International finance lobby group urges EU to broaden recognition of carbon credits under CBAM
A major international financial markets lobby group has urged the European Commission to ensure that carbon prices paid in third countries under the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) encompass all recognised compliance instruments, including domestic and international credits, warning that proposed restrictions could undermine the bloc’s objective of preventing double carbon pricing.
Read MoreVoluntary carbon credit retirements holding up, removals market showing signs of strain -report
Retirements across the voluntary carbon market (VCM) were strong across the first five months of 2026Â with volumes no longer concentrated at lower price points, according to new analysis, but removals purchases were down by 50% over the same period with questions over whether recent demand boosts will be enough to keep developers heads above water.
Read MoreNearly 60% of top financial institutions still lack deforestation policies -report
Nearly 60% of top financial institutions still lack any meaningful policy to combat deforestation, which could have consequences for the world’s efforts to meet global biodiversity targets, according to a new report.
Read MoreFrontier launches more than $900 mln in new CDR funding, adds major AI participant
Carbon removal (CDR) buyers club Frontier launched more than $900 million in a new advance market commitment (AMC) while onboarding two major AI and technology buyers.
Read MoreOcean CDR initiative to launch $5 mln RFP to fund expansion of global network for alkalinity enhancement research
An ocean carbon removal research initiative on Wednesday unveiled plans to launch a $5 million funding round aimed at expanding a global research network for ocean alkalinity enhancement (OAE), as interest grows in marine CDR technologies but questions remain over their scalability, environmental impacts, and monitoring requirements.
Read MoreCORSIA supply and demand still cloudy, rating agency says
Supply and demand hangs in the air for Phase 1 Corsia with the unknown of credit quantity rubbing against regulatory uncertainty, a webinar heard Wednesday.
Read MoreUS carbon border proposals expose trade-off between aluminium supply risk and decarbonisation -report
Proposed US carbon border mechanisms for aluminium expose a trade-off between rapid protection from high-carbon imports and a slower, more stable route to industrial decarbonisation, according to a new analysis.
Read MoreVerra to launch ‘next-generation’ carbon registry in July
Verra and S&P Global Energy have announced that their “next-generation” environmental registry platform will officially go live on July 27, which they say marks a major upgrade for global carbon market infrastructure.
Read MoreEvery dollar a company invests in emissions reduction generates up to $7 in return -report
Every dollar that a company invests in emissions reduction generates an average of $2.40 in return, and in some cases up to $7 over its lifetime, according to the latest report by an environmental disclosure non-profit.
Read MoreCarbon broker, energy trader launch second auction for CORSIA-labelled credits
An environmental commodities broker and an energy trader have launched a second carbon auction, offering 100,000 Article 6- and CORSIA-labelled credits.
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