Carbon Pulse

Voluntary carbon removals platform Puro has seen a record level of retirements in March, after a large volume were processed from a newly registered, large bioenergy project in the US.

A Swiss carbon project developer has entered into a 5-year agreement to supply Shell with carbon removal credits generated from a biochar facility in Mexico.

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Wednesday approved a series of climate-related financial disclosure rules for certain registered companies, in a highly-anticipated decision that notably excluded the Scope 3 emissions reporting requirements originally proposed.

A victory for Donald Trump over incumbent Joe Biden at the November presidential elections could add an extra 4 billion tonnes to US emissions by the end of the decade, according to a report released Wednesday.

The Voluntary Carbon Markets Integrity Initiative (VCMI) plans to road test its flexibility claim idea with companies over the next seven to eight months, despite it clashing with SBTi rules.

A UK-based carbon consulting firm has partnered with US tech giant Salesforce to develop a carbon reporting and reduction service for corporations, the companies announced on Wednesday.

The EU fired the starting gun on Wednesday on a two-year period to implement its new directive on Empowering Consumers in the Green Transition (ECGT), which for the first time bans 'climate neutral' claims based on carbon offsetting schemes.

Unilever is stepping up efforts to reduce absolute emissions in the 2020s while still growing its business, in an effort to achieve an existing net zero goal across its value chain by 2039, the consumer goods giant announced on Wednesday.

Expectations of exponential  growth in the biochar carbon removal market will split between a low-cost artisanal approach focusing on smallholder farmers in the Global South and high investment large industrial facilities in the Global North, finds a report.

The European Parliament and the Council of EU member states struck a deal on Wednesday to improve the management of the bloc's airspace in a way that is meant to reduce CO2 emissions, after being stuck for more than a decade with EU states.

The Science Based Targets initiative is quietly pushing ahead with a long-running, contentious process of defining a credible, voluntary net zero pathway for an industry in which decarbonisation is a question of survival: oil and gas. 

A Dublin-based coffee group has purchased a batch of biodiversity credits to support nature enhancement at Ireland's Dunsany Nature Reserve, claimed as the first transaction of its kind in the country and the second in Europe.

A court in Rome decided on Wednesday not to intervene in a case presented by the civil society against the Italian state claiming that the country's climate policies are insufficient to achieve its national goals.

Legislation drafted by an independent advisory body at the behest of the British government could lead to revised property rights for holders of UK Allowances and voluntary carbon credits.

A shift in the criteria used to identify protected areas (PAs) could halve the costs of preventing habitat loss and enhance long-term conservation efforts, a study has claimed.

European carbon allowances moved higher on Wednesday morning, supported by the fortnightly gap in the auction schedule and continued short-covering by speculative participants, as the weekly Commitment of Traders report showed a modest reduction in investment funds' bearish bets.

A German direct air capture startup has raised €10.5 million to scale its technology and expand its team.

Beef farming expansion in Queensland is driving Australia’s large scale deforestation trend, according to new modelling released Wednesday by NGO Greenpeace.

South Korea on Wednesday released its annual KAU schedule, with plans to spontaneously adjust the number of carbon permits offered at government-held auctions for the rest of this year, as the domestic emissions market remains oversupplied.

The sites of Australia’s retiring coal-fired power stations would be the home to the country’s nuclear energy industry, according to Coalition Opposition Leader Peter Dutton, as the regulator has revoked four ACCU projects.