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The former head of the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) who led the agency's efforts to oversee voluntary carbon market (VCM) derivatives left the agency last week, and has been replaced by an acting chair.

A Belgian-headquartered multilateral chemicals firm on Tuesday announced it has partnered with green group the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) to meet nature targets aligned with the Global Biodiversity Framework.

Experts remain optimistic that European policymakers will not lose faith in the new EU Emissions Trading System for road and heating fuels (ETS2), despite growing headwinds driven by concerns about the public costs it could inflict, they said at a conference in Essen on Tuesday.  

Traders deliberated the impact of President Donald Trump’s first few weeks of unravelling US environmental policy on subnational carbon markets, as outsized option positions underpin participants’ hedging against negative outcomes, while longer-term policy shifts are yet to emerge after LA wildfires delayed California’s ETS rulemaking.

A public database of approximately 1,000 early-stage nature technology companies was launched on Tuesday by Paris-based organisations Motherbase and CDC Biodiversite.

A Brazilian carbon developer is planning to explore biodiversity credit opportunities in the Amazon and Atlantic forests, amid increasing corporate interest in nature-related claims, the company project director told Carbon Pulse.

Shipping companies are grappling to find the best way to comply with the EU's new fuel intensity regulation, as the sector's exposure to carbon policies more than doubles this year, and biofuels emerge as the most popular option.

A London-headquartered travel company has clinched a deal to acquire a batch of biodiversity credits generated through a nature restoration project in Portugal.

A European financial exchange operator has entered into an agreement with a specialised CDR marketplace and infrastructure provider that will develop a multi-year durable carbon portfolio, the companies announced on Tuesday.

The UK's solar power purchase agreement (PPA) market has thrived in recent years due to a rare alignment of market prices and seasonal conditions, but this 'lucky streak' is unlikely to continue, according to new analysis released on Tuesday.

European carbon traded largely sideways on Tuesday morning, after forecasts for milder weather triggered early weakness across the energy complex that was recovered by midday.

A high-level initiative led by governments and financial institutions should be established to expand insetting beyond just carbon, as deep transformation across supply chains is unlikely to happen unless businesses address their impacts on nature, a member of the International Platform for Insetting (IPI) has told Carbon Pulse.

The UK government has kicked off a second consultation on its guidance for future nuclear energy policy, seeking views on how to expand the policy's scope to enable small and advanced modular reactor technologies, it announced on Tuesday. 

The EU has an obligation to submit a 2035 climate target to the UN “well before” the COP30 climate summit in November, said a senior European Parliament member from the ruling European People's Party (EPP) – putting pressure on Brussels to deliver “as soon as possible”.

The oil giant is widely expected to say it will scale back on renewables later this month.

Scientists observe decreased motor function in rodents exposed to microplastics

Microplastics can move through mice brains and block blood vessels, essentially mimicking blood clots that could potentially be fatal or otherwise disrupt brain function.

The findings are detailed in a peer-reviewed paper for which researchers for the first time used real-time imaging to track bits of plastic as they moved through and accumulated in brain blood vessels. When one piece of plastic got stuck, others accumulated behind it, like a “car crash”, the authors reported.

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Two technology companies on Tuesday announced a partnership to scale UK water quality monitoring in a bid to confront the industry's pollution impact on nature.

Spain's Acciona Energia - which is building Australia's biggest single wind project - is seeking solutions for the full recycling of turbine blades.

The post Builder of Australia’s largest single wind project seeks solutions for blade recycling appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Social media storm of misinformation about Bovaer has drawn in Reform UK, the dairy industry and even Bill Gates

Scientists say a recent methane-related conspiracy theory was “a wake-up call” for the industry, reminding them they need to communicate better and more directly with the public.

Over the last few months, Bovaer, a cattle feed additive that is proven to reduce emissions of the greenhouse gas, has been at the centre of a swirl of misinformation, drawing in Reform UK, the dairy industry and even the billionaire Bill Gates.

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Industry says ‘pavement tax’ due to disparity in VAT rates is holding back transition away from fossil fuels

Electric vehicle drivers will spend an extra £85m on UK tax when using public car chargers this year because of a disparity in VAT rates that the industry has said is holding back the transition away from fossil fuels.

Home users of electricity pay just 5% VAT compared with the 20% rate that applies to businesses – including electric car charger operators. That means that people charging a car using public chargers face higher costs.

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