US CBAM effort continued - Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA), the most vocal Republican backer of a US carbon tariff, will continue to push the policy during his remaining time in Congress after his recent defeat in his party's primary, reported E&E News. Cassidy said he is confident that others will continue to push the idea in the legislature after his departure, saying there is wider understanding and support of the concept than in the past.

Quebec released on Wednesday draft regulatory changes to its California-linked ETS for public consultation, with implementation now not expected until later this year.

Second life – Alabama-based automotive aftermarket remanufacturer Terrepower said on Tuesday its operations avoided more than 204,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions in 2025, while cutting Scope 2 emissions 9% year-on-year (YoY), as per its Corporate Social Responsibility Report. Furthermore, it said it has deepened its focus on so-called ‘Scope 4’ avoided emissions, referring to emissions avoided when customers choose remanufactured products over new production. The company also highlighted second-life EV battery remanufacturing at its Barcelona Technology Center, saying the systems can reduce production emissions by more than 80%.

Brazil’s carbon market needs more diversified and predictable demand if it is to scale beyond a niche voluntary market and to attract long-term investment, speakers said at an event in Sao Paulo.

The UN General Assembly voted on Wednesday to approve a resolution to endorsing the International Court of Justice (ICJ) advisory opinion on climate change issued in 2025, which found that states have a legal obligation to cut GHG emissions.

Washington's May Allowance Price Containment Reserve (APCR) auction sold all of the almost 129,300 allowances available again amid the highest bid-to-cover ratio since the initial year of the programme, a notice published Wednesday showed.

Philanthropic funding for carbon removal (CDR) is becoming dangerously concentrated, panellists said on Wednesday, with one observer noting that half of all grant-making in the sector could be controlled by just three funders.

A Brazilian project developer and a British asset manager have signed a collaboration agreement to develop scalable contract structures for afforestation, reforestation, and revegetation (ARR) credits, they announced on Wednesday. 

Demand for carbon removal (CDR) may be stalling, despite rising corporate net zero commitments and growing recognition that they will be needed later this century for wider global climate goals, a new policy brief based on interviews with corporate sustainability leaders has found.

Methane maximums – Greenlane Renewables said on Tuesday that testing of its proprietary Linear Nitrogen Rejection Unit (NRU) technology achieved methane recovery rates of up to 99.5% while removing nitrogen from landfill gas to produce pipeline-quality renewable natural gas (RNG). The company said the technology, embedded in its Cascade LF upgrading system, is designed to maximise methane capture in a configurable low-cost system architecture. CEO Brad Douville said the performance could improve RNG project economics, noting that every 1% increase in methane recovery translates into 1% higher project revenue.

New England natural gas - Energy company Enbridge unveiled on Tuesday a plan to extend a major natural gas pipeline in New England, E&E News reported. The proposal, dubbed Project Beacon, seeks to expand the Algonquin Gas Transmission line’s capacity by almost 10%, aiming to increase the flow of natural gas into the region amid concerns around affordability and rising power demand.

A certifier of methane emissions has launched a new registry for reductions from crude oil operations, and expects to certify its first crude oil production facility in the coming weeks, it announced on Wednesday.

The buffer pool used for forest offset projects under a major US compliance programme is likely too small by an average factor of 6.3 to cover reversals from wildfires, drought, and insect outbreaks over 100 years, according to a paper published Wednesday.

Carbon removal (CDR) buyers remain constrained by delivery risk, high prices, unclear claims frameworks, and fragmented market data, experts said on Tuesday, as voluntary demand continues to play a limited role in scaling the still-nascent sector.

Allowing EU importers to deduct international carbon credits from their Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) fees is an endorsement of the UN’s Article 6 carbon markets – but some worry it may come at the expense of the mechanism's climate integrity. 

Solar will become the world’s largest generator of electricity by 2032 amid a rush to energy self-sufficiency, and there is still a chance to limit global warming to 2C by century-end if countries become "serious" about net zero goals, according to a new report.

Turkiye's incoming COP31 presidency is calling to speed up electrification around the world, arguing that the energy crisis underscores the importance of renewable energy, as well as diversification of sources.

A US-based tech company has issued a request for proposals to procure low-methane intensity certificates, to offset increased natural gas emissions due to data centre build-out.

A bill introduced Tuesday to Argentina’s congress has proposed a three-tiered legal regime for carbon credits, an authorisation procedure, and a national carbon registry, also reinforcing the federalist relationship between the country’s provinces and national government.

A Denmark-based project developer has signed a seven-year agreement with Microsoft to deliver 650,000 carbon removal units from its bioenergy carbon capture and storage (BECCS) facility.

More than 5 million credits from the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) are expected to sign up to a new carbon registry this month that hopes to attract up 800 million of the UN registry’s units before they face oblivion at the end of the year.

Carbon pricing now covers nearly 30% of greenhouse gas emissions globally, with government revenues from carbon taxes and emissions trading systems (ETSs) topping $107 billion in 2025, according to a World Bank report published on Tuesday.

Electric car (EV) sales will surge this year as drivers respond to spiking petrol and diesel pump prices amid the energy crisis sparked by the war against Iran, finds the International Energy Agency (IEA).