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A Japanese oil and gas firm has invested in a North Carolina-based to support its direct air capture (DAC) technology and help it move from pilot to commercial development.

Former employee David Lochridge tells a public hearing the whole idea of OceanGate was to "make money".

The CEO of an Ohio-based steel producer said his company is considering whether to advance a low-carbon steel project that involves a $500 million grant from the US Department of Energy (DOE), although the firm has since reiterated its commitment to the project.

Pairing First Nations lore with genetic analysis lets us retrace how important food trees were deliberately moved thousands of years ago Monica Fahey, Adjunct Fellow in molecular ecology, Macquarie University Emilie Ens, Associate Professor in cross-cultural ecology, Macquarie University Maurizio Rossetto, Principal Research Scientist, Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust and Honorary Professor, The University of Queensland Oliver Costello, Director, Jagun Alliance Aboriginal Corporation, Indigenous Knowledge Patrick Cooke, Indigenous Knowledge, Macquarie University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

The crime of genocide was adopted in 1948 following the second world war. Given the existential threats from ecological crises, it is timely to call for the recognition of ecological crime. Nathan Cooper, Associate Professor of Law, University of Waikato Leilani Tuala-Warren, Professor of Law, University of Waikato Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Decisions over the cookstove and REDD+ methodologies that will be eligible for the high-integrity Core Carbon Principles (CCPs) label will be made at the start of November, the Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM) confirmed on Tuesday.

Commission President Ursula von der Leyen's choice of portfolios for the EU's new executive team in Brussels makes one thing abundantly clear: climate policy will be everybody's business in the next five years.

A London-headquartered insurance firm has launched a new product, first rolled out with a bank, that will cover commercial loans to voluntary carbon projects, it announced Tuesday.

The priority of UN biodiversity conference COP16 should be delivering on the pledges made at the last event in Montreal while tracking progress, a World Resources Institute (WRI) executive said on Tuesday.

Renewable energy can fully meet global energy demands, but urgent upgrades to grid infrastructure and integrated planning will be essential, according to a report on Tuesday.

US states that have implemented clean fuel standards (CFS) must follow California’s footsteps and increase ambition to address the ongoing credit oversupply across these markets, panellists at a conference said Monday.

A US tech company has partnered with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to develop two new interactive tools to forecast future access to electricity across jurisdictions and to model clean energy equity.

A major direct air capture (DAC) technology developer has partnered with a non-profit dedicated to supporting the carbon removals industry to harness philanthropic capital, creating a new avenue for individuals and organisations to contribute to removal efforts while receiving tax benefits.

The European Commission has approved a €1.2 billion Polish state aid scheme, under the bloc's recently relaxed subsidy rules, to support investments in sectors producing the equipment needed to transition to net zero emissions, it announced on Tuesday.

Foreign Secretary David Lammy vows to put climate change at the heart of the UK's foreign policy.

Ukraine's war-torn economy stands to bear some of the greatest strain from the full arrival of the EU's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), imposing a new carbon fee on goods that account for one-fifth of Kyiv's exports to the bloc - and billions in revenue.

Two veteran carbon traders have departed from a Europe-based commodities trading house this summer, Carbon Pulse has learned.

A Nairobi-headquartered company has sold Africa's first enhanced rock weathering (ERW) carbon credits, according to Bloomberg.

Nordic country, paradoxically a major oil producer, has set target for all new cars sold to be zero emission

Electric cars now outnumber petrol cars in Norway for the first time, an industry organisation has said.

Of the 2.8m private cars registered in the Nordic country, 754,303 are all-electric, against 753,905 that run on petrol, the Norwegian road federation (OFV) said in a statement.

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European carbon prices set a new five-month low before bouncing sharply on Tuesday morning as selling interest was said to have fallen away while options hedging demand picked up, with technical analysis also offering a strong bullish signal.