INTERVIEW: New startup bets on preserving DAC industrial know-how as sector consolidates

Published 13:51 on June 26, 2026 / Last updated at 13:51 on June 26, 2026 / / Americas (US & Canada), CO2 Management (Engineered Removals), Insights (Interviews), Voluntary (VCM Developments)

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A new startup is working to preserve stranded direct air capture (DAC) patents, data, and engineering know-how before funding pressures and sector consolidation cause useful technology to be permanently lost, its CEO told Carbon Pulse.

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Jurisdictional REDD+ standard updates, offers lifeline for World Bank forest programme participants

Published 08:05 on June 26, 2026 / Last updated at 08:05 on June 26, 2026 / / Americas (LATAM & Caribbean), Asia Pacific (Asia, Pacific), EMEA (Africa, Middle East), Nature-based Carbon (Forestry), Voluntary (VCM Developments)

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The Architecture for REDD+ Transactions (ART) has released version 3.0 of its jurisdictional REDD+ standard, adding a pathway for World Bank forest carbon programme participants to transition into the standard, it announced Thursday.

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WCI Markets: CCAs record mild gains, WCAs continue to decline post-linkage signing announcement

Published 02:25 on June 26, 2026 / Last updated at 02:25 on June 26, 2026 / / Americas (Compliance Markets & Taxes, US & Canada)

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As the market continued to digest news that California, Quebec, and Washington would sign linkage agreements on Thursday, California Carbon Allowance (CCA) prices settled above $33 through the week before dipping just below that threshold on the day, while Washington Carbon Allowances continued its decline from the week period.

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Canada offers C$19.4 mln to energy innovation projects in Alberta

Published 00:59 on June 26, 2026 / Last updated at 00:59 on June 26, 2026 / / Americas (US & Canada), Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation, Investment, Reporting & Disclosure, Power/Electrification)

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The federal government of Canada Thursday announced C$19.4 million ($13.7 mln) in clean energy, reliability, and energy efficiency investments across the province of Alberta.

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Colorado GHG trading programme logged no activity in recent auction

Published 00:10 on June 26, 2026 / Last updated at 00:10 on June 26, 2026 / / Americas (Compliance Markets & Taxes, US & Canada), Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation)

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Colorado’s air regulator reported no activity on Thursday from the most recent auction round of the carbon trading programme for manufacturing facilities in the state, as no credits for the 2025 or 2024 vintage years were matched.

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Alberta-Canada carbon pricing deal threatens C$5 bln in Canadian CDR projects, project developers say

Published 23:20 on June 25, 2026 / Last updated at 23:20 on June 25, 2026 / / Americas (Compliance Markets & Taxes, US & Canada), CO2 Management (CCUS, Engineered Removals), Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation)

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Project developers behind around C$5 billion ($3.5 bln) in carbon removal (CDR) projects are sending up flares Canada’s reduced industrial carbon price threatens their viability.

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Longer reference periods could improve reduced deforestation emissions estimates -study

Published 22:33 on June 25, 2026 / Last updated at 22:33 on June 25, 2026 / / Americas (LATAM & Caribbean), Asia Pacific (Asia, Pacific), EMEA (Africa), Nature-based Carbon (Forestry), Voluntary (VCM Governance)

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Longer historical reference periods could improve confidence in estimating emissions reductions from reduced deforestation initiatives, according to new research.

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Battery-electric trucks offer deepest emissions cuts across US heavy transport -study

Published 21:51 on June 25, 2026 / Last updated at 21:51 on June 25, 2026 / / Americas (US & Canada), Net Zero Transition (Power/Electrification, Transport & Heating Fuels)

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Battery-electric trucks and buses offer deeper lifecycle emissions cuts than hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles across US medium- and heavy-duty transport, even under scenarios favourable to hydrogen, according to a new study.

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Alberta publishes biomass waste combustion offset protocol

Published 19:03 on June 25, 2026 / Last updated at 19:03 on June 25, 2026 / / Americas (Compliance Markets & Taxes, US & Canada), Nature-based Carbon (Other NbS)

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Alberta has published its biomass waste combustion for energy generation protocol, following a public comment period.

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Tech giant opens value chain decarbonisation RFP targeting heavy industry, transport

Published 17:00 on June 25, 2026 / Last updated at 17:00 on June 25, 2026 / Americas (US & Canada), Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation, Transport & Heating Fuels), Voluntary (VCM Developments)

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A US-based tech giant has launched a request for proposals (RFP) seeking emissions reduction interventions across a broad range of hard-to-abate sectors in its value chain.

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