Conversions converging - ASX-listed electrification company Janus Electric has grown its US order book to 20 diesel-to-electric truck conversions with a gross contract value of around A$10 mln ($6.9 mln), the company announced in a filing. It said 45 vehicle conversions are now contracted across North America, comprising of 20 US conversions and 25 conversions in Canada. The increase in its US order book follows a deal signed by Janus  with Ability Tri-Modal, the company's first US fleet customer. It is also exploring opportunities with mining, linehaul, and quarry operators in Australia, according to the filing.

US CCUS rise - Consultancy Wood Mackenzie expects strong CCUS sector growth over the coming decades, as an essential part of any global strategy to address climate change. Ed Crooks, vice chair for the Americas, said in a post that CCUS capacity is growing in the US, despite political tensions and difficulties with deployment, and the consultancy expects in a base forecast global capacity will rise to about 3 bln tonnes per year in 2060.

Smokier Canada - Wildfire smoke is creating persistently higher health costs in Canada, according to a new report by think tank Canadian Climate Institute. The report, published on data platform 440 Megatonnes, found Canada is getting smokier, and long-term exposure to increased toxic wildfire smoke is associated with an estimated 2,500 premature deaths in the country annually. The cost of wildfire smoke totalled C$231 bln ($163.2 bln) between 2014-2025. That's about C$19 bln per year on average, according to the think tank.

Korea-Guatemala REDD+ - Guatemala is assessing the feasibility of a REDD+ project that could enable the country to participate in carbon credit markets, with support from the Korea Forest Service (KFS), the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, and Food (MAGA) announced this week. Last November, the Central American country received a $24 mln payment from the World Bank’s Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF) from a REDD+ national initiative. In May 2025, Guatemala was one of the countries targeted by the KFS for official development assistance in REDD+.  

ETS cap plea - Brussels-based industry association Ammonia Europe on Thursday called for the EU to slow the reduction of the EU ETS cap and phase out free allowances more gradually to protect European ammonia production. In its position on the upcoming ETS review, the group also proposed a crisis mechanism to release additional EUAs during sharp price spikes, greater use of ETS revenues for industrial decarbonisation, and stronger support for CCS and CCU. It further backed extending the maritime ETS to vessels of 400-5,000 gross tonnes and directing shipping-related ETS revenues towards alternative fuel infrastructure and projects.