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- Wed 23:54Climate and energy transition risks and opportunities detailed in Woodside’s annual report provide a glimpse into the energy giant’s thinking on its future prospects in a net zero world.
- Hydrogen highway – A Sweden–California research partnership has launched a transatlantic knowledge platform to accelerate heavy-duty hydrogen truck deployment under the SENITH project. Future Mobility reports that the initiative links Chalmers University of Technology and the University of California, Davis to coordinate academia, industry, and public agencies on the conditions required to scale hydrogen-powered vehicles. It said the collaboration aiming to align policy, business models, and R&D across both jurisdictions, with an eye on long-term US-EU cooperation.
- Wed 23:24Registry sync – The Civil Aviation Decarbonization Organization (CADO), a Montreal-based not-for-profit that operates the IATA-developed SAF Registry, has partnered with carbon platform 123Carbon and 4Air, which operates the Assure SAF Registry, to pilot interoperability between their sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) registries. The collaboration will focus on exchanging verified SAF attribute data to prevent double issuance and double counting of CO2 reduction claims. A statement by 123Carbon said that the pilot in the first half of 2026 will test alignment on core data fields, terminology, and standardised interfaces, overseen by a joint committee and open to additional registries that meet agreed integrity standards.
- Wed 23:23CHEO carbon software - The Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) is seeking a proponent to deliver carbon accounting software. The contract would run for three years with options to extend. The deadline for bids is Mar. 6.
- Beaver bio boost - Carbon Direct will collaborate with Louisiana bio-methanol and carbon capture developer C2X on its Beaver Lake project. Carbon Direct’s Supply Services business will serve as a project contributor, providing scientific expertise and carbon market knowledge to deliver the highest standards for durability, measurement, and verification, the company said.
- Wed 23:22A-plus methane emissions - Tourmaline Oil, Canada’s largest natural gas producer, announced Wednesday it had received a 'Grade A' under MiQ’s methane emission standard. Tourmaline is the first company in the world to be certified by MiQ for integrated natural gas production and processing facilities, the company said. It’s also the first Canadian company to receive the certification. The MiQ standard has also been adopted by fossil fuel companies, including BP, ExxonMobil, Repsol, and EQT in the US. Canada has set a target to reduce its methane emissions by 72% by 2030, relative to a 2012 baseline.
- Wed 23:18California issued almost 230,000 offset credits over the last two weeks, narrowing the gap slightly between current year-to-date (YtD) issuances and the previous year, according to data published on Wednesday.
- The carbon removal (CDR) sector is struggling to scale to meet global climate goals, as projects face financing hurdles and weak buyer signals, a new report said.
- Wed 23:01Major oil and gas companies should be prohibited from positions of influence within the voluntary carbon market's standards-setting bodies, an NGO said in a report published Thursday.
- Wed 22:13Nespresso carbon offtake – Coffee major Nespresso has made its first investment in carbon credits through a partnership with Swiss-based NatureRe Capital, the companies said Wednesday in an emailed press release. The deal centres on NatureRe’s 700-hectare assisted natural regeneration project in Antioquia, Colombia, and marks Nespresso’s first transaction directly linking carbon removal, biodiversity restoration, and social impact within one of its sourcing regions. NatureRe described the agreement as a catalytic, multi-year offtake that could serve as a model for corporates seeking to expand into integrated carbon credit purchases.
- Wed 21:42A bipartisan, bicameral bill aimed at developing federal programmes for marine carbon removal (mCDR) in the US is back trying to swim past Congress.
- Wed 20:35Last week's Q1 California-Quebec current vintage carbon auction cleared at the 2026 price floor, while the advance auction settled at the same price but failed to sell out.
- Argentina ratings – Ratings agency Sylvera has partnered with the Argentina Stock Exchange (BACX) to integrate its project ratings directly onto the exchange’s platform, the company announced Wednesday on LinkedIn. Market participants can now view Sylvera Ratings alongside listed projects, access independent quality and delivery risk assessments, and request full due diligence without leaving the exchange. The first rated project live on BACX is a forestry initiative by Unitan.
- Wed 20:23The US DOE has announced more than $170 million to scale geothermal energy technology, in a bid to boost the national sector which a recent report found saw no new large-scale installations last year.
- Wed 19:34Voluntary carbon standard Climate Action Reserve (CAR) has issued what it said were the market’s first sustainable agriculture credits tagged with the Core Carbon Principles (CCP) label, it announced Wednesday.
