Carbon Pulse

Aggregated ecosystem condition metrics remain relevant for measuring the impacts of nature funds despite misunderstandings about their application, French data provider CDC Biodiversite said in a paper on Monday.

A carbon market ecosystem has partnered with a tax credit platform provider to assess the potential for issuing and trading clean energy tax credit future contracts under the US Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). 

European carbon prices fell for a third day on Tuesday morning, weighed down by a growing focus on fundamentals among market participants, weaker energy markets and an increase in spread trading as traders moved more positions into the December 2025 contract.

‘Sound bathing’ can benefit more than just humans, with a study from an Australian university finding even microorganisms enjoy white noise that can help restore degraded landscapes.

A US-based carbon refiner is in the process of commercialising a way to address food security issues by producing a nutrient-rich alternative to plant and animal-based proteins directly from CO2, according to a Tuesday announcement.

One of Japan’s largest steelmakers is not on track to meet its own stated climate commitments, an Asia-focused think tank has found, saying net zero will be “impossible”.

A startup that provides energy-saving cooling materials has teamed up with a Tokyo-listed financial firm to promote decarbonisation services and create carbon credits.

Climate financier Respira has joined forces with an impact investment firm to launch two funds for financing nature-based carbon offset projects and accelerating climate action, the investment firm announced Tuesday.

A Swedish exchange offering trade in biodiversity credits on Tuesday announced its first transaction, with a sales and marketing firm picking up units from the protection of an 11-hectare forest area for five years.

China's transformation strategy for coal-fired power plants could help drive a phase-out of the fossil fuel, given that co-firing and carbon storage approaches remain costly, a report has argued.

The market regulator overseeing Australia’s reef credit scheme has published a draft Cassowary Credit standard and Rainforest Replanting methodology for a 30-day consultation, it announced Tuesday.

A scorecard ranking private equity firms on their climate impact paints a grim picture, with most major players receiving near-failing grades.

The proposed updates from RGGI states could divide the regional power market into trading zones each with a different emissions cap and separate allowance types, a panel of experts discussed at Climate Week NYC last week.

The New Zealand government has announced the next steps it intends to take on emissions trading, forestry, and agriculture-related measures, in its latest quarterly action plan published Monday.

European carbon prices will continue to face bearish “headwinds” that will extend into next year, but will start to see a turnaround by 2026, analysts said Monday.

RGGI Allowances (RGAs) in the secondary market continued to slide through the week after the release last Monday of the long-awaited Third Program Review proposed changes, with traders expecting further pressure on prices.

The number of entities registered with active accounts in Washington’s cap-and-trade programme once again increased in an early look at Q3 data, despite the lack of clarification from the regulator regarding the worth of allowances if the scheme is repealed through the ballot initiative.

The US has a pathway to cut emissions by 65% from 2005 levels by 2035 and meet its climate goals under the Paris Agreement if there is an “all-of-society” approach, according to a new study.

Natural gas will remain important to bridge the gap in energy demand for "many decades" as the US grid expects greater additions of solar and wind power, but carbon capture technology is not yet commercially competitive, according to a study published Monday by a US public policy think tank.

The Vermont chapter of a New England-focused environmental group filed a lawsuit against the state agency, alleging failure to comply with greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction-related requirements under its climate law.