BRIEFING: Mexico, Colombia finalising ETS rules ahead of 2026 rollouts, Chile continues Article 6 expansion
While Mexico and Colombia finalise key components of their emissions trading systems (ETS) ahead of publishing implementing decrees this year, Chile advances on operational rules for Article 6 and its integration with other environmental market mechanisms, officials from the three countries said during a panel on Wednesday.
Read MoreBRIEFING: As financiers enter VCM, fears of future price risk and taxes linger
The voluntary carbon market (VCM) is drawing new institutional fixed-income investors, buyers, and funds – but several forms of risk and taxes are spooking others, a webinar heard.
Read MoreBRIEFING: Woodside climate report shows how an oil and gas company plans to survive and thrive in a 1.5C world
Climate and energy transition risks and opportunities detailed in Woodside’s annual report provide a glimpse into the energy giant’s thinking on its future prospects in a net zero world.
Read MoreBRIEFING: Proposed Japan GX-ETS design draws mixed reactions from industries, environmental groups
Policy proposals for the mandatory phase of Japan’s emissions market have drawn mixed responses from domestic industry groups and environmental organisations, amid ambiguity around banking regulations and the use of international credits.
Read MoreBRIEFING: Japan looking at small businesses to scale JCM in India
Japan is hoping to help decarbonise India’s micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in a bet that hard-to-abate sectors such as textiles, dairy, and steam-intensive manufacturing can deliver early emission cuts under the Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM).
Read MoreBRIEFING: EU weighs options to certify CO2 removals from cement, construction materials
The European Commission convened an expert workshop last week to examine the potential of so-called “mineral carbonation” methods, putting the cement and construction industry at the forefront of EU efforts to remove CO2 from the atmosphere and put climate change into reverse gear.
Read MoreBRIEFING: Decarbonisation now inextricable from energy security, countries tell global summit
Ministers underscored the importance of energy to national security as they convened at an International Energy Agency (IEA) summit in Paris this week, acknowledging the need to ensure diversification, affordability, and international collaboration in the context of global decarbonisation.
Read MoreBRIEFING: ACCU market has policy, political certainty, but patchy investment opportunity, conference hears
Despite policy and political certainty, Australia’s carbon sector is still struggling to attract investment as it faces ongoing operational and reputational challenges, a conference heard this week.
Read MoreBRIEFING: EU begins “exploratory work” to certify carbon removals from oceans
The European Commission convened an expert workshop last week to examine the CO2 sequestration potential of direct ocean carbon capture and storage (DOCCS) technologies, launching “exploratory work” towards possible EU wide certification.
Read MoreBRIEFING: Trump administration announces repeal of endangerment finding, more coal funding
The Trump administration announced Thursday that the US EPA has officially repealed its 2009 endangerment finding, which formed the legal foundation for federal regulation of GHG emissions for nearly two decades, while also revealing additional support for coal power.
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