The majority of Australian fossil fuel companies cited concerns for Japanese rather than Australian energy security in their opposition to a proposed 25% tax on liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports, a new report found.

Task force - The Philippines' Department of Energy (DOE) has formed a task force to oversee and ensure the effective implementation of the government’s carbon credit policies, Philstar reported. Members will include representatives from various key bureaus, including those responsible for power, renewable energy, energy policy, resource development, energy utilisation, and the oil industry. The move comes after the Southeast Asian country last year announced dedicated guidelines for the generation, management, and monitoring of carbon credits in the energy sector.

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".

China should gradually expand carbon allowance auctions and tighten emissions caps in its national ETS rather than pursue an aggressive reform pathway, according to a modelling study published this week that warns rapid changes could destabilise domestic CO2 prices and threaten power system reliability.

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.

Malaysia is seeking to upgrade its national forest carbon registry to meet standards set by the Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market and the aviation sector's Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation.

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.

Firsts - Carbon removal registry Isometric has issued the first enhanced rock weathering certificates to India-focused developer Mati Carbon, covering 492.4 tonnes of CO2 removed from its project in the state of Chhattisgarh, it announced. Mati applies crushed basalt from the Deccan Traps, one of the largest volcanic features on Earth, to rice paddies, where natural weathering processes lock away carbon in ocean-bound bicarbonate ions. The issuance marks the first credits generated under Isometric's Enhanced Weathering in Agriculture Protocol v1.2. The developer Mati won a $50 mln XPRIZE Carbon Removal grand prize in 2025.

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.

China’s national emissions market remained in a narrow range over the past week due to a lack of fresh policy signals, while Shanghai completed its first carbon auction under a newly established trust for its regional scheme.

Applications officially opened on Friday for New Zealand foresters to enter the first ballot to register exotic forestry on marginal land in the country’s ETS.

Funding bump - The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has committed an additional A$95.4 million ($66.9 mln) in funding to the Australian Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics, it announced Friday. The investment will provide a long-term research horizon until 2033, funding the research consortium’s work on high efficiency solar cells and modules with the ultimate goal of achieving “ultra low-cost solar”, a strategic priority for ARENA.

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.