FEATURE: Corporates excited about new SBTi climate standard’s nod to market instruments
Companies are “excited about finally having clarity” on using market instruments to show progress towards their climate targets under the newly released Science Based Targets initiative’s (SBTi) Corporate Net-Zero Standard, say consultancies referring to the standard’s “incredible ripple effect”.
Read MoreUkraine adopts Article 6 pilot framework, national carbon registry rules
Ukraine has adopted a two-year framework on Wednesday to test procedures for authorising, issuing, and transferring mitigation outcomes under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, alongside rules for a national carbon registry.
Read MoreFragmented carbon credit rules could let developers “shop around” for weaker safeguards, report warns
Divergent rules for managing carbon reversal risks could weaken market integrity and encourage project developers to choose less demanding standards, according to a report released Thursday.
Read MoreExchange suspends trading of Australian CDR developer’s shares, investigates disclosures
The announcement states that trading will be suspended until the exchange is satisfied that NoviqTech is in compliance with its listing rules, specifically Listing Rule 3.1 on timeline disclosure of information that may materially affect share value.
Read MoreAustralian state seeking feedback on net-zero opportunities, barriers
The New South Wales Net Zero Commission (NZC) has issued a call for evidence to better understand the opportunities and barriers to decarbonisation in the state.
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 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 MoreINTERVIEW: Chemicals, construction the biggest winners from EU ETS free allocation benchmarks decision
Chemicals and construction companies are the biggest winners from the latest changes to benchmarks used to determine the number of free EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) allowances handed to industries, according to an analyst from a carbon investment consultancy.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: The hard part of biochar isn’t making it, but building the market, says climate tech firm
After more than a decade teaching smallholder farmers how to turn crop waste into biochar, the leaders of a climate tech firm said that beyond making the biochar itself, the real complexity lies in building the relationships and infrastructure needed to sell high‑durability carbon removal credits.
Read MoreNGO lays out roadmap to boost tech-based CDR in the US, flags $5 bln in unspent federal funds
Increasing research and development, building out infrastructure, creating durable markets, and strengthening standards and measurement, monitoring, reporting, and verification could help tech-based carbon removals to scale in the US, according to a report from an NGO.
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