The US Supreme Court’s (SCOTUS) recent decision striking down President Donald Trump’s (R) use of emergency powers to impose sweeping tariffs has narrowed the executive branch’s unilateral trade authority and could increase interest from lawmakers to pursue statutory trade tools – including border carbon adjustments (BCAs).

Promoting LATAM markets – A regional alliance of carbon markets associations, Red Carbono Latam, will push for increased participation in Article 6 and CORSIA, as well as advocating for market regulations, and environmental and social integrity throughout 2026, it announced Tuesday on social media. The regional network, launched mid-2025, includes industry and nature-based solutions associations from Mexico, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, and Chile.

Big in Japan - Tokyo ​and the White House are working to include a nuclear power project in the second ‌round of deals under Japan's $550-billion investment package in the US, two people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Wednesday. The nuclear power project, which the sources say will involve Westinghouse, is designed to strengthen both countries' energy supply chains as war in ​the Middle East renews concerns about energy security.The plan for a nuclear power project, as well as a copper refining facility, is being discussed and could be talked into details later this month when Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is due to meet with US President Donald Trump at the White House this month, according to Reuters’ anonymous sources.  Last year, as part of the US-Japan trade agreement, Japan pledged to buy $8 bln worth of American products per year. The Government of Japan has also agreed to invest $550 bln in the United States, the White House said.

LNG at risk - QatarEnergy has declared force majeure on liquefied natural gas (LNG) supplies after suspending production at key export facilities, the company posted on X. In a notice to buyers, the state energy giant said the declaration follows its decision to halt LNG and associated production after Iranian strikes targeted facilities linked to Ras Laffan and Mesaieed Industrial City. The shutdown affects LNG output as well as downstream products including urea, polymers, methanol and aluminum. The move places roughly a fifth of global LNG supply at risk if the disruption persists. QatarEnergy operates 14 LNG trains at Ras Laffan and is the world’s largest single LNG exporter.

The European Commission will use proceeds from the sale of 20 million EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) allowances under the Innovation Fund to finance maritime decarbonisation through 2030 and may consider creating a dedicated ETS mechanism for the sector, it announced Wednesday as part of a new maritime and ports strategy.

A durable carbon removal (CDR) monitoring and purchasing platform has announced a multi-year deal with a US-based aerospace giant to source at least 40,000 CDR credits, building upon prior announcements in the aviation sector.

End-user demand across the voluntary carbon market (VCM) was strong in February, with over 25 million credits retired, a level not seen for a year, while prices for those eligible to be used under the CORSIA international aviation offsetting scheme took a tumble as analysts noted that a steady stream of supply may finally be on the cards.

The rain in Spain – A Spanish research team says it has invented a hybrid solar panel that turns raindrops into electricity, reports ZME Science. Researchers at the Institute of Materials Science of Seville in Spain have patented thin film that generates 110 volts from a single raindrop’s impact. By applying a specialised Teflon-like film just 100 nanometers thick to a high-efficiency perovskite solar cell, the researchers have created a panel that harvests light when it’s sunny and kinetic energy when it pours. When a droplet strikes and slides across the specially treated surface, it creates friction and has a charge difference. A droplet may leave behind a positive ion while the surface is negatively charged. The charge is then harvested and converted into electricity.

Simplifying science - UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has launched the first public beta chatbot designed to make environmental science easier to access and understand. EnvironmentGPT gives targeted responses according to a curated library of UNEP and select partner publications, and also shows confidence scores and the carbon footprint of each response. Users can also choose among several LLM models based on performance and energy efficiency. Ask a question here.

The UN's Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA) risks delaying real emissions cuts and weakening incentives for clean fuels, an advocacy group said in a briefing published ahead of the EU’s upcoming review of aviation rules under the bloc's Emissions Trading System (ETS).

More than 85 companies including shipowners, ports, and fuel producers have signed a joint statement calling on member states of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to adopt the Net-Zero Framework this year, which sets out a global carbon price for shipping.

A standard has secured a local partners to establish what it claims to be India’s first digital carbon marketplace for household and livelihood-based clean energy projects.

Australia may soon need to consider the use of Article 6 credits in order to meet its emissions reduction targets, according to analysis shared exclusively with Carbon Pulse.

This year's COP31 will play a crucial role in establishing a framework for the second Global Stocktake (GST2) in 2028, as well maintain momentum on climate action in a fracturing geopolitical landscape, a think tank said in a briefing published Tuesday.