A proposed class action challenging carbon neutral marketing for vaping products should be revived because the lower court misdefined the term and prematurely resolved disputed factual questions, three consumers have told a US appeals court.

Brussels has proposed that two additional North African ports be excluded from emissions obligation calculations for ships under the bloc's ETS, as part of draft rules published on Friday.

Apple Watch buyers have asked a US appeals court to revive claims that the tech giant falsely marketed certain devices and its corporate operations as carbon neutral, arguing that a lower court improperly required scientific validation before allowing the case to proceed.

Germany's government has unveiled a softened version of controversial reforms to its renewable energy support scheme, but utilities, renewable energy groups, and even members of the ruling coalition say the plans still risk undermining investment in wind and solar capacity.

European carbon prices broke higher on Monday after a multi-week resistance target snapped and the market appeared to confirm that the European Commission's EU ETS reform proposals had been broadly priced in ahead of the announcement, with UK carbon also up by over 5%, while gas locked in gains despite falling back from a three-month high seen in overnight trading as Iran and the US continued strikes.

Gas storage levels in Europe are 10% lower year-on-year, with levels only hitting 50% in early July, as injection rates over the last three months are 15% lower than over the same period in 2025, according to statistics published by a European gas association.

Germany's planned reform of its national emissions trading system (nEHS) risks pushing carbon prices above the government's intended €65 per tonne, with utilities and energy industry groups warning that higher-priced supplementary allowances will encourage speculative bidding and raise compliance costs.

The North Sea is set to become a new battleground for the UK’s net zero commitment, after the new prime minister’s team signalled plans to allow further oil and gas drilling.

The European Commission proposal to hold off on extending the Emissions Trading System (ETS) to all international flights is a welcome sign of certainty for the UN's carbon offsetting scheme CORSIA – although ICAO, and market participants, worry the relief will be short-lived.

Fact-checked – The Energy & Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU) has challenged comments by UK Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch suggesting Britain’s net zero drive has increased emissions and worsened climate change. In a fact-check released on Monday, ECIU cites the UK Climate Change Committee’s 2026 report to Parliament, which finds total greenhouse gas emissions including aviation and shipping are now halfway to net zero and that 2024 emissions were 49% below 1990 levels. It also points to recent UK government data showing the country’s consumption-based carbon footprint in 2023 was 15% below 1996 and 29% below its 2007 peak.

The European Commission approved on Monday Latvia's Social Climate Plan, which is designed to soften the impact of the bloc's new carbon market for buildings and road transport.

The European Commission plans to set up an EU facility to centralise purchases of international carbon credits and domestic removal units that will enter the bloc’s Emissions Trading System (ETS) in the 2030s, officials told Carbon Pulse.

Massachusetts clean energy funding - Public universities and state departments in Massachusetts are set to receive a combined $23 mln in grants under the Department of Energy Resources' Leading by Example (LBE) Decarbonization Implementation Grant Program. The funding will support each organisation in their shift from fossil fuels to clean energy, covering up to 45% of project costs for the installation of electric heating and cooling facilities, rooftop solar systems, building insulation, and connections to geothermal energy systems either already existing or in development. The LBE programme also offers grants for state facilities to undertake clean energy feasibility studies, develop EV-ready charging facilities, and repair or replace existing solar and decarbonised energy systems.

Public lands guidance - A working group within Brazil's finance and environmental ministries expects to publish a report on Sep. 9 providing guidance related to the development of carbon credits on federal public lands, Reset reported. The working group's goal is to propose ways to resolve legal, land, environmental, and institutional bottlenecks for carbon credit projects on areas including conservation units, Indigenous lands, rural settlements, and public forests that have not yet been designated, aiming to address issues such as land tenure and protecting the rights of traditional communities and family farmers. While each agency that administers federal lands is responsible for defining its own processes for approving and monitoring projects, one of the group's goals is to ensure these regulations are harmonious with each other.

Italy will more than double the amount it spends reimbursing energy‑intensive companies for higher power prices linked to carbon costs, after Brussels signed off on an expanded state aid scheme on Monday.

The European Commission has recommended that the EU 27 member states suspend penalties under the bloc's landmark methane rules for three years, assuming that the current energy crisis requires a more flexible approach while leaving all compliance obligations intact.

EU carbon removal units procured for integration into the bloc's Emissions Trading System (ETS) could be much lower than the headline 250 Mt, as this figure refers to the number of carbon permits that will be set aside to fund removal unit purchases, experts have noted.

The European Commission's proposed overhaul of the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) would create a prolonged glut of carbon allowances that risks suppressing prices, weakening investment signals, and putting the bloc's 2040 climate target in jeopardy, according to a new assessment by a German think tank.

A newly launched biochar company plans to help African agricultural processors convert biomass waste into biochar and generate verified carbon removal credits for corporate buyers, it announced last week.

A French producer of low-carbon cement materials has raised €17 million to expand the output of its calcined clay product that it says has up to 90% lower CO2 emissions than the clinker it replaces.

