BRIEFING: Australia, New Zealand risk being left behind in CDR markets, industry group warns
Australia and New Zealand need to establish regulatory frameworks to govern and support emerging use cases for biochar and other carbon dioxide removal (CDR) technologies, or risk being left behind by overseas markets, a webinar heard this week.
Read MoreBRIEFING: China’s emissions plateau for seven consecutive quarters, but uncertainty lingers
China’s emissions have plateaued for seven straight quarters, though questions remain around the country’s emissions trends and power system reforms for the next five years, analysts said.
Read MoreBRIEFING: EU ETS reform must prevent carbon price from “going through the roof”, says key lawmaker
The upcoming revision of the EU’s Emissions Trading System (ETS), expected to begin in July, must ensure carbon prices “don’t go through the roof”, said Peter Liese, a lawmaker with the European Parliament’s leading European People’s Party (EPP) who spearheaded the previous reform.
Read MoreBRIEFING: ASEAN steel is missing basic emissions intensity benchmarks, risking further lock-ins
ASEAN’s steel industry lacks even the most basic forms of carbon intensity benchmarks, a webinar heard Tuesday, raising questions over the credibility of the region’s efforts to decarbonise their steel sectors.
Read MoreBRIEFING: LNG terminal decision backwards step for New Zealand’s decarbonisation, experts warn
The New Zealand government presented its decision to build a new LNG import terminal as an insurance policy for dry years, but the decision to fund it by a levy on electricity bills risks jeopardising clean investments and delaying the country’s decarbonisation, critics warned.
Read MoreBRIEFING: Global carbon markets’ value lowest since 2021, year ahead critical -report
Global carbon markets contracted in 2025, with their total value falling to €791 billion, the lowest since 2021, analysts’ calculations have found, with 2026 now seen as a pivotal year for setting the long-term direction of the sector.
Read MoreBRIEFING: EU advisors split over livestock emissions certification rules
An EU expert group held extensive discussions Wednesday on an upcoming certification scheme for emissions reductions from livestock farming, without finding consensus on the scope of the methodology, or how to measure and track progress.
Read MoreBRIEFING: CBAM-exposed Bahrain shows growing interest in carbon pricing
Bahrain is witnessing rising domestic interest in carbon pricing, as the major aluminium producer faces stark exposure to the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), according to attendees of a sustainability conference held in the country last week.
Read MoreBRIEFING: Key policy updates set to drive energy transition in Asia-Pacific markets
The pace of energy transition across the Asia Pacific region will likely hinge on how policy updates shape the landscape of several major markets this year, a webinar heard this week.
Read MoreBRIEFING: Canada oil and gas, electricity caution federal government on benchmark overhaul
Canadian oil and electricity advocates are asking the federal government to tread carefully as it looks to update its industrial carbon pricing benchmark – or scrap its proposal altogether.
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