Delays and oversupply: Voluntary carbon market faces structural challenges as growth stalls -analysis

Published 15:59 on March 5, 2025  /  Last updated at 01:18 on March 6, 2025  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, EMEA, Nature-based, Voluntary

The voluntary carbon market faces structural inefficiencies – including issuance delays and oversupply – that could hinder its growth, putting it at a disadvantage to other climate-related investment vehicles such as green bonds, according to a new report.

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Europe’s national climate policies being undermined by EU ETS, researchers find

Published 16:09 on March 4, 2025  /  Last updated at 16:09 on March 4, 2025  / /  Aviation/CORSIA, Carbon Taxes, EMEA, EU ETS, International

National climate policies in Europe are being undermined by the EU ETS, with this interaction resulting in some countries’ measures merely redistributing emissions rather than reducing them, a new report has found.

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Investment funds show strong EUA price forecasting ability, Commitment of Traders analysis finds

Published 22:38 on March 2, 2025  /  Last updated at 22:38 on March 2, 2025  / /  EMEA, EU ETS

Investment funds and ‘other financial institutions’ have shown a remarkable ability to predict long-term price movements in the European carbon market, despite holding just a fraction of total long and short positions, a new study has found.

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Embattled project developer C-Quest Capital files for Chapter 7 bankruptcy

Published 23:57 on February 28, 2025  /  Last updated at 23:57 on February 28, 2025  / /  Americas, Bavardage, Nature-based, US, Voluntary

Embattled carbon project developer C-Quest Capital and its affiliated entities this week filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in a Delaware court, citing financial distress and insufficient capital to sustain operations.

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Apple faces class action lawsuit over use of “ineffective and redundant” carbon offsets

Published 17:47 on February 27, 2025  /  Last updated at 19:20 on February 27, 2025  / /  Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, China, EMEA, Nature-based, US, Voluntary

Tech giant Apple has been threatened with class action lawsuit in the US over allegations that it misled consumers by marketing its smartwatch as carbon neutral through the use of “ineffective and redundant” offsets.

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Canadian govt seeks CDR industry feedback as it prepares C$10 mln credit procurement programme

Published 00:09 on February 27, 2025  /  Last updated at 00:09 on February 27, 2025  / /  Americas, Canada, Nature-based, Voluntary

The Canadian government has launched a request for information (RFI) to assess industry interest and capacity in supplying CO2 removal (CDR) offset credits, as part of its strategy to achieve net zero emissions by 2050.

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Ahead of German elections, government faces scrutiny over coal phaseout as EUA cancellations lag

Published 03:49 on February 21, 2025  /  Last updated at 03:49 on February 21, 2025  / /  EMEA, EU ETS

Germany has been unable to cancel EU carbon allowances against its coal plant closures after the European Commission rejected the government’s calculation method, according to an official response from the German government to a parliamentary inquiry.

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Making Kazakh emitters pay for their CO2 permits would boost ETS, report finds

Published 14:45 on February 17, 2025  /  Last updated at 16:54 on February 17, 2025  / and /  Asia Pacific, Other APAC

Revising Kazakhstan’s emissions trading system (ETS) to make participants pay for a share of their allowances is necessary to create a fair market price for carbon, a report launched Monday has found.

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Euro Markets: EUAs chart 3% weekly loss on gas slump despite technical-driven recovery

Published 18:01 on February 14, 2025  /  Last updated at 16:26 on February 16, 2025  / and /  EMEA, EU ETS, UK ETS

European carbon prices rebounded on Friday back off technical support levels for a 2% daily gain, despite ongoing pressure from a bearish TTF gas market that saw EUAs succumb to a 3% weekly loss.

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Oil major offloads North America’s largest carbon project developer to forestry offset investor

Published 23:52 on February 13, 2025  /  Last updated at 23:52 on February 13, 2025  / /  Americas, Nature-based, US, Voluntary

A Canadian-headquartered forestry investment firm has acquired North America’s largest carbon project developer, including the majority stake held by a European oil major.

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