Seven EU countries could add 25 GW of wind and solar capacity to the grid at existing hydropower sites so that this capacity does not require new grid connections, according to a report published Tuesday.

The US is "deeply concerned" about potential expansion of the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS), the State Department said on Monday after the bloc last week proposed extending its market to cover some longer-haul international flights.

Iraq’s state-owned carbon pricing company is in talks with aviation industry stakeholders to introduce a country-specific surcharge on plane tickets, according to a senior official.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.