EU Commission refuses to revisit methane rules so soon

Published 21:53 on June 16, 2025 / Last updated at 21:53 on June 16, 2025 / / Carbon Taxes, CBAM, EMEA, EU ETS

The European Commission has dismissed calls from EU energy ministers to revisit new rules aimed at curbing methane emissions from fossil fuels produced and imported in the bloc.

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FEATURE: EU should look to Canada’s carbon pricing struggles for lessons in how to ease ETS2 launch

Published 20:36 on June 16, 2025 / Last updated at 20:36 on June 16, 2025 / and / Americas, Canada, Carbon Taxes, EMEA

The rise and fall of Canada’s carbon charge and rebate to households provides lessons learned for EU policymakers in advance of a similar carbon market for heating and transport fuels, policy experts tell Carbon Pulse. 

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SB62: First day of Bonn talks derailed by fight over border carbon fees

Published 19:17 on June 16, 2025 / Last updated at 19:17 on June 16, 2025 / and / Asia Pacific, Carbon Taxes, CBAM, Climate Talks, EMEA, International

Climate negotiations have yet to formally begin in Bonn, after talks on the first day were held up by an agenda fight that hinged on unilateral border carbon fees, observers told Carbon Pulse on Monday evening.

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SB62: Countries urged to step up Article 6 implementation in new Paris commitments

Published 18:27 on June 16, 2025 / Last updated at 18:27 on June 16, 2025 / / Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, Climate Talks, EMEA, International, Paris Article 6

Investment in UN-backed carbon markets is held up by current national climate targets, which often only go to 2030 and lack the detail needed to mobilise private sector participation, according to experts speaking at the international Bonn climate summit.

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VCM Report: Carbon credit prices bounce back as June retirements pick up pace

Published 17:55 on June 16, 2025 / Last updated at 17:55 on June 16, 2025 / / Africa, Americas, Aviation/CORSIA, EMEA, International, Nature-based, Voluntary

Prices generally bounced back last week to recover losses over May and early June, and a dollop of cookstove credits boosted retirement levels, although the retiree appears to have been the project developer.

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Groups to issue carbon credits for recovered plastic

Published 17:28 on June 16, 2025 / Last updated at 17:28 on June 16, 2025 / / Americas, Asia Pacific, EMEA, Nature-based, Voluntary

A plastic recovery organisation has teamed up with a Europe-based circular economy verifier and carbon blockchain specialist to issue carbon credits from 100,000 tonnes of recovered plastic.

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Euro Markets: Sluggish EUAs fail to match early energy strength, before falling away amid late selling

Published 17:18 on June 16, 2025 / Last updated at 17:18 on June 16, 2025 / / EMEA, EU ETS, UK ETS

EU carbon prices were slow to match the gains in other energy markets on Monday morning, as early selling interest drove prices lower even as natural gas advanced nearly 3%, before EUAs moved back into positive territory late in the session, with some participants describing carbon as “tired” and the weakest component of the energy complex.

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Saudi VCM company to deliver 30 mln carbon credits to utilities firm by 2030

Published 17:10 on June 16, 2025 / Last updated at 17:10 on June 16, 2025 / / EMEA, Middle East, Nature-based, Voluntary

Saudi Arabia’s state-backed voluntary carbon market company has announced a deal with an energy and water provider in the country to facilitate the delivery of over 30 million credits by 2030.

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Article 6, voluntary carbon markets key to driving CCUS growth, says report

Published 16:56 on June 16, 2025 / Last updated at 16:56 on June 16, 2025 / / EMEA, International, Middle East, Paris Article 6, Voluntary

Carbon markets have a growing role to play in ensuring the financial viability of carbon capture, utilisation, and storage (CCUS) projects, according to a new report.

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UNOC: UK financial services firm to distribute first Mediterranean blue carbon credits

Published 16:40 on June 16, 2025 / Last updated at 16:40 on June 16, 2025 / / EMEA, Nature-based, Voluntary

A London-based financial services provider will distribute 32,000 blue carbon credits backed by the French state for the protection of Mediterranean seagrass, it was announced at the United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC).

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