Carbon Pulse

Two US forest carbon firms have announced the expansion of their successful collaboration into the northeastern region of the US, targeting over 200,000 landowners with forestlands ranging from 40 to 5,000 acres.

A group of 39 European clean tech innovators, investors, industry associations, researchers and NGOs have joined forces to call on the European Investment Bank (EIB) to ramp up public guarantees for investments in clean technologies ahead of a key board meeting on Friday.

A wildlife habitat initiative from the National Audubon Society (Audubon) and a Texas-based grasslands carbon project developer announced Tuesday a partnership to establish a carbon crediting programme for landowners who implement regenerative land management practices.

A carbon markets intelligence firm and data provider has partnered with Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), they announced Tuesday, facilitating information sharing between the two.

A corporate CO2 removals (CDR) buyers' club and a Stockholm-based energy firm announced Tuesday a $48.6 million offtake agreement for 800,000 tonnes worth of credits from a commercial-scale CDR retrofit on a biomass-fueled district heating facility.

Vermont is prepared to implement and defend in court its first-in-the-nation “Climate Superfund” law, even if it must go it alone, one of the lead sponsors of the legislation told Carbon Pulse.

The Global Environmental Facility (GEF) Council approved Tuesday a $500 million spending package on environment, including nearly $170 mln on efforts to tackle biodiversity loss.

An independent UK carbon regulator with economy-wide oversight of the voluntary carbon market could ensure a level playing field for innovators, cut investment risks, and build business and consumer confidence, according to a report published on Tuesday.

The European Commission is aiming to complete a draft methodology for biochar carbon removal methodology by early 2025 and certify the first units in 2026, a senior EU official said during an expert group meeting on Tuesday, during which the Danish climate ministry also announced they are preparing a national biochar strategy.

Industry associations in the cement, steel, chemicals and wind energy sector have joined forces to call for “a new industrial deal” to drive Europe’s transition to climate neutrality while securing jobs in the manufacturing sector.

A carbon insurer active in the voluntary market (VCM) has launched what it says is world's first insurance against depletion events for a buffer pool, in partnership with a standard, it announced on Tuesday.

Cote d’Ivoire has received $35 million from the World Bank for successfully reducing 7 mln tonnes of carbon emissions, according to a release Tuesday.

The political success of carbon pricing policies – such as the upcoming EU ETS2 for road transport and heating fuels – will depend on whether they help people to switch away from fossil fuels, as inflation and higher interest rates have made it harder for consumers to access cleaner alternatives, according to new research.

Tech giant Microsoft has inked another large voluntary carbon deal worth 8 million nature-based credits through 2043, it announced Tuesday, considered the largest offtake transaction for removals to date.

A UK-based conservation charity released Tuesday a site-based biodiversity standard applicable to all land management projects, including habitat restoration, tree planting, and agroforestry initiatives.

European carbon prices were marginally firmer at midday after moving in a €1.50 range on Tuesday morning, as the market continued to position itself ahead of Wednesday's expiry of the June options contract, while UK Allowances broke above a key psychological level that had been capping the British market's recent rally.

The Australian federal Labor government announced Tuesday an allocation of A$28.5 million ($18.9 mln) to support the restoration and rehabilitation of coastal habitats on the Great Barrier Reef.

A Nordic carbon capture initiative has raised funding to help it scale its removals business, targeting credit issuance in 2028, it said Tuesday.

Nature and carbon standard Plan Vivo has partnered with a UK-based consultancy to launch a series of nature-based pilot projects in Asia and Africa towards the end of the year.

US agtech firm Indigo Ag said it has secured its largest ever delivery of credits in one single transaction to a tech buyer eager to enrich its credit portfolio.