Euro Markets: EUAs ease lower on thin volume as market settles in for holiday period

Published 13:46 on December 24, 2024  /  Last updated at 13:46 on December 24, 2024  / and /  EMEA, EU ETS, UK ETS

European carbon prices traded lower in the final, holiday-shortened session ahead of the break, stretching the correlation with natural gas with some other markets already closed.

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Euro Markets: EUAs build on recent strength amid bullish gas, auction pause

Published 12:03 on December 23, 2024  /  Last updated at 17:47 on December 23, 2024  / and /  EMEA, EU ETS, UK ETS

European carbon prices gathered strength on Monday on low volume, rising over 2.5% as they tracked strength in TTF natural gas, with the few active buyers encountering little resistance amid the quiet market.

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Carbon standard publishes first protocol for crediting removals in mining sector

Published 15:31 on December 20, 2024  /  Last updated at 15:31 on December 20, 2024  / /  EMEA, Nature-based, Voluntary

A carbon removal standard has published the first protocol for durable carbon removal (CDR) in the mining industry.

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Gold Standard to make decision on new CLEAR cookstove methodology next year

Published 13:45 on December 20, 2024  /  Last updated at 13:45 on December 20, 2024  / /  Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, EMEA, Voluntary

Gold Standard has confirmed to Carbon Pulse that it will make a decision on whether, or how, to integrate the UN-backed CLEAR clean cooking methodology within its carbon crediting programmes in 2025.

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One-third of local authorities unaware of impact of UK ETS expansion on waste sector, finds survey

Published 13:19 on December 20, 2024  /  Last updated at 13:19 on December 20, 2024  / /  EMEA, UK ETS

Around one-third of local authorities are unaware of how the upcoming expansion of the UK carbon market will impact incineration and energy recovery of waste, a survey has found.

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UK govt updates free carbon permit allocation list for 2025 with minimal drop from current year’s total

Published 18:07 on December 19, 2024  /  Last updated at 18:07 on December 19, 2024  / /  EMEA, UK ETS

The UK government has published an updated list of free carbon permit handouts by installation for the period 2021-25, which will see levels in 2025 fall by less than 100,000 tonnes compared with 2024, though annual volumes in each year are lower than the previous totals published over the summer.

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Verra plans to lead future carbon methodology development in proposed updates

Published 08:22 on December 19, 2024  /  Last updated at 08:22 on December 19, 2024  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, EMEA, Nature-based, Voluntary

Verra wants to take greater control of carbon methodology development in a shift from third-party led work in the past, the standards body said Wednesday in proposed updates to its crediting programme processes.

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Revised UN-backed clean cooking methodology sent to voluntary carbon standards

Published 07:33 on December 19, 2024  /  Last updated at 07:33 on December 19, 2024  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, EMEA, International, Paris Article 6, Voluntary

A revised draft of the UN-backed clean cooking methodology has been sent to voluntary carbon standards for review and approval, and includes several key changes based on recent stakeholder feedback.

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Professional services multinational teams up with developer to build large-scale ocean carbon removal facility

Published 14:25 on December 17, 2024  /  Last updated at 14:25 on December 17, 2024  / /  Americas, EMEA, Nature-based, Voluntary

A multinational professional services firm has joined forces with an ocean-based carbon removal developer to help build a large-scale facility.

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Qatar organisation announces Article 6 carbon credit auctions for early 2025

Published 13:53 on December 17, 2024  /  Last updated at 13:53 on December 17, 2024  / /  Africa, Asia Pacific, EMEA, International, Nature-based, Other APAC, Paris Article 6, Voluntary

A Qatar-based organisation has announced it will hold two auctions early next year for international carbon credits eligible for Article 6 trade.

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