European Climate Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra has ruled out suspending the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) for fertilisers, saying the bloc will instead address potential price increases through a dedicated sectoral action plan.

Emission charges including CORSIA, the UN’s cap-and-trade market for international flights, has started to bite airlines after a major European airline group reported an almost 400% rise in costs year-on-year.

Experts charged with implementing the Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism (PACM) have a tricky year ahead as they aim to fast-track implementation of the new Article 6 market, while ensuring standards are kept high, observers have said.

Cheap CO2 mineralisation – A new monitoring approach could cut costs and complexity for large‑scale underground CO2 storage, a study from the University of Edinburgh has shown. The study found that captured CO2 injected into volcanic rocks in Iceland was successfully locked away as solid minerals, as shown by its natural chemical “fingerprints”. The approach reduces the need to add artificial tracers and could make it simpler and cheaper to prove that CO2 is stored safely and permanently underground. This mineralisation method locks away CO2 permanently, so its carbon removal credits are expected to command higher prices than many nature-based projects, which may only store carbon for 100 years or less.

A swathe of NGOs and charities are urging the UK Prime Minister not to cut international climate finance (ICF) after plans were leaked that the government intends to slash aid to poor countries stricken by the climate crisis by more than a fifth.

Ferries account for 15 to over 100 times more air pollution than all cars in major European port cities such as Barcelona, Dublin, and Naples, according to a new study, which views the sector as ripe for electrification.

Building block – Independent testing has confirmed that ASX-listed Hazer Group’s graphite meets Australian infrastructure specifications and international standards, for use as an additive in concrete and asphalt, the clean tech developer announced on Tuesday. This removes a key barrier for these sectors to adopt Hazer’s product, the Perth-based company added. The graphite is a by-product of Hazer’s hydrogen process. Last year, Hazer signed an MoU with mover of metallurgical coal M Resources to use its novel methane-pyrolysis process to try and turn the Whyalla steel operation into a commercially viable, low-emissions hub. This followed other deals with South Korea’s POSCO, French utility Veolia, and First Graphene in Perth.

Removal on the map – RMI and the Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability have launched an interactive online tracker to monitor global progress in carbon removal (CDR) and direct air capture (DAC), covering 10 technology approaches and assessing their commercial status. The tracker builds on RMI's Applied Innovation Roadmap for CDR, published in 2023, which examined 32 CDR approaches and their path to deployment. A second phase, expected in summer 2026, will expand coverage to 13 additional CDR types and include a review of global academic activity in each approach. The project was funded by Cornell Atkinson.