Carbon Pulse

The European Commission has been urged to pause the implementation of the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) for the aluminium sector, as the industry continues to flag circumvention risks linked to the scheme's implementation as of next year.

The Australian Greens on Monday said the government could use rules under the Safeguard Mechanism to halt new coal and gas projects, making it a key demand in a potential deal to form a minority government.

The Netherlands has announced nitrogen emissions reduction targets for point sources in industry, mobility, construction, and agriculture in a bid to tackle catastrophic pollution that has grounded building projects and is stalling even sustainability, according to the minister in charge.

A federal court this week ordered the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to clarify its plan for controversial climate disclosure rules after the agency said last month it would not defend the regulations against legal challenges.

A lawmaker from the ruling party in the Mexican state of Puebla this week proposed a carbon tax on stationary emitters.

The Washington Department of Ecology on Friday published a draft proposal detailing changes to the Climate Commitment Act and GHG reporting requirements as part of linkage with California-Quebec's ETS and other programme updates.

Traders continued to derisk across US compliance carbon markets except V26 California Carbon Allowances (CCAs) as prices remained volatile amidst bearish sentiment from the looming federal threat to terminate state-led cap-and-trade schemes and regulatory delays, data published Friday by the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) showed.

A non-profit in British Columbia will invest C$2.46 million ($1.78 mln) in five climate tech ventures led by women, the organisation said on Friday.

The US Supreme Court (SCOTUS) is poised to consider a constitutional challenge to Washington state's cap-and-invest scheme.

Stakeholders urged California regulators to swiftly conclude its extended Low Carbon Fuels Standard (LCFS) rulemaking, although concerns surrounding previous as well as newly proposed provisions continued to linger in comments submitted to the latest 15-day package.

The Oregon Environmental Quality Commission (EQC) voted to authorised a one-month delay in the annual reporting deadline of the state’s Clean Fuels Program (OCFP) as deemed necessary after a cyberattack earlier in April.

Biodiversity credit developer Terrasos will in May officially mark the first issuance from its new Aguadulce Habitat Bank, placing 20,233 Terrasos Biodiversity Units (Tebus) on the market.

Seasonal deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon is up 18% year-on-year (YoY) through the end of March, according to a report published Friday by a Belem-based scientific research non-profit.

The Netherlands' national CO2 levy imposed on top of EU ETS prices will be maintained, but the government is easing up on its impact and other climate rules in a move viewed by some as pragmatic and by others as weakening the country's climate action efforts.

A hydrogen hub in the Appalachian region is undergoing turbulence as it faces uncertainty stemming from funding uncertainty and the 45V tax credit rules the US Treasury finalised last year, according to a recent report.

Colombian businesses are campaigning for a more active role in policy design as they prepare for the delayed launch of an emission trading system (ETS) pilot, according to the leader of an industry alliance speaking Thursday in Bogota at the Colombia Carbon Forum.

Canada’s first sustainability and climate disclosure standards are on hold, as regulators hear from Canadian markets businesses struggling to navigate economic uncertainties south of the border and abroad.

The Alberta government remains committed to industrial carbon pricing, allaying concerns that the province's existing TIER system could be dismantled following next week's Canadian federal election.

The shortage of critical minerals required for the net zero transition is an "emerging energy security risk" industry and government leaders told the future of energy security summit, hosted this week in London by the International Energy Agency and UK.

Developing sector transition pathways and providing attractive risk return is key to delivering finance that can support the UK deliver its net zero goal whilst also driving economic growth, experts told a webinar Friday.