An Arkansas-based forestry company is joining a carbon project developer, according to a deal announced Friday.

Brazil has issued long-awaited regulations governing the country’s national policy on payments for ecosystem services (PES), establishing rules for both public and private initiatives.

The Q3 California-Quebec joint WCI auction will offer just 1% fewer allowances than the previous quarter, according to a Friday notice. 

County carbon caution - The Henry County Board in Illinois voted Thursday to impose 12-month moratoriums on carbon sequestration projects and data centers, pausing both types of development while officials review safety, environmental, and ordinance issues. The 17-0 sequestration vote, with one abstention, follows public concern in Galva over a Lapis Carbon Solutions and Big River Resources proposal to inject CO2 beneath the community into the Mount Simon Sandstone formation, while the 17-1 data center vote comes despite no current proposals in the county and is intended to give officials time to study potential impacts and draft local rules.

Seeking feedback - Alberta is seeking stakeholder feedback on potential updates to its Renewable Fuels Standard, including minimum blend rates, emissions reduction requirements, the possible inclusion of alternative feedstocks and low-carbon fuels such as co-processed fuels, and greater support for sustainable aviation fuel. Selected stakeholders will be invited to participate in in-person or online sessions on July 9, complete an online survey, or submit written feedback by July 17, with input to inform possible future changes to the standard.

A growing body of climate litigation targeting major emitters may increasingly rely on broad scientific and political consensus rather than direct attribution of climate damages, according to a new academic study that identifies an emerging category of "anticipatory climate litigation".

V25 credits settled at below $10 in the first round of the 2026 auction under Colorado's carbon trading programme for manufacturing facilities, less than half of the previous year's initial result, according to a state notice.

A R$250-million ($48.7 mln) nature finance vehicle has completed its investment period after fully deploying capital across its portfolio of 11 nature-based solutions (NbS) in the Brazilian Amazon, according to a report published this week.

Four federal offshore wind leases would be voluntarily terminated and $765 million redirected towards gas-fired power plants and geothermal generation under a settlement announced recently by the US Department of the Interior (DOI).

US grid regulators and a federal court are being pulled into a fight over how AI data centres power their operations, as reliability demands push developers toward private gas-fired generation and raise questions over whether some workloads can be shifted before emissions are locked in.

Costa Rica will soon receive funds from the LEAF Coalition public-private buyers’ club, becoming the first country in the world to receive results-based forest carbon finance through this programme.

Peru’s Ministry of Environment (MINAM) has accredited two new standards and added 17 new methodologies to the national carbon registry RENAMI, as per a resolution issued Thursday.

Importers face steep challenges to take advantage of proposed EU rules allowing the application of carbon credits against Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) fees, due to the “onerous” conditions imposed by Brussels on their use, experts told Carbon Pulse.

An ocean carbon removal startup that has yet to reveal its pioneering technology has struck a partnership with a state-backed Saudi development company to further bolster the country’s carbon credit exchange.

Chemical weathering triggered by permafrost thaw could offset a substantial share of CO2 emissions from rivers draining frozen landscapes, and in some regions may eventually outweigh them altogether, according to new research.

A new agricultural technology company has been launched in the US through the combination of two existing digital agriculture businesses, with ambitions to build a neutral data and verification platform linking farm-level activities to sustainability, compliance, and carbon market outcomes.

Rainforest Foundation UK (RFUK) has unveiled a new strategic vision through 2033 centred on expanding Indigenous and community control over tropical forests, arguing that rights-based conservation and local stewardship offer the most effective response to accelerating deforestation and biodiversity loss.

Companies are "excited about finally having clarity" on using market instruments to show progress towards their climate targets under the newly released Science Based Targets initiative's (SBTi) Corporate Net-Zero Standard, say consultancies referring to the standard's "incredible ripple effect".

OPEC sees “no peak oil demand” coming soon as governments around the world rethink climate and energy policies given recent concerns, according to its latest long-term outlook which claims crude will retain the largest share of the global energy mix through to 2050.

Climate negotiators ended two weeks of talks in Bonn with mixed results, as geopolitical conflicts over climate finance and fossil fuels limited technical and diplomatic movement in most areas, largely leaving the international climate community eyeing November's COP31 summit for greater progress.

California Carbon Allowance (CCA) prices climbed steadily through the week to break past $32, while Washington Carbon Allowance (WCA) prices dropped over 8% week-on-week (WoW).

Clean energy clash - The Trump administration on Wednesday said it will appeal a federal judge’s refusal to dismiss a lawsuit from clean energy developers challenging federal policies targeting wind and solar projects, E&E News reported. Judge Denise Casper of the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts issued an order Tuesday reiterating that Renew Northeast and other regional wind and solar developers had standing to sue and were likely to succeed in their challenge. The developers are contesting five Interior Department and Army Corps of Engineers policies, including a memorandum requiring senior Interior officials to review wind and solar project authorisations, which they say are part of a broader federal effort to hinder renewable energy development while supporting oil, natural gas, and coal production.