Gold Standard sets out 2026 workplan on Paris alignment, approvals, methodologies
The voluntary carbon market (VCM) standard on Wednesday set out plans to revise its rules, align with the Paris Agreement, and update methodologies in 2026.
Read MoreCarbon offset provider reports expanded net loss in latest quarterly filing despite recent revenue rise
A North American carbon offset provider said in filings Tuesday that its net losses expanded in the latest quarter to over $5 million despite a ramp up in revenues over the first nine months of the fiscal year.
Read MoreUS court blocks parts of Trump-led wind, solar restrictions in early-stage ruling
A federal judge in Massachusetts granted a preliminary injunction against several Trump-era agency actions that had slowed or constrained wind and solar project permitting, siding in part with renewable energy groups challenging the measures.
Read MoreGlobal CCS capacity to fall short of climate goals, machine learning study finds
Global carbon capture and storage (CCS) capacity is set to reach only a fraction of the levels needed to meet the Paris Agreement’s 2C target, according to a study published Monday.
Read MoreNew risk service targets due diligence gaps in CDR market
A new risk intelligence service launched on Tuesday aims to give buyers and investors in carbon removal (CDR) projects clearer, data-driven insight into project viability and exposure across an expanding but still largely unregulated market.
Read MoreNew carbon finance company secures $50 mln to scale Kenya agroforestry project
A new carbon finance company launched on Monday said it secured over $50 million to expand a Kenya-based agroforestry carbon project, pitching early-stage funding as a way to unlock stalled projects and draw in institutional capital.
Read MoreSCOTUS hands oil companies win in Louisiana coastal lawsuits over historic oil activity
The US Supreme Court (SCOTUS) on Friday handed oil companies a boost in their fight with Louisiana officials over coastal damage costs, siding with Chevron in a case that could shape similar claims against other oil and gas players, including Exxon Mobil.
Read MoreUS says UNFCCC exit strengthens case against New York ‘superfund’ law
The Trump administration argued in a court filing last week that its planned withdrawal from the UN climate treaty reinforces – rather than weakens – its argument that New York’s climate liability superfund law unlawfully intrudes on federal authority.
Read MorePuerto Rico municipalities seek revival of hurricane damages case against oil majors
More than three dozen municipalities in Puerto Rico told a federal appeals court on Monday that their claims against major fossil-fuel companies over hurricane damages are timely because an alleged decades-long campaign to obscure climate science delayed discovery of the facts needed to sue.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: New Indigenous-led global fund targets ‘valley of death’ in clean energy projects
A newly-launched global Indigenous-led investment vehicle is aiming to close a persistent financing gap for renewable energy projects on Indigenous lands, with its backers arguing that current models continue to exclude communities from the economic benefits of the energy transition.
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