be transported through glaciers to the sea, bolstering the growth of phytoplankton that absorbs carbon, according to a recent study by Northumbria University. Carbon Pulse interviewed one of its authors.
- Fri 11:29Czechia's populist Prime Minister Andrej Babis and his Slovak counterpart Robert Fico called for a multi-year freeze of the EU’s Emissions Trading System (ETS) on Thursday, escalating central European resistance to the bloc’s flagship climate policy.
- Fri 10:44Costs of purchasing carbon credits under India’s upcoming compliance mechanism are expected to rise sharply as the price of decarbonisation continues to fall, benefitting early movers that invest in abatement technology, according to a major accounting firm.
- Fri 10:42Banks that lend to CO2-intensive companies consistently tend to pay a “carbon premium” to borrow in Europe’s core short-term funding market, and that climate-related surcharge grows sharply during periods of financial stress, according to new research from the European Central Bank (ECB).
- Fri 09:50Feedback is welcome - Japan's environment ministry is seeking public comments on proposed revisions to offset methodologies under the country's national J-Credit scheme. The government is set to update methodologies for lightning equipment installations, the use of bypass amino acids in cattle feeds, and special feed additives for cattle. It is also looking to improve the guidelines for programme-type projects. The deadline for submitting feedback is Jan. 24, according to a notice published Friday.
- Fri 09:48We've got your back - Japan's environment ministry has decided to subsidise one international emissions reduction project under the bilateral Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM). The project, proposed by Otsuka Holdings, aims to introduce a 3.6 MW solar power generation system equipped with a 15 MWh storage battery in Indonesia. It has the potential to reduce emissions by around 3,000 tonnes per year. The Japanese government has selected five other projects for JCM subsidies for this fiscal year.
- Fri 09:20Dutch grid acceleration – On Jan. 1, the Dutch government launched several new measures to speed up grid expansion – a major blocker to more renewables – so that land owners now face a standard obligation to grant permission for preparatory work to grid operators. The government estimates this could save from several months to 18 months of procedural delays. The measure takes effect six months earlier than planned. Further, the government is also expanding an Energy Infrastructure Expert Pool that will give municipalities and regions faster and better support with location selection, permitting, and other activities related to energy infrastructure. The expert pool is being extended from high-voltage to medium-voltage projects. It offers support for hydrogen pipelines, CO2 transport, and large-scale storage, as well as grid expansion projects. (Government press release)
- Fri 09:17Dutch solar slashed – The number of households and businesses that installed new solar PV panels of up to 1 MW dropped by almost 50% in the Netherlands in 2025, reported Solar & Storage Magazine this week. There were about 160,000 installations last year, compared to almost 300,000 in 2024, it said on the basis of data from Energieleveren.nl. The figures appeared to stabilise in Q4, the article added. The data only pertains to installations of up to 1 MW. The Netherlands has nearly 3.29 million solar installations, equivalent to almost 20 GW. Battery installations are on the up, the magazine also reported, with regional network operators registering more than 20,000 new battery installations in 2025 – and the total is probably even higher, the article said, since not everyone registers their batteries despite an obligation to do so. (Solar & Storage Magazine)
- Fri 08:29One of Japan's largest shipping companies has teamed up with a major trading company to decarbonise the transportation sector through the use of Environmental Attribute Certificates (EACs), it announced Friday.
- Fri 08:01Japan's shipping majors are facing growing financial and environmental risks, as they continue expanding their fleets of liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers, a new report has argued.
- Fri 07:09Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) started 2026 inching upwards, with a flurry of activity pushing prices slightly higher despite the quiet holiday period.
- Fri 04:17Funding row - Climate Action Network (CAN) said it was concerned by the arrest of climate activist Harjeet Singh by India's financial investigation agency, and rejected allegations that the NGO is a “foreign entity” funding campaigns against domestic interests. Authorities alleged that Bonn-based CAN, where Singh served on the board and as head of global political strategy between July 2022 and Jan. 2024, sent his organisation $290,000 illegally by routing the money “in the guise of consultancy charges” and “to allegedly run narratives to influence the government policies in the energy sector”, including advocacy linked to the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty. CAN welcomed Singh's subsequent release after authorities reviewed the merits of the case.
- Fri 04:10Materials risk - Cambodia's rapidly expanding building and construction sector and its associated emissions threaten the country's climate targets, according to a report by the Global Green Growth Institute. The sector accounts for 9-10% of the Southeast Asian nation's GDP, and around 52% of the its final energy consumption - a figure that's expected to more than double by 2040. The report called on the government to develop incentive mechanisms to encourage builders to use low-carbon materials and expand green finance options. Policy regulation and capacity building measures were also recommended by the South Korean institute.
