INTERVIEW: Rockwool CEO warns of social risks linked to EU ETS2
The head of insulation giant Rockwool is urging EU policymakers to tread carefully as they implement the new Emissions Trading System for road transport and heating fuels (ETS2), warning that the scheme risks triggering social backlash if not paired with strong incentives and clear communication for homeowners.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: Lack of clear demand slowing scale-up of high-durability removals
The absence of clear demand signals is hampering the buildout of durable carbon removal (CDR) as corporate buyers are held back by regulatory uncertainty, weak price signals, and unclear net zero guidance, the vice chairman of a Helsinki-based carbon removal standard told Carbon Pulse.
Read MoreDATA DIVE: Growth of corporate climate target setting remains strong despite political headwinds
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.
Read MoreBRIEFING: European biochar market shifting away from barbecue charcoal, says industry report
While most attention nowadays tends to focus on the carbon removal (CDR) potential of biochar, the industry remains heavily focused on producing traditional charcoal for barbecues, with growing activity related to replacing metallurgical coal, according to an industry report published on Tuesday.
Read MoreANALYSIS: Indonesia’s carbon export restart stalled by regulatory uncertainty, experts say
Indonesia last month lifted its de facto ban on international carbon credit sales, but uncertainty around credit eligibility, taxation, and compliance rules is holding back transactions, according to market participants.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: Industry group ready to kickstart Ecuador’s biodiversity, carbon markets
As Ecuador awaits passage of voluntary carbon market (VCM) legislation, the country’s national carbon association is laying the groundwork for a large-scale carbon and biodiversity credit project.
Read MoreVCM Report: Bear market continues into the summer, Brussels corporate claims drama creates regulatory uncertainty
Sales of cheap voluntary carbon credits continued to dominate trade in a week where the European Commission signalled it would pull the plug on the proposed Green Claims Directive, though developments on Monday suggested this may no longer be the case, with the drama generating significant regulatory uncertainty.
Read MoreDATA DIVE: Carbon removals market faces supply crunch with new buyers coming to the fore
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.
Read MoreBRIEFING: The EU’s 2040 climate target and other EU energy and climate stories to watch
The coming weeks will be decisive for the EU’s climate trajectory, with several key milestones rapidly approaching, notably the European Commission’s long-awaited proposal for an EU 2040 emissions reduction target, due to be released on July 2, reports Emanuela Barbiroglio in a briefing produced in cooperation with Clean Energy Wire.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: Campaigner flags “appalling” EU carbon removals certification methodologies
The European Commission’s draft Carbon Removal and Carbon Farming (CRCF) certification methodologies are so complex that critics say it is difficult to list all the flaws in the current draft, which they warn risks enabling greenwashing, failing farmers, and undermining climate goals.
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