Europe’s post-1980 heatwave surge driven mainly by GHGs, amplified by cleaner air policies -study
The sharp rise in European summer heatwaves since 1980 has been driven primarily by greenhouse gas emissions and further intensified by reductions in aerosol pollution resulting from air quality regulations, according to a new study.
Read MoreGreenpeace wins jurisdiction battle in Dutch challenge to $345 mln US pipeline verdict
A Dutch court has cleared the way for Greenpeace International to pursue legal action against US pipeline operator Energy Transfer, rejecting the company’s attempt to have the anti-intimidation case dismissed and allowing proceedings to move to the merits stage.
Read MoreMining drives 34 times more offsite forest loss than direct clearing in sub-Saharan Africa -study
Mining activities across sub-Saharan Africa have triggered far more deforestation beyond mine boundaries than within them, with every hectare of forest directly cleared for mining associated with nearly 34 additional hectares of offsite forest loss, according to a new study.
Read MoreOffsets firm founder sentenced to 14 years in US prison over $248 mln fraud scheme
A co-founder of a California-based carbon offsets developer and fintech startup has been sentenced to 14 years in a US prison after admitting to a years-long fraud scheme that prosecutors said caused $248 million in losses to lenders and investors.
Read MoreNorth American organic fertiliser emissions below IPCC defaults, but swine manure emerges as hotspot -study
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from North American agricultural soils amended with organic fertilisers are substantially lower on average than the default factors used in international greenhouse gas inventories, though certain manure types and management practices remain significant emissions hotspots, according to a new study.
Read MoreExtreme wildfires persist despite low global burned area, emissions in 2025 -study
Global wildfire activity in 2025 produced the second-lowest burned area and third-lowest CO2 emissions since satellite records began in 2002, but a growing concentration of destructive fires in populated and carbon-rich regions continued to generate severe human and economic impacts, according to a review published this week.
Read MoreUPDATE – EU’s Market Stability Reserve to withdraw another 190.5 mln allowances from ETS starting Sep. 2026
A shrinking surplus of EU Allowances will see the bloc’s Market Stability Reserve (MSR) absorb 85 million fewer permits over the next year, according to figures published by the European Commission late Friday that showed the market surplus dropping below a key threshold for the first time.
Read MoreICE launches CORSIA liquidity provider programme covering futures, options
ICE Futures Europe has launched a new liquidity provider programme for its CORSIA carbon market contracts, in a move aimed at supporting trading activity across both current and future compliance periods of the UN aviation offsetting scheme.
Read MoreCarbon project financier expects Vietnam LOA by year-end, sees airlines returning to CORSIA market after oil shock
A Canada-headquartered carbon project financier expects its Vietnam household devices programme to secure an governmental Article 6 Letter of Authorisation (LOA) before year-end, potentially positioning the initiative among the first projects approved under the Southeast Asian country’s new international carbon trading framework.
Read MoreDutch carbon standard approves methodology for voluntary credits from crop residues
A Dutch carbon market standard setter has approved a new methodology for generating voluntary credits from crop residues transformed into long-lived biobased construction materials, in a move aimed at supporting circular building supply chains and scaling carbon storage in the built environment.
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