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Demand for offsets in the voluntary carbon market (VCM) is expected to closely align with supply in 2025, but buyers’ due diligence practices are still developing amid an increased focus on quality, panellists said at a Tuesday webinar.

Government wants to spur economic growth and drive housebuilding but charities say nature should be priority

Wildlife groups have expressed alarm after ministers promised a radically “streamlined” approach to UK environmental regulation intended to drive economic growth and speed up new housing, as well as major projects such as airports.

While officials said the plans should boost nature conservation overall, the removal of what one called “bat by bat” decisions, a reference to the £100m bat shelter constructed for part of HS2, could water down individual protections.

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An assemblymember has introduced an amendment to a California bill that requires schools to switch to zero-emission student transportation to extend the timeframe for adoption by 10 years.

Natural gas power plants in the US should deploy carbon capture and storage (CCS) to align with stakeholder goals to cut emissions in coming years, while also meeting heightened electricity demand from the expected AI boom, according to a recent report.

The coalition seems to be falsely claiming it accounts for nuke insurance in its models, as sparkies come out concerned about nuke power

The post Littleproud’s great pretence on nuclear insurance, as sparkies attack Coalition nuke proposals appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A Geneva-based biochar startup that entered into a large-scale offtake agreement with Microsoft has shuttered its activities in Mexico but is pursuing other projects, Carbon Pulse has learned.

Three experts consider what’s required to protect and conserve Australia’s natural wonders, from fighting invaders to stopping habitat loss and saving species. Euan Ritchie, Professor in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, School of Life & Environmental Sciences, Deakin University John Woinarski, Professor of Conservation Biology, Charles Darwin University Martine Maron, Professor of Environmental Management, The University of Queensland Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

India’s steel, cement and aluminium industries could cut reliance on captive coal, reduce production costs, and slash emissions by up to 29 million tonnes of CO2e annually by tapping into a 20-GW solar opportunity, according to a study published on Tuesday.

A Canadian-headquartered carbon project financier has reversed its 2023 profitability by reporting a net loss of $28.9 million for full-year 2024, driven primarily by unrealised losses on investments, despite a rise in revenue from offset sales.

The exclusion of dimethyl ether (DME) from Canada's clean fuels framework is holding back the sector's development, according to an industry player. 

The European Commission is proposing to amend its regulation on CO2 emissions standards for new cars and vans, introducing a flexibility measure between 2025 and 2027, it announced on Tuesday.

An official of Panama’s Ministry of Environment has detailed the country’s steps towards establishing a national carbon market, also anticipating its eventual transition from a voluntary structure to mandatory offsetting.

A carbon removals buyers' club has sealed a deal for the first known pre-purchase of removal credits from a Norwegian waste incineration plant, the buyer and developer announced on Tuesday.

A Canadian-headquartered carbon project financier nearly doubled its net loss in 2024 and has cut its workforce by more than 80% as part of an ongoing restructuring effort following a massive portfolio writedown.

A partisan bill introduced by Minnesota Democratic lawmakers proposes the creation of a statewide clean transportation standard aimed at reducing GHG emissions from transportation fuels.

Voluntary carbon credit retirements slumped in March as oil and gas retirees that had propped up total volumes stepped away, amid a wider pullback from climate initiatives and market uncertainty, according to participants.

Invertebrates may be the unsung heroes of the planet but they have received a lot of love and recognition from Guardian readers. A dazzling array of nominations have flown in for insects, arachnids, snails, crustaceans, corals and many more obscure creatures for our invertebrate of the year competition. Natural history reporter Patrick Barkham reviews this year’s shortlist of 10

• Vote for the beast that may be as ruthlessly predatory as us – the fen raft spider

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The expected US exit from the Paris Agreement may see American project developers get creative with carbon project development pathways, including securing authorisation for Article 6 activities from jurisdictions outside of the country, panellists told North American Carbon World (NACW).

The German government is striving to have “all international market activities” of the voluntary carbon market registered under Article 6.4 of the Paris Agreement to ensure transparency and quality in the global carbon market, an official told IETA's European Climate Summit on Tuesday.

The European Parliament voted on Tuesday to fast-track their decision to "stop the clock" on two EU corporate sustainability reporting directives, and will decide on Thursday whether to delay their application to large companies.