Lanza bonanza - LanzaJet has reached the first close of a planned $135 mln equity raise at a pre-money enterprise valuation of $650 mln, securing $47 mln so far. The round is co-led by International Airlines Group (IAG) and Shell, with additional participation from existing shareholders Groupe ADP, LanzaTech, and Mitsui. The new capital will support expansion of LanzaJet’s operations at its Freedom Pines Fuels alcohol-to-jet facility in the US state of Georgia, as well as development of its Project Speedbird sustainable aviation fuel biorefinery in north-east England, which has also received backing from the UK Department for Transport’s Advanced Fuels Fund. The company said that, at the end of 2025, it fully operated and produced ASTM-compliant fuels at the Freedom Pines plant, describing this as the first commercial-scale production of jet fuel derived from ethanol and the first scalable non-oil-based renewable solution compatible with existing aircraft. Alongside the funding round, LanzaJet has adjusted its ownership and governance structure to streamline decision-making and support future investment. It has also entered into multi-year tolling agreements at the Georgia facility. Under these arrangements, the company will use domestically produced, low-carbon waste-based ethanol and renewable natural gas to produce sustainable aviation fuel and renewable diesel. The tolling model is intended to secure feedstock supply and guarantee offtake, with the company presenting it as a means of reducing project risk and attracting lower-cost capital. (GreenAir)
- Wed 15:15Cloudy outlook - A boom in 'green ammonia' produced using green hydrogen has stalled as political shifts dampen the sector's economics and buyers aren't keen to sign long-term contracts. Experts cite doubts about the longevity of US tax credits and proposed exemptions to the EU's carbon border levy on fertilisers as clouding the outlook. Fertiglobe, the fertiliser arm of Abu Dhabi's Adnoc, says the only way to compete with grey ammonia is with CO2 pricing or subsidies, and these have been falling away in Europe and the US. Fertiglobe has paused some of its larger blue ammonia projects (made using carbon capture and storage) because of lack of demand. Buyer demand signals have weakened for green ammonia and hydrogen, including in Asia, influenced by the political agenda that is less focused on climate issues. The EU's carbon border fee may help blue ammonia projects, according to Yara, but likely won't be big enough to justify green ammonia. (FT)
- Key Carbon hire – Canada-based Key Carbon has appointed Audinga Besuspare as president as it expands its senior leadership team during a period of growth in carbon markets, the company announced Tuesday. Besuspare joins from PSP Investments, where she was senior director and co-led the European direct private equity team, having previously worked at Permira. She will work alongside CEO Luke Leslie on strategy, operations, and business development, after also serving as executive in residence at InSoil, a Key Carbon portfolio company focused on soil carbon projects. The firm in 2026 plans on scaling investments across InSoil, Global Cookstoves, and Worldview International, with projects beginning to generate carbon credits amid tightening supply and rising regulation-linked demand, it said.
- Wed 13:22Current carbon removal (CDR) accounting methods risk overstating the climate value of temporary carbon storage and misaligning mitigation efforts with long-term temperature goals, according to a study released last week.
- Wed 00:50A prominent multilateral bank is developing a strategy to scale up carbon markets in Central America, support eight member countries in building the necessary infrastructure for Article 6, and structure a market for highly sought-after biodiversity credits.
- Wed 00:20Awe-inspired Montreal solar - UK solar company Awendio Solaris would look to build its planned $1 bln-solar plant in Montreal, according to The Energy Mix. The outlet reported Avendio believes Quebec offers an extraordinary renewables R&D talent and abundant natural resources for solar cell and panel production. Awendio has touted the photovoltaic (PV) manufacturing facility as the largest solar silicon PV hub in the US and Canada. The company first announced the 5,000 MW plant in Dec. 2025.
- Power plans - Italian energy company Enel announced Monday it will spend about €53 bln ($62.6 bln) through 2028 - €1o bln more than originally planned - in investments in Europe and the US, Bloomberg reported. Most of the money will go to renewables, while the remainder will be invested in the grid. The business plan is aimed at accelerating both greenfield and brownfield renewable projects, including an expansion of the wind portfolio and growth in battery storage.
- Wed 00:16A Canadian Big Six bank has purchased a first tranche of carbon removal (CDR) credits in Nova Scotia as it looks to build the nascent CDR market.
