A number of lawmakers have said Brussels' plan to extend the phaseout of free carbon allowances for industrial sectors under the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) until 2038 goes too far, while industry has criticized the European Commission for not including targeted support for CBAM exports.

CO2 in space - A review of the technologies available to remove and recycle metabolically produced CO2 in microgravity environments, including at space stations, on space vehicles, and in space suits has been published on nature.com. It covers the breathable air requirements for astronauts, supply requirements for missions, carbon removal technologies, and synthetic and biological conversion routes from CO2 to fuels, sugars, foods, pharmaceuticals, and materials. The carbon removal technologies explored include solid amine systems, ionic liquid sorbent systems, and metal organic frameworks.

The economy of Georgia will be only modestly affected in the near term by the EU's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), with projected GDP impact below 0.02% this year, according to a report that urges the country to internalise carbon costs in order to reduce the negative effects.

Countries are widely divided around traditional fault lines in talks on what a new UN initiative to strengthen climate efforts should look like, with developing countries prioritising finance, wealthier nations encouraging greater policy action, and business groups advocating wider deployment of climate technologies.

Pacific Islands are shifting how they approach UN climate talks, from a moral appeal to a legal duty, bolstered by an international court's opinion clarifying governments’ climate change obligations, a Fijian government official said on Thursday.