Carbon Pulse

Voluntary carbon credit indices edged higher last week as market participants returned to desks following a holiday break, while France threw its weight behind corporate use of integrity-backed carbon credits, following similar moves by Germany and the UK in April.

Brazil’s upcoming COP30 summit will usher a new era of Chinese climate leadership, as the country pushes ahead with the transition to renewables and overachieves on its commitments — filling a void left by the US, according to Brazilian experts.

An approach for the EU that maximises benefits for species conservation, climate mitigation, and agricultural land use has been proposed in an academic paper published on Monday.

Two companies have partnered to launch a new carbon investment fund for US-based projects as they seek to raise $200 million to generate high-integrity credits.

The UK government has launched a consultation on proposed changes to revenue support regulations for engineered greenhouse gas removals (GGRs) and bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) projects.

A real estate company from Sweden will buy 10,000 carbon removals from an energy firm over 10 years, the companies announced earlier this month.

A Toronto-headquartered carbon and precious metals royalty and streaming company has terminated future capital commitments to a major US-based carbon farming programme, citing worsening market conditions and increased investment risks.

Indonesia is pushing ahead with negotiating mutual recognition agreements (MRAs) with major international standards, including Verra, Gold Standard, Puro Earth, and Plan Vivo, according to a senior official.

A group of enhanced rock weathering (ERW) project developers has launched a new data-sharing platform designed to accelerate scientific validation and support the commercial scaling of this carbon removal technology.

Emissions from airlines in Europe have bounced back to pre-Covid levels, while the bloc's Emissions Trading System (ETS) appears unable to address the costs of soaring pollution, according to green campaign group Transport and Environment (T&E).

The European biogas industry association has called on the European Commission to include a separate target for biogenic CO2 capture in the EU’s 2040 climate plan, emphasising the role biomethane can play in removing CO2 from the atmosphere.

The potential integration of the EU’s carbon removal certification framework into the bloc’s Emissions Trading System (ETS) would be a “major catalysing step” for industrial decarbonisation, according to a CO2 mineralisation company.

A former centre-right politician who has spent the last five years heading up Germany’s largest regional energy company is set to succeed the Greens' Robert Habeck as head of the government’s energy portfolio — but without the climate file, which is moving to the environment ministry.

European carbon prices slid in quiet trading on Monday as participants described a lacklustre market that was still reflecting a holiday mood, though a number of sources highlighted prospects for some recovery in the longer term.

The Tokyo Stock Exchange has designated four domestic companies as market makers for Japan's carbon market this fiscal year.

The Nature Tech Collective on Monday launched a five-part taxonomy to help navigate the emerging sector of nature-related financial technology.

The government of Tunisia, in partnership with the African Development Bank (AfDB), has launched a $24 million initiative to restore degraded forests and boost climate resilience in the rural areas of the nation.

Much work remains in reducing energy-related carbon emissions across developing economies in Asia and the Pacific, a regional multinational development bank said Monday, calling for investment to be ramped up.

One of Japan's largest refiners will invest in a venture capital fund dedicated to supporting startups engaged in the development of carbon removal solutions, it announced Monday.

The European Energy Exchange (EEX), in cooperation with IncubEx, will introduce new futures contracts related to the EU Emissions Trading System 2 (EU ETS2) in July, subject to regulatory approval.