Oil and gas industry urges gradual approach to CO2 pipeline regulation in Europe
The International Association of Oil and Gas Producers (IOGP) has urged Brussels to avoid locking Europe’s nascent CO2 transport and storage industry into a rigid, gas-style market model, as the European Commission prepares a sweeping infrastructure package for the third quarter of 2026.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: Skytree rolls out first DAC units to Dutch greenhouses as CO2 supply crunch looms
Dutch direct air capture (DAC) developer Skytree will deploy its first commercial systems this year in Germany and the Netherlands, where the shrinking supply of fossil-based CO2 is creating “an existential supply crisis” for the horticulture sector, a senior company executive told Carbon Pulse.
Read MoreTurkish cement warns against EU CBAM default values, says will inflate carbon costs fourfold
Turkish cement producers have warned that the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) risks acting as a de facto trade barrier unless Brussels recognises the country’s own emissions data collected under a monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) system aligned with EU rules, industry association Turkcimento has said.
Read MoreANALYSIS: Attention on EU ETS reform turns to Market Stability Reserve as experts anticipate moderate changes
The European Commission’s upcoming plans to ease prices in the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) are unlikely to fundamentally change how the bloc’s carbon market works and will likely include scrapping the automatic cancellation rule in its supply-balancing Market Stability Reserve (MSR), experts told Carbon Pulse.
Read MoreEU, Australia ink trade pact, with enforceable Paris Agreement clause
The European Union and Australia have concluded negotiations on a free trade deal that includes enforceable climate commitments allowing either party to impose sanctions if the other acts in a way that “materially defeats” the Paris Agreement – a clause that goes beyond the language of any previous EU trade deal.
Read MoreUPDATE – EU to propose revision of ETS Market Stability Reserve “before Easter”, retain volume-focused triggers, officials say
A planned revision of the EU ETS Market Stability Reserve (MSR) will be presented “before Easter”, officials in Brussels said on Monday, also confirming that the European Commission was not planning to put forward a shift from volume- to price-linked triggers as part of the plans.
Read MoreEU’s new ETS-backed ‘investment booster’ to focus on lower-income countries, draw from “existing reserves”
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced the forthcoming launch of a €30 billion industry decarbonisation “investment booster” at an EU summit in the early hours of Friday morning, which will draw on 400 million allowances from “existing reserves” in the bloc’s Emissions Trading System (ETS).
Read MoreBrussels kicks off reform of EU renewables and energy efficiency laws
The European Commission has launched twin consultations to redesign the EU’s post‑2030 renewables and energy efficiency laws, in a move intended to align the bloc’s energy legislation with its new 2040 climate target.
Read MoreEU leaders urge swift conclusion of ETS reform by end-2027
EU heads of state and government have urged the European Commission to present a review of the Emissions Trading System (ETS) “by July 2026 at the latest” and to finalise the legislative process by the end of 2027 – a year marked by the high-stakes French presidential election.
Read MoreDraft EU summit statement calls for ETS reform proposal by July “at the latest”
War in the Middle East is dominating talks on industrial competitiveness at an EU summit opening Thursday, with a draft leaders’ statement calling for planned reform of the bloc’s Emissions Trading System (ETS) to be presented “by July 2026 at the latest”, as well as urging near-term energy price containment measures.
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