Canadian financial regulators lag on use of climate risk tools beyond disclosure -report
Canada’s financial regulators remain concentrated on disclosure and climate-risk research while leaving stronger tools largely unused, even as physical damages and transition risks grow across the financial system, according to a new report.
Read MoreDisturbed peatlands release millennia-old carbon, study finds
Drainage and repeated fires released large stores of ancient carbon from tropical peatlands in Indonesia over less than two decades, with the estimated loss reaching 30-41 kg of carbon per square metre of affected peatland, researchers have found.
Read MoreMinnesota seeks dismissal of Trump administration challenge to fossil fuel deception case
Minnesota has urged a federal court to dismiss a US lawsuit seeking to halt its climate deception case against ExxonMobil, Koch Industries, and trade association American Petroleum Institute (API), arguing the federal government has no direct injury and no legal basis to intervene.
Read MoreBrazil rolls back mandatory sustainability reporting rule
Brazil’s securities regulator has reversed a 2026 mandatory sustainability reporting requirement for publicly traded companies, replacing it with a voluntary framework for International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB)-based disclosures.
Read MoreSeaweed CDR potential falls sharply when including iron limits, study says
Seaweed-based carbon removal (CDR) could be far less effective than some global models suggest, as iron limitation and competition with phytoplankton reduce both cultivation potential and net ocean carbon uptake, according to a new modelling study.
Read MoreUS SEC moves to scrap climate disclosure rules
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed on Friday to rescind its climate-related disclosure rules in full, arguing the requirements exceeded its statutory authority and would impose costs on public companies not justified by the resulting information provided to some investors.
Read MoremCDR should remain at pilot stage until safeguards improve, researchers say
Marine carbon removal (mCDR) credits are entering the voluntary carbon market (VCM) before key questions on monitoring, ecological risk, and governance have been resolved, according to a new preprint study.
Read MoreCalifornia urges court to dismiss US lawsuit over vehicle emissions standards
California regulator ARB asked a federal judge on Tuesday to toss a Trump administration-led lawsuit challenging the state’s vehicle emissions standards, arguing the contested rules no longer support the federal government’s claims of harm.
Read MoreAlberta releases draft update of CCS quantification protocol for public comment
Alberta is seeking public comment on proposed updates to its carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) quantification protocol that would let eligible direct air capture (DAC) projects account for low-carbon electricity, while clarifying how removal credits and storage reversals would be handled under its large-emitter system.
Read MoreSIDS look to Bonn talks to shape new 1.5C tools around project delivery
Small island developing states (SIDS) are pushing for two emerging 1.5C implementation tools to become practical routes for faster finance and project delivery, as negotiators look to shape the initiatives ahead of the SB64 talks in Bonn, Germany.
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