Climate finance won’t meet minimum needs until 2030s as growth rate slows, report warns
Global climate finance flows neared $2.1 trillion last year, but will not meet minimum requirements for mitigation until “well into” the 2030s, as the annual rate of acceleration has dropped significantly, a report warned on Tuesday.
Read MoreCFTC: Producers continue to cut, investors add CCAs
Producers cut their California Carbon Allowance (CCA) net length, largely via reductions to Auction Clearing Price (ACP) holdings, while investors added exposure to the market, the latest report by the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) showed.
Read MoreLCAW26: Government coalition to publish carbon credit policy playbook at COP31
A government-led coalition of 11 countries plans to publish a non-binding policy playbook at COP31 to guide national measures aimed at increasing demand for high-integrity carbon credits, it announced Tuesday.
Read MoreCalifornia sues to block US EPA bid to send clean air waivers to Congress
California sued the Trump administration on Monday over the US EPA’s decision to reclassify four state clean air waivers as rules subject to congressional review, arguing the move threatens the state’s authority to enforce long-standing vehicle and equipment emissions standards.
Read MoreSCOTUS rejects bid to review US EPA rule governing refrigerant phasedown
The US Supreme Court (SCOTUS) has denied a petition by a Georgia-based refrigerants company to review the EPA’s phasedown of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs).
Read MoreVCM REPORT: CORSIA futures fall to fresh 2-year lows, wider credit demand shows strong signs amid focus on quality
CORSIA futures sank to fresh two-year lows last week, with benchmark contracts slipping further below $10/tonne as uncertain sentiment over demand continued, while there were some positive signals in terms of retirements in the wider voluntary carbon market (VCM) amid an ongoing refocusing on quality.
Read MoreLCAW26: Nature-based carbon projects face catch 22, report says
Project developers working on nature-based carbon are trapped within a structural catch 22 whereby an offtake is necessary to receive investment, but funding is required to secure an offtake, according to a report launched at London Climate Action Week (LCAW) on Monday.
Read MoreUS tech platform boosts CDR spending, adds biochar to offset mix
A US tech platform increased carbon removal (CDR) spending by nearly 30% in 2025, while also adding biochar credits to its portfolio.
Read MoreLCAW26: Amazon opened carbon credit service after companies said they were “super scared”
Amazon decided to open its carbon credit service to qualified UK companies after hearing from many that they were scared to even dip a toe in the carbon market, as required by the tech giant’s Climate Pledge, a company official said on Monday.
Read MoreUK climate targets at risk from car industry lobbying, says former government advisor
The UK’s seventh carbon budget and its net zero ambitions are under threat from a car industry “stuck in the past” that needs to “wake up and smell the coffee”, a leading academic and former government adviser warned Monday.
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