Financial crises offer fleeting environmental gains but risk deeper damage to nature -study

Published 13:49 on March 19, 2026 / Last updated at 13:49 on March 19, 2026 / / Americas (LATAM & Caribbean, US & Canada), Asia Pacific (Asia, Pacific), EMEA (Africa, Europe, Middle East), Nature & Biodiversity (Policy)

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Periods of financial stress can briefly reduce environmental harm but fail to deliver lasting sustainability, with gains reversing once economic growth resumes, a new perspective paper said.

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US proposes to grant Colorado authority over CO2 storage permitting

Published 20:35 on March 18, 2026 / Last updated at 20:35 on March 18, 2026 / / Americas (US & Canada), CO2 Management (CCUS)

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Colorado would gain control over permitting for underground CO2 storage wells after federal regulators proposed approving the state’s application. 

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US senators introduce bipartisan bill to scale geothermal power

Published 19:04 on March 18, 2026 / Last updated at 19:04 on March 18, 2026 / / Americas (US & Canada), Net Zero Transition (Power/Electrification)

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A bipartisan bill introduced in the US Senate this week aims to accelerate next-generation geothermal technologies and deliver affordable clean electricity.

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Clarity over claims, not price, seen as key to unlocking CDR demand -webinar

Published 21:39 on March 17, 2026 / Last updated at 21:39 on March 17, 2026 / / Americas (US & Canada), CO2 Management (CCUS, Engineered Removals), EMEA (Europe), Nature-based Carbon (Forestry, Other NbS), Voluntary (VCM Governance)

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Uncertainty over how companies can use and communicate carbon credits is a bigger barrier to demand than price levels, speakers said during a webinar on Tuesday. 

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Limited CDR paired with early mitigation, carbon pricing delivers most balanced 1.5C pathway -study

Published 15:29 on March 17, 2026 / Last updated at 15:30 on March 17, 2026 / / CO2 Management (Engineered Removals), Net Zero Transition (Investment, Reporting & Disclosure, Power/Electrification), Voluntary (VCM Developments)

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A pathway combining phased fossil fuel mitigation, including pricing, with limited carbon removals (CDR) would meet international climate targets while delivering the highest long-term GDP per capita, according to new modelling of COP28-aligned scenarios.

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Biogas firm closes $53 mln fundraising round, launches facility aimed at smallholder farmers

Published 09:00 on March 17, 2026 / Last updated at 00:28 on March 17, 2026 / / Americas (LATAM & Caribbean), Asia Pacific (Asia), Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation), Voluntary (VCM Developments)

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A Mexico-based agtech company has raised $53 million to launch an initiative aimed at agricultural smallholders, it announced on Tuesday.

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Biochar supply deal unlocks US supply for carbon-storing asphalt

Published 16:58 on March 16, 2026 / Last updated at 16:58 on March 16, 2026 / / Americas (US & Canada), CO2 Management (Engineered Removals), Voluntary (VCM Developments)

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A US materials developer has signed a supply agreement to secure engineered biochar for use in carbon-sequestering asphalt products, in a move designed to enable carbon removal (CDR) credit generation.

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High investment scenario would see US forest carbon sequestration of 1.6 bln tCO2 annually by 2035 -study

Published 22:02 on March 13, 2026 / Last updated at 22:02 on March 13, 2026 / / Americas (US & Canada), Nature-based Carbon (Forestry), Voluntary (VCM Governance)

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Increasing investment in forest-based climate solutions could significantly boost carbon sequestration in the US by 2035, according to new preprint research.

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Digital platforms increasingly shaping NbS, climate planning -study

Published 21:26 on March 12, 2026 / Last updated at 21:26 on March 12, 2026 / / Americas (LATAM & Caribbean, US & Canada), Asia Pacific (Asia, Pacific), EMEA (Africa, Europe, Middle East), Nature & Biodiversity (Policy)

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Digital platforms used to plan climate resilience projects are increasingly shaping how policymakers interpret environmental data and prioritise nature-based solutions (NbS), a new study said.

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Buyer coalitions, forward purchases key to scaling forest carbon -report

Published 19:39 on March 12, 2026 / Last updated at 19:39 on March 12, 2026 / / Americas (US & Canada), Nature-based Carbon (Forestry), Voluntary (VCM Developments, VCM Governance)

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Innovative financing models will be needed to scale forest carbon projects, according to a report released this week.

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