Canada should look beyond direct air capture towards other decarbonisation methods, stakeholders say

Published 18:30 on October 28, 2025 / Last updated at 18:30 on October 28, 2025 / / Americas (US & Canada), CO2 Management (CCUS, Engineered Removals), Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation), Voluntary (VCM Developments)

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Canada’s decarbonisation sector is moving toward integrating carbon removal directly into industrial processes rather than relying mainly on large direct air capture (DAC) projects, stakeholders said during a panel on Tuesday.

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Canada commits C$4.2 mln to Jamaican nature-based urban resilience initiative

Published 21:36 on October 27, 2025 / Last updated at 21:36 on October 27, 2025 / / Americas (LATAM & Caribbean, US & Canada), Nature & Biodiversity (Policy), Nature-based Carbon (Other NbS)

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Jamaica has formally launched a five-year initiative aimed at integrating nature-based solutions (NbS) into urban development, supported by funding from the Government of Canada through Global Affairs Canada (GAC).

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California’s climate disclosure laws are ‘game-changers’, essential to market transparency, groups argue

Published 21:21 on October 27, 2025 / Last updated at 21:21 on October 27, 2025 / / Americas (US & Canada), Net Zero Transition (Litigation)

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California’s landmark corporate climate disclosure laws are not an attack on free speech, but a necessary step to protect investors, consumers, and markets from climate-related risks, two leading advocacy groups have told a federal appeals court.

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Startup raises $60 mln to test sun-reflecting cooling tech -media

Published 22:15 on October 24, 2025 / Last updated at 22:15 on October 24, 2025 / / Americas (US & Canada)

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An Israeli-US startup has raised $60 million to test a controversial technology that aims to cool the planet by spraying reflective particles into the atmosphere, media outlets reported this week.

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INTERVIEW: Google’s carbon capture deal signals new era for gas power, expert says

Published 16:58 on October 24, 2025 / Last updated at 02:08 on October 27, 2025 / / Americas (US & Canada), CO2 Management (CCUS), Insights (Interviews), Net Zero Transition (Power/Electrification)

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Carbon capture and storage (CCS) for natural gas-fired power has “arrived”, marking a decisive shift from decades of discussion to real-world deployment, a representative of a carbon management advisory firm told Carbon Pulse this week following Google’s landmark US deal to procure gas power paired with CCS.

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Google signs first US carbon capture power deal

Published 17:47 on October 23, 2025 / Last updated at 17:47 on October 23, 2025 / / Americas (US & Canada), CO2 Management (CCUS), Net Zero Transition (Power/Electrification)

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Google has signed its first-ever agreement to buy power from a US natural gas plant equipped with carbon capture and storage (CCS), a move the company says will help expand access to clean, reliable electricity for its growing data centre operations.

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Verra details programme and digital updates, promises stronger integrity and transparency

Published 21:57 on October 22, 2025 / Last updated at 21:57 on October 22, 2025 / / Americas (LATAM & Caribbean, US & Canada), Asia Pacific (Asia, Pacific), EMEA (Africa, Europe, Middle East), Nature-based Carbon (Forestry, Other NbS), Voluntary (VCM Developments, VCM Governance)

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Verra continues to push reforms aimed at boosting integrity, efficiency, and transparency in the voluntary carbon market (VCM) in updates presented during its final 2025 stakeholder webinar Wednesday.

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Youth climate activists appeal after federal court rejects case against Trump energy orders

Published 17:42 on October 21, 2025 / Last updated at 17:42 on October 21, 2025 / / Americas (US & Canada), Net Zero Transition (Litigation)

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A group of 22 young Americans has appealed after a federal judge dismissed their climate lawsuit against President Donald Trump last week, ruling that the court lacked authority to block executive orders expanding fossil fuel production and freezing clean energy grant programmes.

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US should adopt “E-ledger” carbon accounting to stay competitive as EU CBAM expands -report

Published 22:24 on October 15, 2025 / Last updated at 22:24 on October 15, 2025 / / Americas (US & Canada), EMEA (Europe), International (CBAM & Tariffs), Net Zero Transition (Investment, Reporting & Disclosure)

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The US must replace its outdated carbon accounting rules with a real-time, “E-ledger” system if it wants to stay competitive under emerging global carbon trade regimes like the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), according to a new report published Wednesday.

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Sustainability consultancy appoints new APAC leader for climate, nature strategy

Published 18:19 on October 15, 2025 / Last updated at 18:19 on October 15, 2025 / / Asia Pacific (Asia, Pacific), EMEA (Europe), Nature & Biodiversity (Corporate), Nature-based Carbon (Forestry, Other NbS)

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A global sustainability advisory company has named a new director in a move to strengthen leadership and accelerate climate and nature strategy across the APAC region.

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