DATA DIVE: Growth of corporate climate target setting remains strong despite political headwinds

Published 14:40 on June 24, 2025 / Last updated at 14:40 on June 24, 2025 / / Americas (LATAM & Caribbean, US & Canada), Asia Pacific (Asia, Pacific), EMEA (Europe), Insights (Data Dives), Nature-based Carbon (Other NbS), Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation, Investment, Reporting & Disclosure), Voluntary (VCM Governance)

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The number of companies setting climate targets has maintained strong momentum over the first six months of 2025, despite a more challenging political environment for corporate environmental action.

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DATA DIVE: Carbon removals market faces supply crunch with new buyers coming to the fore

Published 15:26 on June 23, 2025 / Last updated at 15:26 on June 23, 2025 / / Americas (LATAM & Caribbean, US & Canada), Asia Pacific (Asia, Pacific), CO2 Management (Engineered Removals), EMEA (Europe), Insights (Data Dives), Nature-based Carbon (Forestry), Voluntary (VCM Governance)

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The market for carbon removal credits is increasingly seeing demand outstrip supply, with credit deliveries unable to keep up with the rate of purchases, analysis by Carbon Pulse shows. 

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DATA DIVE: Where have C$1 billion in Alberta carbon market revenues gone?

Published 19:41 on June 12, 2025 / Last updated at 19:41 on June 12, 2025 / / Americas (Compliance Markets & Taxes, US & Canada), Insights (Data Dives)

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Over C$1 billion ($731 million) in revenues from Alberta’s carbon pricing system have financed clean technology solutions across renewable energy, alternative fuels, and carbon management.

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DATA DIVE: How UK carbon prices have responded to EU ETS linking headlines in 2025

Published 07:00 on June 5, 2025 / Last updated at 15:56 on June 4, 2025 / and / EMEA (Compliance Markets & Taxes, Europe), Insights (Data Dives), CBAM & Tariffs

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UK ETS allowances are nearly £20 more expensive than they were at the beginning of 2025, with the rise in price thanks in large part to several speculative articles – as well as later official announcements – reporting that the UK and EU aim to connect their two emissions trading schemes (ETSs), but analysts have highlighted that the volatile nature of the headline-driven market is also unlikely to change soon.

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VCM MONTHLY DATA: Major jump in May voluntary carbon issuances, as credit retirements also soar 75%

Published 10:58 on June 4, 2025 / Last updated at 10:58 on June 4, 2025 / / Americas, Asia Pacific, CO2 Management (Engineered Removals), EMEA (Europe), Insights (Data Dives, VCM Reports), International, Nature-based Carbon (Forestry), Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation, Power/Electrification, Transport & Heating Fuels), Voluntary (VCM Governance)

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May saw a major jump in issuances in the voluntary carbon market (VCM), while monthly retirements also soared 75% year-on-year, putting the market back on track for a record year, new Carbon Pulse analysis of registry data shows.

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New hires boost Carbon Pulse coverage of key carbon, nature markets ahead of new products launch

Published 03:14 on May 31, 2025 / Last updated at 03:22 on May 31, 2025 / / Americas (LATAM & Caribbean, US & Canada), Asia Pacific, EMEA (Compliance Markets & Taxes, Europe), International (Aviation/CORSIA, Paris Article 6/PACM, UN Climate Talks, UN Nature & Biodiversity Talks), Nature & Biodiversity, Nature-based Carbon (Other NbS), Voluntary (VCM Developments), Data Dives

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Carbon Pulse has made a string of new hires across Europe and Latin America that will add to its already industry-leading coverage of carbon and nature markets across the regions, as well as bolster its data journalism offering.

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VCM MONTHLY DATA: Carbon credit retirements underwhelm in April, CDR market breaks monthly record

Published 11:53 on May 9, 2025 / Last updated at 11:53 on May 9, 2025 / / Americas (US & Canada), Asia Pacific (Asia, Pacific), EMEA (Europe), Insights (Data Dives, VCM Reports), Nature-based Carbon (Forestry), Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation, Power/Electrification), Voluntary (VCM Governance)

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Retirement activity in the voluntary carbon market (VCM) crept up month-on-month in April across the four major registries, but remained well below levels that would suggest a market-wide recovery is underway.

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DATA DIVE: Carbon integrity and sustainable development criteria negatively correlated, data suggests

Published 10:10 on April 29, 2025 / Last updated at 10:10 on April 29, 2025 / / Americas (LATAM & Caribbean, US & Canada), Asia Pacific (Asia, Pacific), EMEA (Africa, Europe, Middle East), Insights (Data Dives), International (UN Climate Talks), Nature-based Carbon (Other NbS), Voluntary (VCM Governance)

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It is difficult for buyers to find projects that meet both carbon integrity and sustainable development criteria, new data shared and analysed by Carbon Pulse has found.

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DATA DIVE: Chilean renewables projects aim for PACM after major support from CDM

Published 23:34 on April 16, 2025 / Last updated at 23:34 on April 16, 2025 / / Americas (Compliance Markets & Taxes, LATAM & Caribbean), Insights (Data Dives), International (Paris Article 6/PACM), Voluntary (VCM Governance)

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The Kyoto Protocol’s Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) played a critical role in building out Chile’s renewable energy generation, Carbon Pulse analysis of new national data has found, while dozens of Chilean renewables projects look ahead to the Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism (PACM).

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DATA DIVE: Most countries now open to using Article 6 to meet NDCs

Published 11:00 on April 16, 2025 / Last updated at 08:24 on April 16, 2025 / and / Americas (LATAM & Caribbean, US & Canada), Asia Pacific (Asia, Pacific), EMEA (Europe), Insights (Data Dives), International (Paris Article 6/PACM, UN Climate Talks), Nature-based Carbon (Other NbS), Net Zero Transition (Investment, Reporting & Disclosure), Voluntary (VCM Governance)

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Most parties to the Paris Agreement have officially signalled interest in using Article 6 carbon market mechanisms to meet their national emission reduction targets, new Carbon Pulse analysis of updated Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) shows.

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