Countries fail to agree global carbon pricing mechanism for shipping, postponing decision by a year
Nations on Friday opted to postpone by one year a decision to adopt the first ever global carbon pricing scheme covering the international shipping sector, following an opposition campaign led by the US and Saudi Arabia.
Read MoreProposed partnership between US-based voluntary carbon startups abandoned
A proposed partnership between two US-based climate-tech startups has been abandoned, Carbon Pulse has learned.
Read MoreCzech analysis downplays EU ETS2 household costs, but critics warn assumptions too optimistic
Launching the EU ETS2 for road transport and building heating from 2027 would only modestly raise household costs if allowance prices are effectively capped, while unlocking billions in climate investment and creating more than 100,000 jobs in Czechia, according to a new study for the Czech Ministry of the Environment – but critics aren’t convinced.
Read MoreSouth Pole promotes CFO to top job following abrupt CEO departure
Carbon project developer South Pole has promoted CFO Nadia Kaddouri to the position of CEO, the company said Thursday, as previous boss Daniel Klier steps down after fewer than 18 months in the job.
Read MoreUK court rejects green group bid to block Liverpool Bay CCS project
A UK High Court judge has dismissed a legal challenge brought by an environmental campaign group against the government’s approval of the Liverpool Bay CCS project, ruling that all regulatory and environmental assessment requirements were met and that the claim had been filed too late.
Read MoreBiochar stakeholders unveil compromise plan to break EU CRCF deadlock
A coalition of industry groups, NGOs, and research bodies has submitted a compromise proposal to the European Commission aimed at resolving technical and political disputes over how biochar should be treated under the EU’s Carbon Removals and Carbon Farming (CRCF) Regulation.
Read MoreNearly all UK ETS participants meet 2024 compliance obligations
Almost all participants in the UK Emissions Trading Scheme (UK ETS) met their 2024 compliance obligations, with stationary operators maintaining a near-perfect record and aviation operators showing strong but slightly lower compliance, according to the UK ETS Authority’s annual report released late Tuesday.
Read MorePOLL: EU carbon prices brace for structural squeeze following speculative rally
EU carbon prices have entered the final quarter of 2025 buoyed by a mix of speculative buying, compliance activity, and supportive power market dynamics, while analysts polled by Carbon Pulse increasingly focus on an expected structural tightening from 2026 that is set to reshape the supply-demand balance.
Read MorePOLL: Analysts see strong growth for UKA prices as linkage speculation remains key driver
Analysts continue to focus on the prospects for linkage between the UK and EU Emissions Trading Schemes as the main near-term price driver for UK Allowances, submitting bullish 2026 price forecasts in Carbon Pulse’s latest quarterly poll.
Read MoreLost at sea: Shippers’ EU ETS non-compliance rate triple that of other emitters in 2024
Over 11% of ship operators failed to comply under the EU ETS for their inaugural year in the scheme, notching a delinquency rate more than triple that of other regulated emitters.
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