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The Council of EU member states agreed on Friday to amend the bloc's gas storage regulation, extending by two years the storage targets introduced in 2022 following Russia's invasion of Ukraine while adding some flexibilities.

Countries break ten-year deadlock to agree measures to reduce commercial shipping emissions.

Countries break ten-year deadlock to agree measures to reduce commercial shipping emissions.

Technology company Microsoft has signed another deal for more than 3 million carbon removals (CDR) credits, it was announced Friday.

A flagship Swedish power plant running on bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) received the green light for a €1.1 billion final investment decision last month, as remaining uncertainty over the outcome of talks on the EU’s Green Claims Directive seemed to narrow, sources told Carbon Pulse.

A price index for carbon removals has jumped 11% since January, climbing above €150 per tonne.

Some farmers recovered from president’s first-term trade war and a fresh one is estimated to cost the state $6bn a year

California’s $59bn agricultural industry is bracing for disruption as Donald Trump’s tariffs continue to spike tensions and trigger economic turmoil with China – one of the state’s biggest buyers.

California is the country’s breadbasket, supplying roughly one-third of US vegetables and 75% of its fruits and nuts. But it also exports much of its produce – close to $24bn worth in 2022. This means farmers in the state could lose out significantly as China imposes retaliatory tariffs on American goods.

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Conservation and restoration finance initiatives, including biodiversity credit projects, must prioritise investor needs over ecological considerations during the design phase to attract buyers and avoid economic loss, a US-based non-profit has said.

Permit prices in China's national emissions market barely moved over the past week, with observers expecting compliance demand likely to emerge this month with the pre-allocation of allowances.

European carbon allowances traded in one of their narrowest ranges of the year to date as participants appeared to be suffering fatigue after a week of violent moves and record volumes, before buying interest emerged to drive the market to daily highs just before midday.

The numbers for a biofuel feedstock favoured in Europe derived from a methane-emitting palm oil byproduct don’t add up, suggesting that Europe is instead importing its clean biodiesel from banned palm oil, most likely from Indonesia, a think tank said this week.

Countries around the world have agreed to a global carbon tax on shipping emissions during UN talks in London on Friday, that experts say far exceeds the ambition of any other industry climate initiatives despite many saying the targets still fall short of what is needed.

Less than 10% of the plastic produced worldwide in 2022 was made from recycled materials, according to a paper released this week.

Five thousand new homes alongside a paradise for newts appears to fly in face of government’s ‘false wedge’

Arriving at the Kidbrooke Village housing development in Greenwich on a morning in early spring, the first thing you notice is the sound of birdsong and the delicious scent of blossom. Geese are gently honking in the distance.

This was once the controversial Ferrier estate, a post-war housing estate that was demolished in 2009 in order to regenerate the area.

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The best of this week’s wildlife photographs from around the world

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The Big Garden Birdwatch survey recorded the lowest ever numbers of starlings this year.

More than 40% of pesticides discovered in dust linked to toxic effects including cancer and hormone disruption

Almost 200 pesticides have been found by a study examining dust in homes around Europe, as scientists say regulators need to take “toxic cocktails” of chemicals into account when banning or restricting the use of pesticides.

Scientists say their research supports the idea that regulators should assess the risks posed by pesticides when they react with other chemicals, as well as individually. They say this should apply to substances already in use, as well as those yet to be approved.

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Several participants in the Australian carbon market on Friday called for the responsibility for developing new carbon credit methods to be transferred back to the Clean Energy Regulator, saying the pace of development has slowed since the government took over in 2023.

A non-profit has claimed that the expected first batch of credits issued under the new Article 6 mechanism of the Paris Agreement could be massively over-credited.

A US-based biochar producer has completed a proof-of-concept project resulting in the issuance and sale of the world's first-ever biochar carbon removal credits from asphalt applications, it has announced.