SB64: FEATURE – SIDS say mitigation finance, Article 6 must move from ambition to implementation at Bonn
Small island developing states (SIDS) want the Bonn climate talks to move mitigation finance and Article 6 support beyond discussions and towards practical access to concessional capital, project preparation support, and implementation pathways needed to meet finance-dependent climate targets, experts told Carbon Pulse.
Read MoreEuropean power sector urges predictable EU carbon price ahead of post-2030 ETS review
The EU should avoid ad hoc interventions in its Emissions Trading System (ETS), strengthen price-stability tools, and direct carbon market revenues into industrial decarbonisation as it prepares for the post-2030 period, the European power sector association said on Thursday.
Read MoreStudy maps global emissions to asset owners, finds sharp carbon inequality
Emissions linked to privately owned assets are highly concentrated among the world’s wealthiest individuals, found an analysis published this week, highlighting what researchers described as a blind spot in climate policy.
Read MoreSB64: BRIEFING – PACM influence on carbon markets extends far beyond Article 6.4, experts say
The Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism (PACM), a UN-regulated carbon market grounded in Article 6.4 rules, is guiding national frameworks, voluntary market (VCM) standards, and even other UN schemes, experts and country delegates said on the sidelines of climate talks in Bonn.
Read MoreInternational finance lobby group urges EU to broaden recognition of carbon credits under CBAM
A major international financial markets lobby group has urged the European Commission to ensure that carbon prices paid in third countries under the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) encompass all recognised compliance instruments, including domestic and international credits, warning that proposed restrictions could undermine the bloc’s objective of preventing double carbon pricing.
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 MorePREVIEW: EU summit to vent “discontent” over carbon market overhaul
European Union leaders are expected to air ongoing “discontent” at a summit on Thursday over the European Commission’s handling of a major overhaul of the bloc’s carbon market, after Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni accused Brussels of ignoring political guidance agreed at a March summit, an EU diplomat said.
Read MoreEuro Markets: EUAs flat as energy markets struggle to digest potential Strait of Hormuz reopening
EUAs ended the day flat as energy markets seesawed amid a tentative reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, with participants pointing to rising European equities as offering an increasingly bullish signal.
Read MoreNearly 60% of top financial institutions still lack deforestation policies -report
Nearly 60% of top financial institutions still lack any meaningful policy to combat deforestation, which could have consequences for the world’s efforts to meet global biodiversity targets, according to a new report.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: Paris 1.5C goal could give climate litigants new tool against weak domestic policies, scholar says
A new legal interpretation of the Paris Agreement’s 1.5C temperature goal could give climate litigants a fresh basis to challenge weak domestic climate policies and high-emitting projects, by treating states as having a due diligence obligation not to defeat the treaty’s object and purpose, a legal scholar told Carbon Pulse.
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