A Canadian forest intelligence software platform has acquired a Brazil-headquartered forest management platform, expanding its global reach.

Biochar commissioning - Australian pyrolysis firm Rainbow Bee Eater (RBE) has begun hot commissioning activities at its Katunga Fresh site in Victoria, the company said on its website. The facility uses six ECHO2 Mark IV reactors to convert cereal straw into high-carbon biochar and syngas, with January marking the start of first production. The syngas will be used to heat Katunga Fresh’s 21-hectare glasshouses, while biochar and wood vinegar are intended for use on regional farms.

Japan's planned price corridor for the next phase of the national emissions trading scheme has sent a strong signal to the market, but the proposed range may not be enough to drive decarbonisation investments or lift market sentiment, experts told Carbon Pulse.

Trees outside China’s forests store billions of tonnes of carbon and account for up to a third of the country’s above-ground carbon stock, estimated a new nationwide satellite-based study.

The UK has joined the Global Green Growth Institute’s (GGGI) Carbon Transaction Facility (CTF) in an effort to back international carbon trading under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement and strengthen global cooperation on mitigation outcomes.

Liquidity in China's national emissions market almost evaporated over the past week, but the permit price remained stable amid sustained optimism about the market outlook.

The US and Indian space agencies have begun releasing data from a “next-generation” Earth observation satellite launched last year, which scientists said will be a step-change in how the world tracks forests, biomass, and land-use change, with implications on measurement and verification for carbon markets.

Governance arrangements- Australia will review the governance arrangements of the country's Electricity Market Operator (AEMO) to ensure it remains fit for purpose. The review is being led by public servant Nigel Ray, with the terms of reference noting the AEMO's rapidly evolving role on both the demand and supply sides of the system as the energy transition unfolds. A final report will be provided to the Energy and Climate Ministerial Council in May.

Now complete - Indonesia’s financial regulator has released the third version of its Indonesian Sustainable Finance Taxonomy, marking the completion of sustainability classification standards across all nationally determined contribution-related sectors. Launched this week at the annual financial services industry meeting, the update expands screening to agriculture, forestry and fisheries, manufacturing, and water and waste management, while adding enabling sectors such as information and professional services. The framework, aligned with the ASEAN taxonomy and global standards, also introduces sunsetting and grandfathering provisions, as well as entity- and portfolio-level assessments.

Global power consumption is set to increase by 3.6% annually between 2026 and 2030, outpacing GDP growth and putting mounting pressure on grids, prices, and decarbonisation efforts, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA).

Energy partnership - Australia asset manager HMC Capital has announced a partnership with investment firm KKR which will commit A$600 mln ($415 mln) into its Energy Transition Platform. HMC Capital said in a ASX announcement the KKR's investment will see it become a strategic partner in the platform's existing 652 MW of operational assets and 5.7 GW of battery energy storage system and wind power pipeline. HMC expects to generate and equity investor rate of return on its invested capital above its 20% return on equity target. It said the investment will support the platform's continued expansion, including the development of new BESS and wind projects.

On time - ASX-listed Provaris has successfully completed and delivered the first phase of the front-end engineering and design (FEED) work for its large-scale low-pressure liquid CO₂ (LCO₂) tank project on time and within budget, as part of its joint development agreement with Yinson Production, it announced. The Phase 2 FEED work is underway and scheduled to finish by June 2026, focusing on detailed engineering, structural testing, production process validation, and integration with Yinson’s floating storage injection unit (FSIU). The large-capacity LCO₂ tank design aims to support commercial CO₂ storage and transport solutions, improving scalability and reducing costs for future CO₂ supply chains.