Carbon Pulse

Pope Francis, who passed away on Monday, received praise for his contribution to the climate cause, with figures in the community highlighting how the Catholic Church’s ecological and humanist vision developed under his leadership.

A blue carbon crediting standard focused on a region in the south of Spain continues to advance as it seeks national approval, but analysis published Monday highlights the challenges facing the monitoring, reporting, and verification of mitigation efforts.

Microsoft’s splurges in buying carbon removal (CDR) credits mask a market struggling to find new buyers, according to a report published Monday.

The American scientist who grabbed headlines last year by declaring that emissions from US LNG exports are worse than coal is surprised at the lack of peer-reviewed pushback he's received so far — with most criticism until now coming from industry representatives that don’t make their data publicly available.

EDF, which is seeking fresh investors for the Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant in England, has warned the UK government that its planned Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) will push up the cost of building new nuclear plants and wind farms.

The EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) is giving rise to a plethora of copycats around the world that are really meant as tariffs, according to an expert consultant who warned about “a nightmare” when it comes to implementation.

Tanzania has lost over TZS 1.2 trillion ($455 million) in potential carbon trade revenue due to inadequacies of the organisation managing carbon trading operations in the nation, according to a recently released national audit report.

Amid huge shortfalls in international climate finance during a ‘triple crisis’ of nature, climate, and burdensome debt, developing countries must apply new models and policies to unlock domestic and private sector funding, according to the co-chair of a high-level expert review.

The focus on some marine financing mechanisms is set to ramp up in the next few months with pressure from key upcoming events, a blue finance expert has said.

A pilot project to suck carbon out of the sea has started operating on the UK’s south coast.

A report released Monday said South Korean companies have invested in overseas cookstove projects that could have received as much as 18 times more carbon credits than the emissions reductions they actually achieved.

A carbon product specialist has returned to the market after over a year’s absence to take up the position as head of emissions trading at one of Australia’s big four banks.

Japan is seeking project proposals that can provide benefits beyond emissions reductions under the bilateral Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM).

Washington’s Department of Ecology (ECY) on Thursday detailed its initial considerations related to no-cost allowance allocations for electric utilities under the state’s cap-and-trade programme as it prepares to finalise adjustments by October this year.

The Green Party of Canada would re-establish Canada’s carbon tax, given a chance at the helm, though the group’s co-leader said she hopes to broaden support for climate action beyond its environmental benefits.

A joint statement released by California's governor and lawmakers supported California Carbon Allowance (CCA) prices that were dampened after the federal government announced intent to terminate state-level ETS, but overall market sentiment remained wary in the absence of clarity surrounding the future of the scheme.

California's power sector CO2 emissions in February once again set a record low for the month as the share of renewables increased and the state cut back on the power resources used overall, state data published Thursday showed.

A new research project will assess sugar kelp's ability to improve soil health and crop nutrient efficiency in partnership with a Scottish research institute.

Seven NGOs have lodged a formal complaint with the European watchdog for the so-called ‘omnibus’ proposal for changing sustainability disclosures in areas including biodiversity.

A US-based agtech firm has completed its fourth carbon crop, which more than doubles its post-buffer pool offset supply and brings its total volume of carbon credits issued to nearly 1 million, the company said Wednesday.