BRIEFING: UN welcomes India NDC as analysts flag limited ambition
The UN’s climate chief has welcomed India’s newly approved 2035 climate targets as a boost to clean energy growth and economic development, although analysts and campaigners have warned the plans may fall short of driving deeper emissions cuts.
Read MoreBRIEFING: Blue carbon demand holds, but integrity, financing hurdles persist
Challenges around additionality, financing, and limited demand are emerging as key constraints for scaling blue carbon markets, even as interest in high-quality projects remains strong, experts said on Thursday.
Read MoreIndia signs off on updated climate targets under Paris Agreement
India’s cabinet on Wednesday approved an updated set of climate targets under the Paris Agreement, outlining a proposed pathway to 2035 that deepens emissions intensity cuts and expands clean energy capacity, even as the plan awaits formal submission to the UNFCCC.
Read MoreAustralian Senate calls for tougher action on climate misinformation, platform oversight
An Australian Senate committee has called for stronger regulation of digital platforms, enhanced disclosure rules, and tighter oversight of corporate climate claims, warning that misinformation is undermining climate policy and public trust.
Read MoreNew South Wales needs faster power transition, methane cuts to hit 2035 climate goal, advisory body warns
The Net Zero Commission has urged the New South Wales government to deploy new policy tools and accelerate emissions cuts across multiple sectors, warning that existing measures will not be sufficient to meet legislated climate targets under the state’s upcoming Net Zero Plan to 2035.
Read MoreBHP flags competitiveness risks for Australia’s energy transition
Australia risks undermining its role in the global energy transition unless it improves competitiveness and investment settings, an executive at mining major BHP has warned.
Read MoreAustralia backs next wave of carbon management tech with new funding push
The Australian government on Tuesday announced fresh support worth A$32.6 million ($21 mln) for emerging carbon management technologies, building on earlier efforts to scale carbon capture, utilisation, and storage (CCUS) solutions across hard-to-abate sectors in the country.
Read MoreMalawi dairy biogas programme authorised under Article 6.2
Malawi has authorised a dairy biogas initiative under Article 6.2 of the Paris Agreement, making it the country’s first project to generate Internationally Transferred Mitigation Outcomes (ITMOs) while targeting emissions reductions from agriculture and household energy use.
Read MoreIndia can supply up to 30% of global carbon removals by 2050, but needs policy push, analysis finds
India could emerge as a major global supplier of durable carbon removals (CDR), but it must first address policy gaps, weak demand, and high costs to scale the sector, a policy brief published this week said.
Read MoreIEA urges demand cuts as oil shock drives prices above $100
The International Energy Agency (IEA) has called on governments, businesses, and households to take immediate action to curb oil demand, as the supply disruption linked to the war in the Middle East has tightened global markets and pushed crude prices above $100 per barrel.
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