The EU’s independent climate change advisory group called for pricing agricultural greenhouse gas emissions this week as part of its latest policy recommendations for climate-proofing the bloc’s agri-food system, reviving an AgETS idea the Commission has previously dismissed.

Waste-to-credits IPO – Yesil Global Enerji, which operates projects generating roughly 2 mln tonnes of verified carbon credits annually, filed for a Nasdaq listing on Monday, seeking to fund expansion in North America. The Turkish waste-to-energy company operates six landfill gas-to-energy plants in Istanbul and Kocaeli with 125 MW of installed capacity, and monetises credits under Gold Standard and Verra programmes. A thermal waste-to-energy facility at Solaklar, designed to process up to 2,000 tonnes per day, is expected to begin operations in 2026 and will add 41 MW of capacity. The company plans to use IPO proceeds to expand US oil and gas operations integrated with data-centre power infrastructure, alongside research and development and working capital.

Portable petrol – The US Pentagon is backing a startup developing mobile fuel-production units that convert CO2 into sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for military vehicles, a technology aimed at reducing the need to transport petroleum through vulnerable supply convoys in war zones, E&E News reported. Brooklyn-based AirCo said its container-sized systems can manufacture hundreds or thousands of gallons of synthetic fuel each month for drones, aircraft, boats, or ground vehicles and could be deployed at military bases worldwide as early as next year. CEO Gregory Constantine said the company has opened a manufacturing facility in Pennsylvania to produce the units. The announcement comes as oil markets face renewed volatility amid escalating conflict involving the US, Israel, and Iran.

Article 6 eyes Lahore – Stakeholders gathered in Lahore in February to consult on a methane capture project at the Lakhodair landfill that aims to generate carbon credits under Article 6.4 of the Paris Agreement. The landfill, operational since 2016, receives up to 5,500 tonnes of municipal solid waste per day and has accumulated an estimated 18 mln tonnes of waste. The proposed landfill gas collection and utilisation system would convert captured methane into usable energy products while generating mitigation outcomes. The project is being developed under the Germany-backed SPAR6C programme, which aims to prepare up to three Article 6 pilot projects in Pakistan by 2027. Proposed benefit-sharing measures include local infrastructure improvements, skill development, health initiatives, and formal integration of informal waste workers.

Sustained high energy prices over the coming months could boost the case for strong price-easing measures as part of a reform to the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), according to analysts, as the escalating war in the Middle East continues to heap pressure on Brussels to find a way to lower the bloc's industrial production costs.

The European Commission on Tuesday unveiled a Clean Energy Investment Strategy aimed at unlocking private capital for grids, efficiency, and next‑generation nuclear technologies, pitching the move as essential to meet the EU’s decarbonisation goals and cut exposure to fossil fuel price shocks.

Teresa Ribera, the EU's commissioner for competition, has said that suspending the bloc's Emissions Trading System (ETS) would be a "huge mistake", adding that the scheduled reform of the carbon market starting this summer will be an opportunity to draw lessons on what has worked and what hasn't in the compliance scheme.

A strategic financing partnership announced on Tuesday will support the expansion of a global portfolio of ecosystem restoration projects, with potential priority investment commitments reaching up to $500 million.

EU carbon prices advanced for a third day, enjoying a lift from firmer equity markets and a drop in energy prices after US president Donald Trump indicated the conflict in Iran may soon wind down, allaying fears of an inflationary spiral caused by a spike in energy costs.

Carbon expert call - The Turkey carbon market development project has launched a call for a project coordinator / carbon pricing expert to apply before the deadline of Mar. 26, 2026 at 17:00 local time. Further info on the job description and how to apply here.    

Most of the supply of permanent carbon removals (CDR) up to 2030 has already been reserved by buyers, data collected by a CDR procurement company shows.

The supply of carbon credits for Phase 1 of the aviation offsetting scheme CORSIA reached more than 32 million as of early March, according to a new International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) dashboard that tracks eligible credits, while prices have slipped to their lowest levels in over a year.

