BRIEFING: EU green hydrogen ambition thwarted by over-regulation, as race for cheaper alternatives accelerates
Europe’s strict rules in classifying ‘green’ hydrogen could mean as little as 17% of the current pipeline will come to the market by 2030, according to analysts, at a time when fast moving developments in natural hydrogen or processing oil could be a game changer for the industry.
Read MoreUN, Brazil in diplomatic push to collect NDCs on time for COP30
The UN and Brazil plan to push countries to submit their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) to the Paris Agreement by the end of the summer, officials told the media on Tuesday.
Read MoreGold Standard publishes carbon market regulation guidance for governments
Switzerland-based standards body Gold Standard has last week released a set of factsheets that offer guidance for governments seeking to regulate carbon credit markets.
Read MoreBiochar dominates Q1 CDR purchases as new buyers enter market
Biochar was the most purchased carbon removal method in Q1 2025, making up nearly a third of all contracted credits, with several new buyers entering the voluntary carbon market, according to a London-based carbon data platform.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: EU’s 2040 climate target must be met domestically – without Article 6 credits, MEP says
Allowing international carbon credits to meet the EU’s 2040 climate goal risks dealing a fatal blow to the bloc’s Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), warns Swedish MEP Emma Wiesner, who is mounting a pushback in the European Parliament against the idea.
Read MoreFEATURE: US-based ERW project developer awarded $50 mln for first place in XPRIZE competition
XPRIZE has awarded $80 million to six carbon removal companies developing “highly-scalable” technology, with a US-based Enhanced Rock Weathering (ERW) project developer taking the $50 mln grand prize, the non-profit announced Wednesday.
Read MoreExperts question utility of ‘net zero’ concept, global temperature targets as climate metrics
Climate experts are increasingly growing wary of the usefulness of global temperature targets and the “net zero” concept, both as a goal and as a metric for measuring climate progress, several policy academics have said.
Read MoreGlobal shipping fleet braces for geopolitical uncertainty amid rising emissions in first quarter -report
The global shipping sector’s greenhouse gas emissions increased in the first quarter of the year, as the sector braces itself for continued uncertainty due to trade tariffs and conflicts, according to the latest report by a maritime technology company published on Wednesday.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: Chilean ministries refining CO2 tax after record offset retirements
Chilean ministries are discussing policies that could further increase and diversify carbon retirements against a national CO2 tax on the heels of unexpectedly large offset volumes, and contemplating a role for voluntary credits in ETS designs, according to a top official.
Read MoreVCM Report: Carbon credit prices tumble amid thin liquidity over holiday season, UK govt announcement offers hope
The holiday break took its toll on the voluntary carbon credits with liquidity and prices sliding last week, but the UK government gave a fillip to the market after throwing its weight behind integrity initiatives and the use of both reductions and removal credits to mitigate Scope 3 emission claims.
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