Climate and atmospheric effects, rather than direct human action, contributed to a substantial share of carbon absorbed by US forests over the past two decades, new research showed.

Two environmental non-profits has requested the US EPA withdraw its repeal of the landmark endangerment finding that underpins many GHG standards in the country, citing documents the groups said boosted existing accusations that the agency's move was underpinned by a Climate Working Group (CWG) that was allegedly unlawfully conducted.

US lawmakers have approved funding levels and spending limits for the US DOE in fiscal year 2026, laying out how money will be distributed across renewable energy, grid deployment, and fossil energy programmes.

Panellists on a Thursday webinar pointed project developers toward compliance and regulated markets rather than the voluntary carbon market (VCM) as the primary source of future demand and price formation.

Quebec will maintain its 37.5% emissions reduction target below 1990 levels, but has extended the deadline from 2030 to 2035, the provincial government announced on Wednesday.

Carbon credit purchases are increasing among mid-market buyers as oil and gas companies have reduced their volumes, and new cookstove projects favour newer, more rigorous methodologies, a director from a carbon market intelligence firm told a webinar on Thursday.

To accelerate renewable electricity deployment, a new report calls for states to adopt a 3C policy framework - balancing conservation, communities, and climate - to address land use conflicts and local opposition that could hold back projects.

Brazilian prosecutors have called for a probe into what would be one of the country's biggest banking scandals, allegedly involving R$45.5 billion ($8.6 bln) in fraudulent carbon credits generated in the Amazon as part of an illegal scheme, local media has reported.

Ethanol excluded – House leaders are set to vote Thursday on four fiscal 2026 spending bills without language authorising year-round sales of E15 ethanol, E&E News reports. The omission is expected to smooth passage of the so-called minibus and reduce the risk of a partial government shutdown, but leaves Midwest lawmakers frustrated after repeated failed attempts to attach the provision to must-pass legislation. Supporters had sought to include the measure via an amendment based on standalone E15 bills, but House GOP leaders and the White House opposed its inclusion, arguing it did not belong in an appropriations package and could jeopardise the deal.

A new international panel has appointed its first members to help develop a standardised system for tracking carbon emissions at the product level across supply chains, organisers said Monday.

After 25 years of negotiations, the EU and Mercosur signed a contentious deal to create one of the world’s largest free trade zones on Saturday in Asuncion, Paraguay, with its impacts on nature still being evaluated.

A voluntary carbon standard body has added three more risk maps for jurisdictional REDD projects, bringing the total to nine.

Honduras is aiming to reduce emissions by over 12.82 MtCO2e by 2035, compared to a business-as-usual (BAU) baseline, with the target fully conditional on receiving international financial support, including via Article 6, and help with capacity building.

A French satellite firm has partnered with a US agricultural modelling provider to integrate remote sensing with Tier 3 emissions modelling for rice cultivation, it announced this week.

Carbon capture, utilisation, and storage (CCUS) is expected to play an increasingly marginal role in the global energy transition, according to the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA).

The world is hoarding oil amid a glut of supply that looks set to continue throughout 2026, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said this week.

Project developer RePlanet aims to help bring 5 million biodiversity credits to market over the next 10 years, which it predicts will trigger a surge in demand, according to a strategy document.

CDRs issued - Renewable fuels producer Gevo has issued more than 500,000 engineered carbon removal credits from its North Dakota plant since activities began in June 2022, it said in a news release. The credits generated by the ethanol carbon capture and storage project are registered on Puro.earth and have received an 'A' rating from BeZero Carbon. The company claims they have a 1,000 year permanence.

Watchdog revisited - California's carbon market watchdog, the Independent Emissions Market Advisory Committee (IEMAC) has rescheduled its Jan. 20 meeting to Feb. 11, from 1100-1300 PST (1900-2100 GMT). A meeting notice and agenda has yet to be posted, though the adjusted time has been published to its site.

An adjustment SVP - California regulator ARB adjusted the volume of cap-and-invest allowances it will offer for sale at its Q1 auction on Feb. 18. Rather than 54.8 mln allowances on offer at current auction, an adjusted amount of just under 55 mln will be on offer, adding over 100,000 units to the former amount. This increase will be reflected in Vintage 2026 allowances. The quantity has been updated due to adjustments in free allowances allocated under carbon market partner Quebec's cap-and-trade system.  

A Canadian bank has signed its third offtake deal for carbon removal credits from a California-based developer that is expanding its operations north of the border.

Ecuador BUR – Ecuador signalled willingness to engage with international carbon market mechanisms, including the Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism (PACM) and future biennial transparency report (BTR) requirements – both in need of capacity building – according to the UNFCCC’s technical analysis of the country’s second biennial update report (BUR) published on Wednesday. The review highlighted ongoing work to develop a mitigation actions registry to support monitoring, reporting, and verification. Ecuador reported progress across energy, agriculture, waste, and LULUCF sectors, with mitigation efforts framed under its National Climate Change Strategy, alongside the REDD+ Action Plan “Forests to Live Well” (2016-25). The analysis also underscored Ecuador’s transition into the REDD+ results-based payments phase, following completion of readiness and the signing of its first REDD+ agreement in 2018.

One of the largest corporate buyers of carbon removal (CDR) credits published an update to its portfolio on Wednesday, indicating Fiscal Year 2026 contracts are leading with high sequestration durability commitments.

Canada's technology-based carbon removal (CDR) sector has high potential, but it must be supported by sustained policy to become viable, according to a new market snapshot by the federal government.