Nigeria is well-placed to begin phasing in a carbon pricing scheme, starting with a tax in the near-term and eventually leading to an emissions trading scheme, according to a study that looked at the potential impacts on the country's telecommunications sector. 

Some European corporate climate managers are showing a preference for nature-based solutions (NbS) over engineered carbon removals (CDR) when purchasing credits, according to a study published this week that surveyed firms in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.

EU leaders want the European Commission to present reforms to the Emissions Trading System (ETS) by July, along with a raft of short-term interventions in power pricing, as part of a new push to shield industry and households from high energy costs.

Cost gap - The EU's carbon border fee could cost Montenegro up to €191 mln annually, according to state-controlled power producer EPCG. Cross-border electricity trade is the top export item in the country's external trade balance - comprising more than 35% of total exports. EPCG generates 45% of its electricity output in Montenegro's sole coal-fired power plant TE Pljevlja, and pays €24/tonne under the country's national ETS, whereas the EU ETS price is trading around €70/t - meaning that exporting electricity produced using coal carries a significant financial impact. The CBAM tariff is formally paid by EU importers, but it will still have an impact on the purchase price, will reduce competitiveness, and ultimately curb producers' revenue, said EPCG. Last December, Montenegro said it was in talks with the Commission to find a more flexible CBAM implementation model, considering its expected power market coupling with the EU. (SeeNews)

A clean cookstove developer is looking to boost the supply of carbon credits into the first phase of the aviation offsetting scheme CORSIA, after being granted the right to sell 5.2 million credits internationally by Nigeria under Article 6 rules, it announced Tuesday.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has announced a new €200 million guarantee financed by the EU’s Emissions Trading System (ETS), via the Innovation Fund, to support private investment in innovative nuclear technologies.

The UK government's push for more clean energy is looks like a "decent bet" in light of the latest oil crisis, as greater electrification provides protection against energy shocks – but the country's progress is still patchy, according to a report published on Tuesday.

A group of 77 companies, industry associations, and civil society organisations is urging EU leaders to maintain an ambitious and timely rollout of the bloc's second Emissions Trading System (ETS2), warning that further delays could undermine climate goals and weaken investor confidence.

Bigger picture - Europe should reorient its climate policy from a focus on its own carbon footprint towards catalysing international cooperation, argued three economists from Europe and the US - Christian Gollier, Axel Ockenfels, and Catherine Wolfram - in an article for Le Monde. At a time when European climate strategy has become politically fragile and increasingly hard to defend economically, they say that climate cooperation with global partners can significantly cut the costs of putting national industry at a competitive disadvantage while boosting climate action effects. The EU's carbon border fee is leading countries like the UK, Australia, Canada, and Turkey to price carbon domestically to avoid giving carbon revenues to Europe through their exports.

Over 100 businesses have written to EU leaders saying that a strong Emissions Trading System (ETS) is vital to Europe’s sovereignty and security, saying that high energy prices and poor integration of the single market are more to blame for  industrial struggles than high carbon prices.

Digital monitoring technologies could improve transparency and accuracy in the voluntary carbon market but also introduce new integrity risks without proper governance, according to recent survey results published by the Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM).

Spiralling impacts - Israel's bombing of oil infrastructure in Iran will have long-term environmental impacts, as well as health repercussions for Iranian people, experts have warned. Damage to petroleum facilities includes the Shahran oil depot north-east of Tehran and the Shahr-e fuel depot to its south, which continued to burn on Monday, two days after they were bombed by Israeli warplanes. The World Health Organisation has warned the damage risks contaminating food, water, and air, with potential severe health impacts particularly for the vulnerable, while soil and water supplies around Tehran are already starting to be contaminated. Efforts by the Conflict and Environment Observatory to track the environmental harm caused by the Middle East conflict are becoming increasingly difficult. The organisation has seen an expansion of targets into civilian and dual-use facilities, bringing with it a range of environmental and public health risks. (the Guardian)

The Global Carbon Council (GCC) issued around 4.46 million carbon credits in 2025, bringing cumulative issuance under the Qatar-based standard to roughly 13.1 mln credits as the programme expands project registrations and prepares to scale activity this year, according to its latest annual report.

