IETA’s Brussels-based EU policy head to depart
IETA’s long-serving EU policy lead will step down at the end of March after 10 years with the emissions trading lobby group, marking a senior departure at a crucial time of heightened scrutiny of Europe’s carbon markets.
Read MoreEU-India FTA text confirms no CBAM exemption, formalises implementation dialogue
India and the EU on Friday published the full legal text of their landmark free trade agreement (FTA), confirming that the bloc’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) will remain fully applicable while codifying a previously announced “technical dialogue” aimed at easing implementation concerns.
Read MoreNorway to exempt EU ETS-regulated industry from domestic CO2 tax, ending ‘double’ carbon pricing
Norway will exempt most industrial installations covered by the EU Emissions Trading System from its domestic CO2 tax starting Mar. 1, marking a major shift in the country’s carbon pricing framework and delivering substantial cost relief to energy-intensive sectors including aluminium, cement, and chemicals.
Read MoreKenyan cookstoves developer folds as LoA request rejected
A clean cooking project frontrunner, with aspirations to supply the CORSIA aviation offsetting scheme, has folded after the Kenyan government reportedly rejected the company’s request for a Letter of Authorisation (LoA).
Read MoreTurkish ETS pilot misses January launch date
Turkiye’s Emissions Trading System (ETS) pilot phase did not launch on Jan. 1 as expected, with the start date now likely postponed to mid-2026 or even the start of 2027, several sources told Carbon Pulse.
Read MoreMarket questions claims behind US carbon market legal threat warnings
Traders and analysts have pushed back against warnings circulated last week by a Utah-based consultancy of an imminent risk of a coordinated legal assault by the Trump Administration and US states against the country’s regional carbon markets.
Read MoreCalifornia allowance prices sink on warning of Trump “total war” legal threat to US carbon markets
California carbon allowance prices dropped late Thursday after a consultancy warned clients that the Trump Administration is gearing up for “total war” against US regional carbon markets.
Read MoreClimate cartography conundrum: Land cover mapping on course to itself be major source of carbon emissions
Land cover mapping, a cornerstone of climate science and environmental monitoring, could itself become a major source of carbon emissions by mid-century unless mapping practices change, according to new research.
Read MoreEU’s CBAM tightening amplifies carbon cost shock for industrial importers, US investment bank warns
Revisions to the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) will impose significantly higher carbon costs on importers across steel, aluminium, cement, and fertilisers, according to new research from a US investment bank.
Read MoreBRIEFING: Researchers warn of major hydropower over-crediting as Verra rejects parallels with troubled Kariba REDD+ project
Verra has defended its continued issuance of hydropower offsets after US-based researchers accused the standards body of knowingly generating a large pool of potentially non-additional units that could rival or exceed the scale of excess crediting observed at Zimbabwe’s embattled Kariba REDD+ project.
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