Verra looks to compliance carbon markets after 2025 issuance slowdown
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.
Read MoreSteelmakers set for EU ETS “jackpot” despite free allocation fears, think-tank says
EU steelmakers are set to benefit from the EU’s Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) and Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) in the coming years, despite industry concerns over the phaseout of free allowances, according to a brief by a Brussels-based climate policy think-tank.
Read MoreUK needs national cooling plan to avoid carbon lock-in, report says
The UK risks locking in higher emissions unless it develops a national cooling strategy that limits demand for air conditioning, a London-based non-profit warned on Monday.
Read MoreGerman DAC startup opens 150 tonne/year carbon removal plant in Berlin
A German direct air capture (DAC) startup has launched the country’s largest DAC plant, with capacity to remove 150 tonnes of CO2 a year, it announced last week.
Read MoreUK engineered carbon removal credits could top 850 mln by 2050 -report
Total UK-based engineered carbon removal credit supply could reach up to 852 million by 2050 under a high-growth scenario, according to modelling commissioned by the British government.
Read MoreEU pressed to frontload ETS cash to jump‑start carbon removals
The EU should use €10-30 billion of frontloaded revenues from its Emissions Trading System (ETS) to support durable carbon removal (CDR) before 2035, as waiting until compliance demand emerges risks leaving Europe short of its 2040 and 2050 removals targets, according to a recent paper.
Read MoreCarbon fund pulls support from African nature carbon project over viability concerns
A major African nature-based carbon project will lose backing from its lead fund after failing to secure validation and generate credits since its 2022 launch, the investor said Wednesday.
Read MoreUzbekistan needs clearer Article 6 rules before scaling carbon trades, report finds
Uzbekistan has laid the groundwork for Article 6 carbon market participation, but still needs clearer rules on authorisation, corresponding adjustments, registry operations, and monitoring, reporting, and verification (MRV) before it can scale credible international carbon trades, according to a report.
Read MoreGermany-backed CDR programme coordinates plan to scale up research
Researchers from a carbon removal (CDR) initiative backed by around €33 million from the German government are advancing work into scaling up engineered and land-based removals, the programme has announced.
Read MoreBenin cookstove project secures €9 mln from carbon investment platform
A Benin-based improved cookstove project has secured €9 million from a new carbon investment platform backed by European development finance institutions, its developer announced Tuesday.
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