Carbon Pulse

A developer of battery-grade graphite from CO2 emissions plans to reach industrial-scale by 2030, reducing Europe’s dependence on Chinese imports and providing battery makers with a 'carbon neutral' alternative to what is currently on the market.

The Voluntary Carbon Markets Integrity Initiative (VCMI) has partnered with a government agency in Benin to launch an initiative to help policymakers assess whether to apply voluntary carbon credits towards Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Agreement or not.

Talks on the EU’s 2035 Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) to the Paris Agreement are ongoing, but no decision has been taken yet as views differ on the approach to take, the Polish EU Council presidency told Carbon Pulse, outlining the options on the table.

An impact investment fund with a focus on least-developed countries (LDCs) is in the early stages of exploring Article 6 projects, its CEO told Carbon Pulse.

A Chinese project developer has established an international subsidiary in Singapore to advance its global business expansion plans.

Israel’s newly implemented carbon tax applies too low a rate to natural gas and risks undermining the country’s climate targets, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) said in a report published last week.

An analysis of 13 different energy scenarios found that the carbon intensity of energy is broadly expected to decline through to 2050 as accelerated electrification is led by wind and solar power generation.

Over-extended RGGI Allowance (RGA) prices tumbled Friday as traders unwound gains amidst macro tariff-driven turmoil.

UK energy regulator Ofgem has launched a ‘cap and floor’ scheme to attract investment into long duration energy storage (LDES) facilities to support the expansion of renewable energy, with the first window for applications now open.

State senators in California are considering a bill that would push three departments in the state to develop protocols for quantifying the avoided emissions and benefits of forest and agricultural biomass.

The European Union generated 71% of its electricity from clean sources in 2024, far outpacing the global average and marking a critical turning point in the bloc’s energy transition, according to new data.

As many as 80% of European landowners would consider planting trees to earn carbon income, but the costs involved and lack of knowledge are holding them back, according to a nature-based removals developer.

Over 40% of the electricity supplied across the world last year came from renewable or clean sources, the first time that threshold has been breached, with solar hitting a six-year high in terms of new installations, a think tank said Tuesday.

The inclusion of optional targets and exclusion of Scope 3 emissions in the Science Based Targets initiative’s (SBTi) draft update to its Corporate Net-Zero Standard could hinder investment in CO2 removals (CDR), according to a report published Monday.

The US EPA announced Monday that it has issued permits for three carbon injection wells related to a Texas project that is slated to become one of the largest direct air capture (DAC) facilities in the world.

Louisiana legislators this month filed bills to increase geological CO2 sequestration regulations in the state, including one to ban such activities until mid-2026 to assess risks and another to introduce an injection tax for the process.

A new shoreline restoration project in Texas plans to generate blue carbon credits to recover the construction costs of developing the project.

Maryland lawmakers passed a bill to delay the implementation of the Advanced Clean Trucks (ACT) regulation until a needs assessment and deployment plan is published.

Countries around the world are edging closer to consensus on a credit trading system for global shipping emissions, with the idea of levy on all greenhouse gas emissions from the sector still on the table at the start of UN talks in London this week.

The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM) on Monday unveiled a new set of expert panel members for the 2025–28 term.