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Brazil’s incoming emissions trading system (Portuguese: SBCE) can attract sizable green investment and boost GDP, but the price of allowances must be set at a “moderate” level before increasing, according to the ESG lead at an international investment bank.

Hotter seas supercharge storms and destroy critical ecosystems such as kelp forests and coral reefs

The climate crisis has tripled the length of ocean heatwaves, a study has found, supercharging deadly storms and destroying critical ecosystems such as kelp forests and coral reefs.

Half of the marine heatwaves since 2000 would not have happened without global heating, which is caused by burning fossil fuels. The heatwaves have not only become more frequent but also more intense: 1C warmer on average, but much hotter in some places, the scientists said.

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A Texas-based carbon management firm has appointed a new CEO to lead the company as it develops carbon storage hubs in Louisiana and Colorado, the company announced Monday.

The European Commission will unveil a long-delayed roadmap early next month detailing its strategy to phase out Russian fossil fuels, Bloomberg reported Monday, as Brussels looks to reinforce its energy autonomy while grappling with industrial cost pressures and internal political divisions.

Trade on the voluntary carbon market was thin last week and prices dipped lower, due to a period of seasonal holidays affecting several markets as well as the uncertainty around the impact of US President Donald Trump’s tariff policy.

Kenya has shown significant improvement in expanding access to clean cooking solutions and electricity due to its robust policies and infrastructure investments, according to a report released by the International Energy Agency (IEA) on Monday.

EU member states have agreed to include biodiversity protection among the criteria that should be considered in renewable energy auctions under the bloc's Net Zero Industry Act (NZIA).

The European Commission on Monday launched a call for evidence to evaluate the operating rules of the Modernisation Fund that draws money from the EU’s Emissions Trading Scheme to finance clean energy projects in lower-income countries in the region.

Australian Conservation Foundation says opposition has ‘failed every single test’ while Labor passes with 54% and Greens achieve 98%

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One of Australia’s largest conservation organisations has awarded the federal Coalition just 1 out of 100 for its environment and climate change policies – the lowest score it has given the Liberal and National parties in more than 20 years of compiling pre-election scorecards.

Labor scraped through with a pass – on 54% – while the Greens achieved 98%, according to the scorecard, which ranked the major parties and key independents on their policies for protecting nature, championing renewable energy, and rejecting nuclear and fossil fuels.

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The developers of Denmark's first carbon capture and storage (CCS) project have agreed to look into the potential for storing CO2 from Sweden in their North Sea site from 2028, they announced on Monday.

UK-based non-profit Foundation For Nature has announced it is developing a ratings agency for nature restoration initiatives to help build nature markets.

An oil and gas producer with assets in Georgia is aiming to start injecting CO2 into its reservoir by the middle of this year after a series of successful tests, the company announced on Monday.

Earlier this year, AlliedOffsets, the world’s largest data provider for the voluntary carbon market, created a fantasy league for carbon markets. Now it's partnered with Carbon Pulse to launch a new, improved second season that introduces compliance market trading amongst other updates.

The agreement to set a global carbon levy on shipping emissions struck last week in London represents a huge step forward for the industry and sets the tone for the phaseout of LNG — but the devil will be in the details for scaling up net zero fuels, experts say.

The first cohort of companies has been chosen by a new Sub-Saharan Africa carbon removal (CDR) accelerator programme.

A comprehensive policy framework to scale up carbon removals (CDR) will be discussed once the EU has decided its climate target for 2040, a senior European Commission official has said, outlining the main options currently on the table.

Exceptionally low water levels on the Rhine river in Germany have filtered in some support for EUAs, but the potential bullish impact due to disruption of coal deliveries to power plants has been pushed to the sidelines by the wider macroeconomic turbulence brought on by US President Donald Trump's volatile tariff policy.

Vietnam may allow companies to offset up to 30% of their emissions through carbon credits in the initial pilot phase, up from 10% currently, under a proposed revision to its climate regulation.

A Sydney-headquartered investment manager has launched a A$750-million ($473 mln) strategy targeting sustainable agriculture projects in Australia and New Zealand, with plans to engage in the biodiversity and carbon markets.

European carbon prices extended the rally that began on Friday morning, climbing to their highest in more than a week as the market continued to react to the decision by the US late last week to pause the implementation of new tariffs for 90 days, as well as the weekend announcement that certain products made in China were also exempt.