LCAW26 roundup: Hope floats for climate action while London drips in heat
Scorching heat dominated this year’s London Climate Action Week – even amid talk of new challenges and ideas, ranging from the hopes and fears posed by AI, to the need and opportunity to quickly stem ultra-potent superpollutants.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: French real estate pioneer shapes EU push to certify CO2 stored in buildings
France’s decade-old BBCA low carbon building label has provided the “laboratory” and much of the methodology now underpinning Europe’s push to create a single low carbon label and certification scheme for biogenic CO2 stored in buildings, its president Stanislas Pottier told Carbon Pulse in an interview.
Read MoreBRIEFING: Australia still wary of international units, as questions linger over what they should be used for
The Australian government remains cautious about the use of international carbon credits for domestic purposes, as some argue they could help provide high integrity flexibility for polluters, while others have urged caution about their impacts on encouraging onsite abatement.
Read MoreChina outlines 2030 targets for energy system transformation
China has outlined its roadmap for energy system transformation by 2030, balancing a rapid scaling of renewables with a strategic reliance on coal.
Read MoreCanada offers C$19.4 mln to energy innovation projects in Alberta
The federal government of Canada Thursday announced C$19.4 million ($13.7 mln) in clean energy, reliability, and energy efficiency investments across the province of Alberta.
Read MoreColorado GHG trading programme logged no activity in recent auction
Colorado’s air regulator reported no activity on Thursday from the most recent auction round of the carbon trading programme for manufacturing facilities in the state, as no credits for the 2025 or 2024 vintage years were matched.
Read MoreAlberta-Canada carbon pricing deal threatens C$5 bln in Canadian CDR projects, project developers say
Project developers behind around C$5 billion ($3.5 bln) in carbon removal (CDR) projects are sending up flares Canada’s reduced industrial carbon price threatens their viability.
Read MoreBattery-electric trucks offer deepest emissions cuts across US heavy transport -study
Battery-electric trucks and buses offer deeper lifecycle emissions cuts than hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles across US medium- and heavy-duty transport, even under scenarios favourable to hydrogen, according to a new study.
Read MoreEU to propose more dynamic ETS supply controls, slower emissions cap decline -reports
The European Commission is preparing a broad overhaul of the EU ETS that would introduce more dynamic controls over allowance supply, recalibrate the market’s emissions trajectory, and extend support for industrial decarbonisation, according to a media report citing people familiar with the plans.
Read MoreParis court finds TotalEnergies in breach of legal duty to tackle Scope 3 emissions
A Paris court has ordered TotalEnergies to overhaul its climate vigilance plan within six months, ruling that the French oil major breached its legal duty to address the climate risks posed by its activities and products, including so-called Scope 3 emissions generated when its oil and gas are burned.
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