Carbon standard to integrate major CCS initiative into methodology framework
A Qatar-based voluntary standard has become the latest body to integrate an industry-led carbon capture and storage (CCS) framework into its crediting programme.
Read MoreIndustrial carbon management coalition backs “strong, predictable” EU ETS
A broad coalition of industrial carbon management stakeholders has urged the European Union to use the forthcoming review of the bloc’s Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) to preserve the market’s core architecture while directing a larger share of its revenues into industrial decarbonisation.
Read MoreVerra looks to compliance carbon markets after 2025 issuance slowdown
Verra has high hopes for growth via regulated carbon markets after issuances under its flagship carbon standard fell by around 30% year-on-year in 2025, according to its annual report.
Read MoreEU urged to enforce penalties on oil and gas firms over missed CO2 storage deadline
A coalition of NGOs, industry groups, and CCS stakeholders has urged EU governments to rapidly implement penalty regimes for oil and gas producers that fail to meet their CO2 storage obligations under the Net-Zero Industry Act (NZIA), after an end-June deadline has passed.
Read MoreCarbon market association IETA calls for EU ETS overhaul centred on removals, global offsets, UK linkage
IETA has urged the European Commission to pursue a broad overhaul of the EU Emissions Trading System after 2030, arguing the bloc should integrate carbon removals, prepare to use international credits from 2031, reform the Market Stability Reserve (MSR), and prioritise linking the scheme with the UK carbon market.
Read MoreVCM REPORT: CORSIA edges back to $10/t ahead of EU assessment, analysts revise down demand outlook
Benchmark ICE CORSIA futures bounced back towards $10/t last week, climbing from two-year lows, as the European Commission’s assessment of the international aviation offsetting scheme that will affect the participation of EU carriers inches closer.
Read MoreCDR demand to outstrip supply fivefold by 2036 -report
Demand for durable carbon removals (CDR) could outstrip annual supply more than five times by 2036, opening a roughly 50 million tonne shortfall as corporate needs struggle to be met by a market that has issued just 2 mln units to date, according to a new report.
Read MoreFossil fuels inclusion would undermine incoming Canadian sustainable finance taxonomy -report
Including oil and gas activities in Canada’s planned sustainable finance taxonomy would undermine its credibility, invite greenwashing and reduce its ability to attract investment for net zero-aligned projects, a new report argued.
Read MoreUK engineered carbon removal credits could top 850 mln by 2050 -report
Total UK-based engineered carbon removal credit supply could reach up to 852 million by 2050 under a high-growth scenario, according to modelling commissioned by the British government.
Read MoreAsia‑Pacific’s CDR market to reach $911 million by 2035, report says
Asia‑Pacific’s carbon removal (CDR) market is projected to reach $911.43 million by 2035, up from $160 million in 2025, growing at a 19% annual rate from 2026 driven by demand from heavy industry, power, and transport under tightening carbon pricing rules and net zero targets.
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