EU proposes F-gas registry exemption for small firms in latest push to ease compliance costs

Published 13:31 on May 24, 2025  /  Last updated at 13:31 on May 24, 2025  /  EMEA

The European Commission this week proposed changes to its fluorinated gas (F-gas) regulation that would exempt around 10,000 small firms from registering in the EU’s F-gas Portal from 2026, as part of wider efforts to cut regulatory red tape while preserving climate goals.

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Carbon pricing policies can tilt trade advantage toward fossil-fuel intensive industries, study finds

Published 13:15 on May 24, 2025  /  Last updated at 13:15 on May 24, 2025  /  Americas, Asia Pacific, Carbon Taxes, CBAM, EMEA, International

Carbon pricing policies, including both taxes and fossil fuel subsidies, significantly influence countries’ export competitiveness in heavy industries, with coordinated global action key to mitigating trade distortions, a new study has found.

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Nature-based CDR buyers’ club describes “promising” first wave of proposals

Published 21:31 on May 23, 2025  /  Last updated at 21:31 on May 23, 2025  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, EMEA, Nature-based, Voluntary

A US-based carbon removal (CDR) buyers’ coalition focused on nature-based solutions has received an unexpectedly high volume and quality of responses to its inaugural request for proposals (RFP), according to early insights from the process published Friday.

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AI’s power demand approaching that of the Netherlands -research

Published 20:30 on May 23, 2025  /  Last updated at 20:30 on May 23, 2025  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, EMEA

A Dutch researcher has estimated the electricity consumption of AI modules and complete AI systems based on global chip production capacity and modules in use.

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South Africa budget announcement confirms CO2 tax price rise, offset use expansion

Published 19:06 on May 23, 2025  /  Last updated at 19:06 on May 23, 2025  / /  Africa, Carbon Taxes, CBAM, EMEA, Voluntary

A South Africa budget announcement this week has confirmed a proposed price rise for the country’s CO2 tax from next year as well as the expansion of carbon credit provisions, which will allow affected entities to use more offsets to meet their obligations.

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Euro Markets: EUAs recover to weekly gain despite looming US tariff threat, UKAs lock in 7% increase

Published 17:51 on May 23, 2025  /  Last updated at 19:34 on May 23, 2025  / /  EMEA, EU ETS, UK ETS

European carbon prices slipped lower on Friday but found resilience above €70 despite US President Donald Trump threatening hefty tariffs on the EU, which sparked a short-lived afternoon sell-off on EUAs, while UKAs secured a 7% weekly gain.

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Landmark European court ruling that Scope 3 emissions must be factored into oil and gas production

Published 17:22 on May 23, 2025  /  Last updated at 17:22 on May 23, 2025  / /  EMEA

The GHG emissions from burning fossil fuels must be considered in the environmental impact assessments (EIAs) for their extraction, ruled a European court this week.

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Brazil urges negotiators to shift gears in Bonn, flags fossil fuels

Published 17:11 on May 23, 2025  /  Last updated at 17:11 on May 23, 2025  / /  Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, Climate Talks, EMEA, International

In a third letter to global climate negotiators, published Friday, Brazilian COP30 President-Designate Andre Correa do Lago urged countries to shift gears when they meet in Bonn next month, warning against postponing important decisions.

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COMMENT: Building on BECCS – The Blueprint for a Gigaton-Scale CDR Future

Published 16:58 on May 23, 2025  /  Last updated at 16:58 on May 23, 2025  /  Americas, Asia Pacific, Contributed Content, EMEA, International, Nature-based, Other Content, US, Voluntary

Elimini President Laurie Fitzmaurice gave the keynote speech at this week’s Carbon Unbound 2025 conference in New York. Here is a summary of her remarks.

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ANALYSIS: UK emissions cap to feature in ETS linking talks with EU, as Brexit politics looms over progress

Published 15:57 on May 23, 2025  /  Last updated at 15:57 on May 23, 2025  / /  Carbon Taxes, CBAM, EMEA, EU ETS, UK ETS

An initial agreement struck on Monday to link the EU and UK emissions trading schemes (ETS) includes a key commitment from Britain to ensure “dynamic alignment” with the bloc’s carbon market legislation – a move that puts the Britain’s emissions cap on the negotiating table, sources told Carbon Pulse.

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