Carbon Pulse

The European Commission on Monday launched a call for evidence to evaluate the operating rules of the Modernisation Fund that draws money from the EU’s Emissions Trading Scheme to finance clean energy projects in lower-income countries in the region.

The developers of Denmark's first carbon capture and storage (CCS) project have agreed to look into the potential for storing CO2 from Sweden in their North Sea site from 2028, they announced on Monday.

UK-based non-profit Foundation For Nature has announced it is developing a ratings agency for nature restoration initiatives to help build nature markets.

An oil and gas producer with assets in Georgia is aiming to start injecting CO2 into its reservoir by the middle of this year after a series of successful tests, the company announced on Monday.

Earlier this year, AlliedOffsets, the world’s largest data provider for the voluntary carbon market, created a fantasy league for carbon markets. Now it's partnered with Carbon Pulse to launch a new, improved second season that introduces compliance market trading amongst other updates.

The agreement to set a global carbon levy on shipping emissions struck last week in London represents a huge step forward for the industry and sets the tone for the phaseout of LNG — but the devil will be in the details for scaling up net zero fuels, experts say.

The first cohort of companies has been chosen by a new Sub-Saharan Africa carbon removal (CDR) accelerator programme.

A comprehensive policy framework to scale up carbon removals (CDR) will be discussed once the EU has decided its climate target for 2040, a senior European Commission official has said, outlining the main options currently on the table.

Exceptionally low water levels on the Rhine river in Germany have filtered in some support for EUAs, but the potential bullish impact due to disruption of coal deliveries to power plants has been pushed to the sidelines by the wider macroeconomic turbulence brought on by US President Donald Trump's volatile tariff policy.

Vietnam may allow companies to offset up to 30% of their emissions through carbon credits in the initial pilot phase, up from 10% currently, under a proposed revision to its climate regulation.

A Sydney-headquartered investment manager has launched a A$750-million ($473 mln) strategy targeting sustainable agriculture projects in Australia and New Zealand, with plans to engage in the biodiversity and carbon markets.

European carbon prices extended the rally that began on Friday morning, climbing to their highest in more than a week as the market continued to react to the decision by the US late last week to pause the implementation of new tariffs for 90 days, as well as the weekend announcement that certain products made in China were also exempt.

A team of researchers has identified 162 protected areas (PAs) across Africa with above-average potential for nature conservation, arguing that their effective management could play a critical role in achieving the region's biodiversity targets.

A satellite data-driven nature financing initiative supported by the European Space Agency has launched with six pilots, including a biodiversity credit indicator project.

Construction of new coal plants in China will be allowed until at least 2027, according to an action plan released Monday by the country's top regulators.

Clean Energy Regulator data showed just 154,000 Kyoto-era carbon credits were cancelled in Australia’s national accounts in March, a substantial slide compared to the previous month when 417,000 credits were cancelled.

French utility company Engie’s sustainability and energy management consulting arm Engie Impact will shutter its offices in Singapore on Oct. 31.

Australia is on the verge of massively boosting its production of biochar thanks to a single large project, but the sector and its benefits are still relatively unknown in policymaker circles, according to proponents.

A new US Senate bill introduced Friday would set emissions limits on electricity consumed by data centres and cryptomining facilities.

The Illinois Senate unanimously passed a bill Thursday that would ban carbon sequestration in primary sources of drinking water, prompted by a CO2 pipeline leak in the state last year.