China ETS pilots drove corporate green investment, study finds
China’s emissions trading system (ETS) pilots pushed listed companies to raise green investment and shift more spending towards pollution prevention rather than end-of-pipe treatment, a new study has found.
Read MoreOpening of world’s largest CDR plant delayed after facility issue
The opening schedule for the world’s largest carbon removal (CDR) plant is under review after a facility-related issue was identified during commissioning, marking a further delay for a project once expected to start up in late 2024.
Read MoreFinnish startup raises €3.6 mln to pilot carbon-to-sustainable fuel technology
A Finnish deep tech startup has raised €3.6 million to build a 1MW industrial-scale pilot for technology that converts captured CO2 into carbon monoxide (CO) for use in sustainable fuel and other processes.
Read MoreUS SEC inches closer to corporate climate disclosure rollback with rule proposal
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has submitted a proposed rule to rescind its climate-related disclosure regulations to the White House budget office, marking the first formal step toward unwinding the agency’s 2024 corporate climate reporting rule.
Read MoreConnecticut releases draft plan to expand NbS in state climate programmes
Connecticut’s environmental regulator released a draft review of state nature-based solutions (NbS) programmes for public comment on Tuesday, laying out options to advance the work through resilience financing, municipal funding tools, and improved carbon sequestration accounting.
Read MoreIowa governor signs bill limiting climate liability over GHG emissions
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds (R) approved legislation limiting civil and criminal liability for alleged climate harms linked GHG emissions, creating a new statutory defence for agricultural, petroleum, and renewable fuel sources in the state.
Read MoreACR updates CCS methodology with wider CDR, biogenic carbon eligibility
Carbon credit registry ACR has updated its carbon capture and storage (CCS) methodology to include a wider range of carbon removal (CDR) projects eligible to generate credits, including direct air capture (DAC), bioenergy with CCS (BECCS), biomass carbon removal and storage (BiCRS), and certain CO2-enhanced oil recovery (EOR) projects.
Read MoreOver-reliance on SAF under CORSIA could significantly hurt LAC air traffic, report says
Latin America and the Caribbean’s (LAC) aviation sector could face steep traffic losses if net zero targets and compliance with the UN’s CORSIA decarbonisation scheme rely too heavily on sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), even as SAF production looks promising for the region, according to a recent industry-backed study.
Read MoreWashington tribes’ climate deception lawsuit survives oil companies’ dismissal bid
A Washington state judge denied oil companies’ bid to dismiss climate deception claims brought by two Tribal governments, allowing most of the case to proceed while giving the tribes 30 days to amend allegations against one defendant.
Read MoreJamaica to finalise carbon market framework in 2026
Jamaica plans to finalise its carbon markets framework this year, as the government seeks to draw new clean technology investment and widen access to climate finance, the country’s environment minister told parliament.
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