Isometric raises $40 mln to expand AI certification platform
Carbon credit registry and certification body Isometric closed a $40 million Series A to expand its artificial intelligence (AI) certification platform across the $350 billion industrial certification market, according to a company statement.
Read MoreBloomberg Philanthropies pledges $285 mln for clean energy industries in emerging, developing nations
Bloomberg Philanthropies has pledged $285 million to strengthen clean energy industries in emerging and developing economies, according to a company statement.
Read MoreIndia nods $2 bln scheme to capture carbon from power, steel, and cement plants
India’s finance ministry has cleared an INR 197 bln ($2.1 bln) scheme to develop technologies and reservoirs to capture and store carbon emissions (CCUS) from large industrial units such as power plants, steel mills, and cement factories, a domestic business daily reported, citing sources.
Read MoreQatar-based standard body to launch carbon finance facility in 2026, pushes Global South positioning
A Qatar-based standard body said it will likely revive an independent carbon finance facility in 2026, pitching itself as the only Global South standard with a governance and digital‑heavy approach to carbon markets.
Read MoreAPAC eyes carbon market‑style accounting to support emissions under CBAM
Asia-Pacific industry is beginning to explore how carbon market‑style accounting can support the emissions assurance now demanded under the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), even as regional readiness remains highly uneven.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: The hard part of biochar isn’t making it, but building the market, says climate tech firm
After more than a decade teaching smallholder farmers how to turn crop waste into biochar, the leaders of a climate tech firm said that beyond making the biochar itself, the real complexity lies in building the relationships and infrastructure needed to sell high‑durability carbon removal credits.
Read MoreMiddle East conflict gives Southeast Asia energy a wake-up call, says IEA
Southeast Asia’s energy system has been exposed as structurally vulnerable due to its reliance on imported fuels, a study said, as the Middle East conflict drives up costs and forces governments to put energy security at the centre of future policy.
Read MoreVietnam drafts environment law amendments, tightening controls
Vietnam’s Ministry of Agriculture and Environment said it has drafted amendments to the Law on Environmental Protection, introducing stricter emissions controls, mandatory pollution inventories, and decentralised responsibilities for local authorities.
Read MoreSydney investment firm rolls out global natural capital fund
A Sydney-based investment manager and forestry firm launched its first global natural capital strategy fund, which will invest across forestry, agriculture, carbon, and biodiversity markets.
Read MoreFinance firm launches carbon stream vehicle to back AFOLU projects in Central Asia
A US‑based finance firm set up a carbon stream vehicle to back voluntary carbon market projects in Central Asia, targeting high‑integrity credits across land‑use and nature‑based categories.
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