A marine carbon removal (mCDR) company has handed over its US pilot project to a philanthropic initiative, which has a new goal of establishing a non-profit research hub in the region.

MA RGGI meeting - Massachusetts's Department of Energy Resources (DOER) will hold two public meetings on July 28 at 1000 EDT and 1800 EDT/0700 PDT and 1500 PDT (1400 GMT/2200 GMT) on proposed changes to the state’s RGGI regulations to align with the programme’s Third Program Review. Verbal testimony will be accepted at the hearings; however, parties may also provide written copies of their testimony. Written comments until 1700 EDT on Aug. 7, 2026.

California regulator ARB's recent approval of new Cap-and-Invest rules is facing a legal challenge over a non-profit's claim that the agency did so without adequately analysing environmental and fiscal impacts of the amendments.

Not now, not ever - Relying on CCUS as a key climate policy is likely to fall short of expectations, according to a report by right-leaning Canadian think tank Fraser Institute. The study said Alberta’s multi-bln Pathways Project, meant to reduce emissions for oil sands producers, is unlikely to succeed as most CCUS has been developed to enhance oil and gas recovery, rather than to store carbon in the ground.

The government of Argentina's Misiones has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Verra to strengthen the province's technical capacity to participate in international carbon markets, following the standard's recent approval of its landmark jurisdictional forest carbon programme.

Western Canada funding blitz - Canada Energy Minister Tim Hodgson announced C$26 mln ($18 mln) for 17 projects across Alberta and Saskatchewan to accelerate the deployment of clean technology; modernise energy systems and infrastructure; reduce emissions; and build the regulatory, industrial, and workforce capacity needed for the country's long-term economic growth and energy security. Projects include energy storage and wind development, planning for waste biomass to RNG with carbon capture, reducing methane emissions from upstream oil and gas, low-emissions cement alternatives that store carbon, and more.

EMH-SAF partnership - Low-carbon hydrogen producer Vema Hydrogen has partnered with international developer SAF+ International Group, announcing on Tuesday the signing of a MoU to pair engineered mineral hydrogen (EMH) with sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), aiming to increase SAF supply and reduce barriers that limit adoption. The agreement establishes a framework under which Vema will supply more than 4,000 tonnes per year of hydrogen beginning in approximately 2028 from its Quebec EMH project. This will be the province's first integrated EMH-to-SAF ecosystem amid a growth a global aviation decarbonisation mandates, the pair said.

One step further - The Brazilian state Mato Grosso has submitted to its Legislative Assembly a draft bill to create the state’s Environmental Assets Company, according to Governor Otaviano Pivetta. The initiative represents a further step toward the implementation of its J-REDD+ programme, as it establishes the necessary structure to enable mechanisms for increasing the value of environmental assets, as Earth Innovation Institute highlighted in a post shared on LinkedIn.

The compliance instrument surplus for the California-Quebec ETS edged less than half a percentage point higher in Q2 than the previous quarter, state data showed.

Sustainable grasslands carbon projects under a revised Verra methodology would need to validate soil carbon models against changes over time, rather than one-off stock measurements, according to a Tuesday announcement.

Underfunding of the Loss and Damage fund risks bleeding into broader UN climate negotiations, hardening developing countries' reluctance to raise mitigation ambition without matching finance, experts warned ahead of a critical meeting this week.

Carbon finance is playing an increasing role in the US biochar market, according to a survey-based report published Tuesday that found national production estimates rose 32% per year between 2023 and 2025 and estimated industry value nearly tripled.

Global gas demand will only slip marginally this year despite the US and Israel war with Iran, and the impact on LNG supply will be offset by the end of the year, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA).

Verra has high hopes for growth via regulated carbon markets after issuances under its flagship carbon standard fell by around 30% year-on-year in 2025, according to its annual report.

New York's decision to weaken its landmark climate law through 2026 budget amendments will trigger years of regulatory revisions, planning changes, and likely legal challenges, while making it significantly easier for the state to meet its statutory emissions targets, according to legal experts.

Biologists in South Dakota are cataloguing microbes found deep underground that could hasten the removal of CO2 from direct emission sources, such as coal-fired power plants.