FEATURE: New SBTi corporate climate standard sets meaningful internal carbon pricing goalposts, say experts
The introduction of specific price anchors for companies choosing to set an internal carbon price under the newly released Science Based Targets initiative’s (SBTi) Corporate Net-Zero Standard, will help to ‘avoid race-to-the-bottom dynamics’ and provide viable financial support to many carbon projects, according to experts.
Read MoreCarbon investor hires new senior leadership member from removal developer
A carbon markets investment firm has hired a new client solutions director from an enhanced rock weathering (ERW) developer, it was announced Monday.
Read MoreUK govt confirms imminent 2026 ETS auction calendar change for maritime inclusion
The 2026 UK Emissions Trading Scheme (UK ETS) auction calendar will be updated to reflect the inclusion of domestic maritime emissions once the regulation enabling the scope expansion comes into force in July, the government confirmed late on Friday.
Read MoreNetherlands retires 7k carbon removal credits in record transaction for state govt
The Dutch government has retired nearly 7,000 tonnes of durable carbon removal credits to compensate for emissions generated by official government flights, marking what is believed to be the largest retirement of durable carbon removal credits by a government entity to date.
Read MoreANALYSIS: New SBTi corporate climate standard offers path to scale nature-based carbon finance, even if onus is on tech-based removals
Nature-based solutions deserve stronger support in the newly released Science Based Targets initiative’s (SBTi) Corporate Net-Zero Standard Version 2.0, though they still have a clear pathway to scale, according to some carbon market stakeholders, who pointed to the standard’s prioritisation of engineered removals to help companies tackle hard-to-abate emissions later down the line.
Read MoreANALYSIS: New SBTi standard opens door for carbon markets, but guardrails will temper near-term demand
The Science-Based Targets initiative’s (SBTi) long-awaited new Corporate Net-Zero Standard was widely welcomed for recognising companies that address their ongoing emissions, including with voluntary ‘high-integrity’ credit buying – but stakeholders critiqued its lack of mandate on near-term action, which they said will significantly dampen the immediate market signal.
Read MoreSBTi’s new Corporate Net-Zero Standard recognises companies that address ongoing emissions
The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has published its long-awaited Corporate Net-Zero Standard Version 2.0, which recognises companies that address their ongoing climate impact, including through the additional buying of high-quality reduction or removal credits, and plans to mandate such action from 2035, but stops short of permitting any offsetting to account for in-chain emissions.
Read MoreMajor clean cooking summit postponed due to travel uncertainties
Organisers of the 2026 Summit on Clean Cooking in Africa have announced the postponement of the high-profile event, which was originally scheduled to take place in Nairobi on July 9-10.
Read MoreLoosening of EU carbon market could derail climate goals, generate major surplus, finds analysis
Proposed reforms to the European Union’s carbon market could significantly weaken the bloc’s emission reduction trajectory, flood the market with surplus permits, and undermine the pathway to climate neutrality, according to a new technical assessment by climate policy think tank.
Read MoreUkraine publishes draft ETS law, plans to create decarbonisation fund
Ukraine has published a draft law outlining the framework for its planned domestic emissions trading system (ETS), which would seek to cover power, industrial, aviation, and maritime sectors exceeding specified thresholds.
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