Verra stabilises finances, outlines programme updates for 2026
Verra reduced its annual net loss to near breakeven in 2025 after lowering expenses and stabilising revenues as the standards body prepares to implement a series of operational and programme updates in 2026, executives said during a webinar on Wednesday.
Read MoreFinland-based carbon removal registry rolls out premium credit issuance service
Helsinki-based carbon removal (CDR) registry Puro.earth has launched a premium service aimed at enabling more frequent issuance of verified carbon removal credits, seeking to shorten the time between production and market availability.
Read MoreLATAM Roundup: VCM probe, Article 6 progress make a mixed bag for markets
Carbon market news captured mainstream Brazilian headlines and Paraguay pressed on with Article 6, while the tough reality of international carbon pricing sank in for emissions-intensive sectors and economies, in a truly heterogeneous week for LATAM.
Read MoreNew Mexico lawmakers propose economy-wide GHG emissions limits, net zero mandate by 2050
New Mexico lawmakers introduced legislation that would set statewide GHG emissions limits in statute, including a requirement for net zero emissions by 2050, while expanding the rulemaking and reporting authority of state air quality regulators.
Read MoreTrinidad and Tobago pledges 15% emissions cut by 2035 in updated NDC
Trinidad and Tobago has committed to cutting cumulative GHG emissions 15% below a business-as-usual (BAU) baseline by 2035, with most of the ambition conditional on international support, according to its latest Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC).
Read MoreSouth Dakota lawmakers advance constitutional amendment against eminent domain
A South Dakota legislative committee on Friday advanced a proposed constitutional amendment that would restrict eminent domain for economic development purposes, a move that could further enhance legal barriers to use of the practice for the development of CO2 pipeline proposals.
Read MoreUS environmental groups challenge EPA approval of West Virginia CO2 storage oversight
Environmental groups petitioned a federal appeals court to overturn the US EPA’s approval of West Virginia’s authority to regulate CO2 storage wells, arguing the agency unlawfully handed oversight to a state with a poor enforcement record and weaker rules than federal law.
Read MoreUS Congress sets DOE funding levels for carbon capture, renewable energy in FY2026
US lawmakers have approved funding levels and spending limits for the US DOE in fiscal year 2026, laying out how money will be distributed across renewable energy, grid deployment, and fossil energy programmes.
Read MoreStates should tackle US power demand surge by targeting peaks, not fossil expansion -report
US states facing a rapid rise in electricity demand should prioritise peak demand management and clean energy strategies rather than defaulting to new fossil fuel generation, according to a new report.
Read MoreTrinidad and Tobago faces “serious competitiveness issues” due to CBAM exposure -researcher
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanisms (CBAMs) being rolled out by the EU and UK pose growing competitiveness risks for Trinidad and Tobago’s (T&T) exporters, according to a Caribbean scholar.
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