Green MSME boost - The United Nations Industrial Development Organisation, jointly with the Philippines’ Department of Trade and Industry, has launched the Transformative Actions for Climate and Ecological Protection and Development project. The initiative is aimed at promoting resource‑efficient production, strengthening energy management practices, and supporting the development of a climate‑smart industry roadmap for MSMEs in the country. It will also help enterprises adopt sustainable business practices and access green financing opportunities, UN Philippines said in a statement.

Gains - Thailand-based digital services firm Ditto’s digital token tied to 400k carbon credits from a mangrove project rose on its trading debut on Thailand’s Bitkub exchange on Monday, opening more than 8% above its THB 1.20 ($0.04) offer price, Kaohoon International reported. The company had raised THB 480 mln through 400 mln tokens to fund the restoration and maintenance of 2,805 ha of mangrove forests. Ditto projects an average annual internal rate of return of 10% under its base case, rising to 20% in the best-case scenario, while targeting a minimum 3% return in the worst case, with carbon credit-linked payouts expected after the first four years.

ICE CORSIA Dec-26 futures continued their upward swing last week, rising to $12.50/t by the end of Friday, from $10 per tonne the previous week, as the European Union proposed to extend EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) coverage to some international flights while continuing “support for multilateralism” through a CORSIA cost deduction mechanism.

Scaled-up carbon crediting, which covers emissions reductions measured across entire jurisdictions or sectors, or linked to specific government policies, needs stronger safeguards as demand from aviation and Article 6 buyers grows, the OECD said in a report released Monday. 

New IFM leakage tool - US-based carbon standard Verra is developing a tool to calculate carbon leakage from improved forest management (IFM) projects that reduce timber harvest volumes. The tool, currently at the draft methodology development stage, will account for both activity-shifting leakage by the baseline agent and market leakage caused by other actors, Verra said on its website.

The European Commission has drafted new rules that spell out how EU countries may compensate consumers that are inadvertently charged carbon costs under the bloc’s  upcoming Emissions Trading System for road transport and heating fuels (ETS2), while also using that data to correct the future supply of allowances under the scheme.

You choose - Japanese petroleum supplier Kygnus has introduced an "eco-friendly" offering that offsets GHG emissions from fuel combustion using domestically issued J-Credits. According to the company, clients can select their preferred offset percentage for applicable fuel oils and choose between energy-saving or forest-derived J-Credits. Idemitsu Kosan, another Japanese company, has also launched similar products.

Regulators in one of China's major coastal cities have established a national alliance for the development of blue carbon trading.

Certified – Sembcorp Development, the urban developer arm of Singapore’s Sembcorp Industries, has received pre‑certification for Vietnam’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) volume prototype covering ready‑built facilities, the firm said on Monday. The milestone will allow the company to accelerate the deployment of green industrial buildings across factories and warehouses under Sembcorp Integrated Hubs and Sembcorp Logistics Parks. This will give customers access to facilities designed and built to internationally recognised sustainability standards. Through the programme, sustainable strategies can be pre‑certified at the prototype stage, enabling faster rollouts.

Singapore is looking at prices of carbon credits in negotiations over imports of low-carbon electricity from Indonesia, as the city-state seeks a "commercially viable" cost for the cross-border power trade.

Australia saw the volume of new electricity generation and storage capacity reaching full output more than double last financial year, though batteries did most of the heavy lifting as well-known bottlenecks continue to stifle wind and solar rollouts, according to a report by the market operator Monday.

Battery bust - Installation rates for household batteries in Australia fell by 70% in May following federal government chances to tighten its Cheaper Home Batteries Program, ABC News reported. Clean Energy Regulator data shows the number of small-scale consumers installing a battery fell dramatically month-on-month after the government scaled back the rebates on offer for bigger systems. Some 20,000 batteries were installed in May, compared to more than 80,000 that were plugged in April. Energy experts said demand had been brought forward in the lead-up to the changes taking effect and demand would be more steady between now and 2030. Some 450,000 batteries have been installed under the scheme so far, with the government targeting 2 mln systems by the end of the decade.

BHP’s deferral of decarbonisation spending could increase its carbon costs by 48% to $16-28 billion by 2050, according to research published Monday, calling on the company to outline interim emissions reduction investment plans.

Bioenergy rollout - India’s state of Uttar Pradesh has laid out a plan to set up 1,000 mini biogas plants across the state. The report by Hans India stated that the detailed plan includes installing mini biogas plants in over 1,000 households across all districts of the state, which will include both fixed and portable plant models. The state will partner with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT Delhi) to provide technical support for the rollout.

Reshuffle - Papua New Guinea's Lufa MP Simo Kilepa has lost his role as Minister for Environment, Conservation, and Climate Change, to be replaced by MP Salio Waipo, who will assume the position of Minister for Forests and Climate Change, according to a statement. Kilepa was appointed the role in 2022 and since then conducted major legislative reforms overhauling the country's carbon market rules as a way to encourage greater climate finance flows. A statement from the Climate Change Development Authority thanked Kilepa for his work and said they looked forward to working with the new minister. Kilepa was one of six ministers who were reshuffled by Prime Minister James Marape, according to local media.