Companies will be formally recognised for using high-quality carbon credits to compensate for their ongoing emissions in the Science Based Targets initiative's (SBTi) Corporate Net-Zero Standard Version 2.0, provided no further changes are made before expected final publication in June, an SBTi executive said on Tuesday.

Norway is set to make its biggest emissions reductions in the petroleum and transport sectors by 2030, although the country's overall progress is hard to assess due to lacking data on land use and forestry, according to an expert review of its first Paris Agreement transparency report.

Record Dutch power - Dutch electricity production was up 10% year-on-year in 2025, reported Statistics Netherlands (CBS), the country's national statistics office, on Monday. Thanks in part to solar power (17% growth), but natural gas (11%) and coal (25%) also grew their output last year. Total production hit a new record with 132  bln kWh electricity. The growth in fossil fuels came after a steady decrease over previous years, CBS noted. Nevertheless, as in 2024, renewables dominated the power mix, up 6% on 2024 to make up 49% of electricity production in 2025, compared to fossil fuel's 48% (nuclear made up the remainder). Coal was still down 70% on 2015 and renewables up by almost a factor of five. Overall growth was driven by demand in neighbouring countries: exports also hit a new record, growing by 25% to reach 30 bln kWh, mainly to Germany and Belgium. This was mainly due to low wind on the north German coast and low water levels (i.e. hydropower) in Switzerland and Austria, CBS said. Total electricity use in the Netherlands - electrification is considered critical to decarbonisation - was largely unchanged. (CBS press release)

Swiss BECCS milestone - A CO2 transport agreement between CO2 Energie AG - a joint venture between RegionalWerke AG Baden and Recycling Energie AG - and international logistics company Hoyer Group completes the first cross-European BECCS value chain for a Swiss carbon removal project, announced coordinating and advisory partner Airfix on Monday. Contracts for the capture, transport, and permanent storage of CO2 are now all in place, and move the project from development to execution, the BECCS specialist said, "proving that cross-border CO2 transport and storage for small and medium-sized emitters is bankable and scalable". From summer 2026, CO2 captured from Switzerland's largest biogas plant, near Niederwil, will be liquified, and transported by truck and rail to Denmark for permanent offshore storage in Ineos's Project Greensand Future. The project's monetisation relies on long-term offtake agreements for the resulting carbon removal credits, notably a CHF 10 mln commitment out to 2030 from the Climate Cent Foundation. Approximately 4,250 tonnes of CO2 will be transported per year; emissions from that transport are fully accounted for in the project's carbon accounting framework, Airfix said (Press release)

A growing wave of climate lawsuits around the world is reshaping the legal landscape of green governance, but researchers have warned that the true impact of these cases remains largely unknown due to a lack of systematic evaluation.

Carbon pricing is well-placed to continue playing a central role in the European Union’s climate strategy and could generate substantial public revenue while keeping economic disruption limited, according to a new paper from the International Monetary Fund, which comes amid rising pressure to bring down costs in the bloc's Emissions Trading System (ETS).

Spain could erase nearly 70 million tonnes of CO2 per year through removal methods by mid-century under an ambitious deployment scenario, according to new research assessing the country’s capacity to scale the nascent technology as part of its net zero pathway.

Catalysing catalyst – UK-based start-up COOloop has secured £150,000 in seed  funding from VC fund Carbon13 Ventures to commercialise technology which originated at Australia’s Monash University, the institution said in an emailed press release on Tuesday. The company’s Metal-Organic Framework catalyst converts captured CO2 and renewable hydrogen into acetic acid, a key chemical used in plastics, textiles, paints, adhesives, and food products, and which is usually produced from fossil fuels, Monash said. As well as the potential to eliminate millions of tonnes of GHG emissions, the tech can remain cost-and scale-competitive with traditional methods, the university added.