An increase in high-quality and large-scale carbon dioxide removal (CDR) credit supply, growing buyer participation – even speculators – and the emergence of financial and technological infrastructure suggest the engineered removals market may be approaching a turning point, according to the president of a leading carbon removals standard.

RGGI Allowance (RGAs) futures moved about 2% higher last week, holding above the $24 mark ahead of the programme’s Q1 auction on Wednesday.

A coalition of more than two dozen Republican US states has moved to intervene in a federal court challenge to the EPA’s decision to rescind its 2009 endangerment finding, arguing the case carries significant economic and constitutional implications for states.

Distributed demand dip - A new study by Montreal-based consultancy Dunsky Energy + Climate Advisors, commissioned by Clean Energy Canada, found that wider deployment of distributed energy resources (DERs) such as electric vehicles (EVs), heat pumps, smart thermostats, and smart water heaters could reduce peak electricity demand in British Columbia by more than 10% by 2040. The analysis concluded that most potential reductions would come from households, particularly through managed EV charging and electric space and water heating, which can shift electricity use to off-peak periods. According to the report, every DER examined is already cost-effective at current grid expansion costs and could provide capacity more cheaply than building new infrastructure. The authors said stronger incentives and programmes could unlock additional potential, helping manage growing electricity demand while improving grid reliability.

Budget battles - New York Governor Kathy Hochul (D) is seeking to scale back elements of the state’s 2019 climate law, citing concerns about rising costs for households and businesses, E&E News reported. Speaking to reporters on Mar. 2, Hochul said the landmark law’s aggressive pollution-reduction targets had created “enormous costs” due to “unforeseen factors,” and indicated she will pursue changes through closed-door budget negotiations in Albany. The move marks a shift for the governor, who previously promoted the state’s climate agenda and rejected permits for gas-fired power plants. If approved, the revisions could represent one of the most significant climate policy rollbacks in a traditionally progressive state.

Corporations can achieve immediate and long-term climate benefits by strategically pairing super pollutant abatement with carbon removal (CDR), according to a report by a carbon management platform.

Rock on – A new study published in the journal AGU Advances last week showed that injecting CO2 into underground rocks can trigger mineralisation that locks the GHG into solid minerals for potentially millions of years. Researchers found that mineral build-up in narrow channels sharply reduced the rock’s permeability, making it harder for fluids to flow through it. However, the rock’s overall porosity remained largely unchanged, and fluids continued moving through it at a lower rate. The findings suggest that even when mineralisation slows flow, rocks may still keep forming minerals and storing carbon underground.

Prairie carbon – A federal investment of more than C$4.4 mln ($3.2 mln) will support 10 projects aimed at strengthening the forest sector in the provinces of Alberta and Manitoba, the Canadian government announced on Friday. Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) said the funding will advance manufacturing and processing, diversify forest products and export markets, and support Indigenous groups and forestry businesses. Among the initiatives, the Paddle Prairie Metis Settlement will receive C$200,000 for its Paddle Prairie Carbon project in Alberta, which will work with lands-holding Indigenous groups to pursue economic opportunities linked to forest carbon and related regulatory frameworks.

An Alberta-based carbon credit platform and an Indigenous cooperative have formed an alliance to develop pathways aimed at decarbonising the province's oil and gas assets for global markets.

CORSIA prices stabilised last week, but there was a general-sell off in much of the avoidance complex amid uncertainty about the impact of the war in the Middle East on the economy.

Outstanding design choices for Colombia’s ETS (Spanish: PNCTE) could put the scheme on several paths – but selecting the right one is tricky due to the lack of a clear policy direction, experts have told Carbon Pulse.

The engineered carbon removals (CDR) market saw a softening in investment and fewer forward purchase deals in February, with biochar projects again dominating new issuance and retirements, according to registry data and figures from two analytics firms.

Global installations of long-duration energy storage (LDES) exceeded 15 GWh in 2025, rising 49% from the previous year, though the declining investment and strong competition from lithium-ion batteries is creating growing challenges for the sector, according to analysis released Monday.

A reporting framework established under the Paris Agreement provides an opportunity to improve coordination between climate and biodiversity agendas, according to a new paper.

Mandatory disclosure of full corporate emissions under a California climate law could significantly reshape how investors compare companies’ carbon performance and reallocate capital across sectors, according to new academic research.

The adoption of a global carbon price for shipping is now in question, as some countries are proposing a new Net-Zero Framework (NZF) that would remove the financial levy and weaken incentives for clean fuels.

The global steel industry is unlikely to align with net zero emissions pathways this decade, even under optimistic assumptions about technology deployment and electricity decarbonisation, a new analysis of plant-level data has found.

Scaling up CO2 removal technologies to meet global climate targets could create significant new pressures on mineral resources, ecosystems, and agricultural inputs, even as the methods help reduce atmospheric greenhouse gases, researchers have warned.