- Fri 03:58No entry please - Environmental watchdog RimbaWatch has raised concerns over the expansion of oil and gas activities into Sabah’s Tun Mustapha Marine Park in Malaysia, warning that a recently awarded production sharing contract for the Bambazon Cluster could encroach on the protected area. Geospatial analysis shows that part of the Bambazon Cluster lies entirely within the marine park, an IUCN Category VI protected area intended to balance conservation with small-scale, low-impact activities, it said. RimbaWatch argued that industrial oil and gas development is incompatible with the park’s zoning plans and poses significant risks to biodiversity, including coral reefs, marine mammals, and endangered species. The group also cited Malaysia’s climate obligations and a 2025 International Court of Justice advisory opinion on states’ duties to prevent environmental harm, urging authorities to strengthen legal protections for marine parks and prevent fossil fuel activities within or near protected areas.
- Fri 03:01Contracts awarded - ASX-listed engineering firm Monadelphous has secured a four-year contract with BW Offshore Australia Management to provide maintenance services at Santos' Barossa project's Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FSPO) facility 300km offshore Darwin, it told the market. Work at Santos' facility, which will be covered under the Safeguard Mechanism, is expected to commence in the first quarter of 2026. Additionally, Monadelphous' renewable energy joint venture, Zeniviron, has secured a contract with Flow Power to deliver the 100/223 MWh Bennets Creek battery energy storage system in Latrobe Valley, Victoria, which is expect to be completed in late 2027, the company said.
- Fri 01:41California Carbon Allowance (CCA) futures dropped more than $1 on Thursday as concerns resurfaced of impending legal challenges against state-led carbon markets after prices had previously rallied in the first week of 2026.
- Fri 00:45
Subway goes hybrid - Wabtec announced it secured a $386 mln follow-on order to deliver R255 hybrid battery-diesel work locomotives to New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority as part of the authority's Capital Plan to revitalize transit network infrastructure. The approximately 500-kwh locomotives can operate in battery-only mode for several hours during subway construction and maintenance, eliminating emissions in confined work zones and tunnels. Built at Wabtec's Erie, Pennsylvania facility, deliveries are scheduled to start in 2027 to replace aging equipment.
- Fri 00:23Just over 50 companies operating in California have voluntarily submitted climate-related financial risk disclosures, with early filings showing a strong focus on physical climate risks, even as enforcement of the state’s reporting law remains suspended.
- Fri 00:19A US state involved in RGGI needs to enact significant policy intervention if it hopes to meet its net zero target by 2050 – which could mean a new regional cap-and-trade system.
- Fri 00:16Speculator holdings of New Zealand allowances fell significantly in the December quarter, as the overall stockpile remained flat, according to data released by the country’s EPA Friday.
- Fri 00:12Touchdown for carbon - California Resources Corporation (CRC) and the Los Angeles Rams said in a statement that they completed the first year of their Football Without the Footprint partnership, making the Rams the first NFL team in California to purchase locally sourced carbon credits. CRC delivered MiQ-certified low-carbon crude oil certificates with 54% lower carbon intensity than California average for jet fuel, MiQ Grade A natural gas certificates with less than 0.05% methane intensity, and carbon credits from its Huntington Beach industrial emissions avoidance project rated A.pre by BeZero Carbon. Credits were retired on the Rams' behalf to offset the team's carbon footprint.
- Fri 00:03
A reporting failure - Washington State Department of Commerce submitted corrected GHG emissions data to the Washington State Department of Ecology (ECY) after a data entry error inflated reported reductions from eight Climate Commitment Act (CCA)-funded home electrification and appliance rebate projects from 7.5 mln metric tonnes to the actual 78,000 tonnes over project lifetimes. Commerce now reports total reductions of nearly 308,000 tonnes across all CCA-funded programmes. ECY is reviewing data from more than 3,600 projects by 37 agencies covering $1.5 bln in CCA revenue appropriated during the 2023-25 biennium, with corrected report expected in coming weeks. New online reporting tool will be implemented to reduce human error.
- Fri 00:02Dry Run - AirJoule Technologies has kicked off work under the Net Zero Innovation Hub for Data Centers, marking a step toward anticipated commercial deployment of its water-from-air systems for data centre cooling, the company said on Thursday, after being selected last year as one of three winners from more than 70 applicants. The US-based firm said it will work through the Innovation Hub consortium with operators and suppliers including Google and Microsoft to advance deployment of systems designed to use low-grade waste heat from data centres to generate distilled water on site, with the programme launched this week in Fredericia, Denmark, and a pilot installation expected in summer 2026.
- Fri 00:01Solar saviour - Rooftop solar in Australia has played a pivotal role in helping the National Electricity Market meet record daytime electricity demand without major supply issues, the ABC reports. Southern Australia is going through a major heatwave, with solar providing more than 60% of demand at the peak of high temperatures on Wednesday, around two-thirds of that coming from rooftop systems. Renewable energy sources, including solar, wind and hydro met some 76.6% of daily electricity generation, the report said, citing market data, marking a turning point in how the grid handles summer peak loads. Experts said challenges still remain for meeting evening and winter demand, however, when solar output is low.
