Alberta releases draft update of CCS quantification protocol for public comment

Published 23:47 on May 27, 2026 / Last updated at 23:47 on May 27, 2026 / / Americas (Compliance Markets & Taxes, US & Canada), CO2 Management (CCUS, Engineered Removals)

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Alberta is seeking public comment on proposed updates to its carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) quantification protocol that would let eligible direct air capture (DAC) projects account for low-carbon electricity, while clarifying how removal credits and storage reversals would be handled under its large-emitter system.

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Temporary CDR could support methane accounting, but not CO2 offsetting -study

Published 17:21 on May 27, 2026 / Last updated at 17:21 on May 27, 2026 / / Asia Pacific (Asia), CO2 Management (Engineered Removals), EMEA (Europe), Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation)

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Temporary carbon removal (CDR) could have a scientifically valid role in compensating short-lived climate pollutants such as methane, but should not be used to offset CO2 emissions directly, according to a new study.

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DATA DIVE: One-third of stakeholders back including carbon credits in EU ETS

Published 10:56 on May 27, 2026 / Last updated at 14:39 on May 27, 2026 / , and / CO2 Management (Engineered Removals), EMEA (Europe), Insights (Data Dives), International (Paris Article 6/PACM), Nature-based Carbon (Forestry, Other NbS), Net Zero Transition (Investment, Reporting & Disclosure), Voluntary (VCM Developments, VCM Governance)

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Only a third of EU ETS stakeholders are explicitly in favour of allowing the use of international carbon credits in the cap-and-trade market, whereas a strong majority backs the bloc’s use of credits outside the scheme, data from the European Commission’s call for evidence reveals.

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Canadian CDR company secures government funding to advance industrial mineralisation

Published 22:16 on May 26, 2026 / Last updated at 22:16 on May 26, 2026 / / Americas (US & Canada), CO2 Management (CCUS, Engineered Removals), Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation), Voluntary (VCM Developments)

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A Canadian carbon removal (CDR) company has landed a major research deal with a federal body to launch a nearly C$7.5 million ($5.4 mln) research project.

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MENA Roundup: Morocco, Oman build carbon market vision and infrastructure

Published 16:40 on May 26, 2026 / Last updated at 16:40 on May 26, 2026 / / CO2 Management (CCUS, Engineered Removals), EMEA (Africa, Middle East), International (Paris Article 6/PACM), Nature-based Carbon (Forestry), Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation, Power/Electrification), Voluntary (VCM Developments, VCM Governance)

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Morocco this month inked another bilateral Article 6.2 agreement, as the government is finally putting in place market infrastructure to support its ‘learning by doing’ approach, while Oman produced a concrete roadmap outlining its carbon market priorities.

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German airline customers offset nearly 1 MtCO2 in 2025 via climate contribution programme

Published 15:14 on May 26, 2026 / Last updated at 15:14 on May 26, 2026 / / CO2 Management (CCUS, Engineered Removals), EMEA (Europe), International (Aviation/CORSIA), Nature-based Carbon (Forestry, Other NbS), Net Zero Transition (Transport & Heating Fuels), Voluntary (VCM Developments)

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A Germany-based airline has announced that its customers contributed to climate protection projects covering more than 710,000 tonnes of CO2 in 2025, an increase of around one-fifth year-on-year.

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Climeworks CEO urges diversification of carbon removal buyers

Published 14:53 on May 26, 2026 / Last updated at 14:53 on May 26, 2026 / / Americas (US & Canada), CO2 Management (CCUS, Engineered Removals), EMEA (Europe), Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation), Voluntary (VCM Developments)

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The CEO of large carbon removal developer Climeworks has called on governments and corporations to expand their support for new technologies, warning that the industry cannot rely on a small group of early adopters to scale operations fast enough to meet global climate goals.

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Carbon removal registry certifies module for mobile biochar production

Published 13:02 on May 26, 2026 / Last updated at 13:02 on May 26, 2026 / / CO2 Management (CCUS, Engineered Removals), EMEA (Europe), Nature-based Carbon (Other NbS), Voluntary (VCM Governance)

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A removals registry has certified a new module for biochar produced in mobile reactors, supporting projects that transport reactors between sites.

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Pioneer ocean carbon capture developer faces bankruptcy without imminent fundraise

Published 12:51 on May 26, 2026 / Last updated at 13:12 on May 26, 2026 / / CO2 Management (Engineered Removals), EMEA (Europe), Nature-based Carbon (Other NbS), Net Zero Transition (Investment, Reporting & Disclosure), Voluntary (VCM Developments)

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A direct ocean carbon capture developer has issued an urgent call for investment or said it will file for bankruptcy this week.

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European city becomes fifth largest CDR buyer with BECCS deal

Published 10:14 on May 26, 2026 / Last updated at 10:14 on May 26, 2026 / / CO2 Management (Engineered Removals), EMEA (Europe), Voluntary (VCM Developments)

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An agreement to buy 750,000 tonnes of carbon removals from a Swedish bioenergy carbon capture and storage (BECCS) facility sees a new market entrant buy at a scale approaching that typically reserved for the American tech giants, notably Microsoft.

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