Carbon Pulse

A Quebec-based carbon removal project developer has partnered with a local direct air capture (DAC) company as part of efforts to build a facility to remove hundreds of thousands of tonnes of CO2 from the atmosphere and store it in disused mines.

A US tech company has developed monitoring equipment contributing to transport emissions cuts that it is seeking to deploy in global carbon markets, despite New Zealand dairy co-op Fonterra pulling out of a pilot with the firm due to delays.

The Washington Clean Fuel Standard (CFS) generated a surplus of units in the scheme's second quarterly credit generation figures, stemming largely from ethanol, according to government data published Tuesday.

The former ARB branch chief responsible for overseeing the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) commented on key features of the draft rulemaking in a webinar Tuesday, as the California regulator considers feedback to its proposed changes to the LCFS programme.

A Kenya-based startup has secured significant funding for enhancing its direct air capture (DAC) technology.

A Democratic assemblywoman in New York's lower house has introduced legislation for an alternative proposal for the state's future cap-and-invest programme that entails stricter guidelines, following publication of a preliminary outline of the programme last month by state agencies.

A formerly UK-based carbon capture and clean hydrogen startup has closed a £3.6-million seed funding found lead by Saudi Aramco’s venture capital arm.

An Argentine digital logistics platform that specialises in truck fleet management for the logistics industry has announced the launch of a programme to provide its customers with the chance to offset their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions through green bonds free of charge, according to a LinkedIn post.

The state announced funding of $50 million to support Massachusetts’ mandated emissions reductions targets and forest conservation efforts after a committee report issued forest management recommendations.

US-based agricultural technology firm Indigo Ag has a former executive of Tyson Foods as its new CEO.

A US nonprofit group of nearly 250 science and policy experts released an issue brief on Tuesday cautioning against the country's "heavy" dependence on gas power plants given their lack of reliability under extreme weather conditions.

Emissions from the first 60 days of the war in Gaza were greater than the annual GHG output of 20 countries, according to a study published Tuesday.

The Argentine government has launched software designed to document forested areas at a national level and aid reforestation efforts, a government agency announced on Tuesday.

A conservation NGO, which estimates 3 billion tonnes of CO2 is being stored across the parks and protected areas it manages in Africa, has turned to developing REDD avoided deforestation projects to bolster finances.

Policymakers should support progress towards a European market for the transport of carbon dioxide by ship by creating the right conditions and identifying barriers, according to a report published Tuesday.

Subsidies under the UK’s post-Brexit sustainable farming scheme will be bolstered from this year, while premium payments will also be available for certain high priority action areas, in a bid to encourage more farmers to access the scheme.

The Kenyan government is proposing to take 15-25% of the income from carbon credits generated in the country to help meet its climate targets, according to draft carbon markets legislation.

Senior Program Manager is responsible for centrally supporting the initiatives and coordination of the Markets Program with a particular focus on program and project management for the team’s three primary pillars: REDD+ and carbon finance; sustainable commodities; and biodiversity mitigation hierarchy.

A UK-based nature start-up launched this week with plans to carry out ecological restoration projects and develop its own voluntary biodiversity credit standard to drive private investment.

Global temperatures in 2023 reached the highest levels ever recorded, with carbon emissions from raging global wildfires among the main drivers of the exceptional heat, data from the European Union’s space programme showed on Tuesday.