Carbon Pulse

Poland breached EU law by extending the life of its Turow lignite mine without assessing the environmental impacts, an adviser to Europe's highest court said on Thursday, siding with Czechia in a case that has put at risk Warsaw’s access to EU clean energy funding.

New Zealand carbon allowances hit record highs for the 14th time this year in Thursday trade, as trader sentiment remains bullish, propped up by recent comments from the government on future allocation.

A new blockchain venture will launch an exchange for tokenised carbon offsets in a bid to focus liquidity in the emerging market, while also offering project developers a route to bring their units into the crypto space.

Fortescue Future Industries (FFI) has acquired an interest in an Australian company that is researching technology to produce green hydrogen with the use sunlight and water, the green energy subsidiary of iron ore mining giant Fortescue Metals Group, has announced.

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EU carbon prices could approach €200 by the end of this decade should the bloc’s ‘Fit for 55’ climate and energy policy package be implemented as proposed, according to a Polish think-tank.

The largest holders of California Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) credits continued to slash their holdings through the third quarter of 2021, taking their share of the surplus bank down to at least a four-year low, according to programme data updated this week.

With EU ETS carbon prices surpassing the breakeven point for some climate solutions such as carbon capture utilisation and storage (CCUS), experts say that regulatory certainty on at least two fronts of the bloc's ‘Fit for 55’ policy package is still needed to accelerate industrial decarbonisation.

The European Commission is exploring a way to support EU exporters from the effects of its carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM), the bloc’s parliament heard on Wednesday, a move that could address one of the most contentious elements of the proposal.

The European Commission released its long-awaited second delegated act of the Taxonomy Regulation on Wednesday, largely sticking to plans to label some gas and nuclear power plants as green investments despite heavy criticism.

EUAs jumped by nearly €4 to a new record in early trading on Wednesday as traders extended Tuesday's rally, while energy prices made more modest gains as tensions in Ukraine rose.

A Brazil-based company specialising in tokenising carbon credits from forestry projects in the Amazon has raised $10 million from investors to expand its Web3 activities in environmental markets.

An Australian resources firm has revealed plans to generate hundreds of millions of carbon credits from forestry projects in Papua New Guinea, after being granted forest concessions by PNG authorities.

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Power sector emissions under the Massachusetts Global Warming Solutions Act (GWSA) cap-and-trade programme came in above the adjusted cap for the second straight year in 2021, even as CO2 output in the fourth quarter continued on a downward trend compared to historic levels.

The Asset Development team in the new Carbon Markets unit will position Equinor to participate in natural climate solutions projects. The team will have diverse backgrounds and experience, working in Norway, UK and Brazil, where learning, knowledge sharing, and a collaborative style will be key to success.

The Asset Development team in the new Carbon Markets unit will position Equinor to participate in natural climate solutions projects. The team will have diverse backgrounds and experience, working in Norway, UK and Brazil, where learning, knowledge sharing, and a collaborative style will be key to success.

GHG output under the Nova Scotia cap-and-trade programme fell during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, though emissions from the Canadian province’s electric utility remained far above its free allocation level, according to government data published Tuesday.

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