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Euro Markets: EUAs post first weekly gain since mid-January as bulls' confidence grows
European carbon prices ended the week with a flourish, climbing 3.4% on the day to give the market its first weekly increase since mid-January, as bulls gained in confidence and tested the upside throughout the day, while natural gas appeared to shrug off growing concerns around possible attacks on Iran, and responded to forecasts for higher temperatures in Europe. Read MoreTop
California carbon market reforms needed to end oil 'lock-in' -report
A climate group has urged sweeping reforms to California's ETS, warning proposed updates fail to address flaws that sustain fossil fuel usage and defer decarbonisation. Read MoreTop
European Parliament appoints former CBAM architect to steer its overhaul
The European Parliament has appointed Socialists and Democrats (S&D) lawmaker Mohammed Chahim to lead negotiations on reforming the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), a source told Carbon Pulse on Friday. Read MoreTop
Open letter calls on EU to fully exclude fossil expansion from SFDR
The EU should exclude companies developing new fossil fuel projects from all categories under the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), urged more than 100 organisations and experts in an open letter. Read MoreTop
US clean investment slows through year-end, signals tightening pipeline -report
US clean energy and transportation investment ended 2025 marginally ahead of 2024, but a Q4 slowdown signals a tightening clean tech pipeline. Read MoreTop
Australian firm to supply gas to steel plant, calls output “green”
An Australian oil and gas company on Friday signed a long-term agreement to supply vast quantities of gas to a steel plant in a bid to make low-emissions iron, raising questions over whether gas-based output can credibly be labelled “green”. Read MoreTop
Carbon risk, climate shocks pushing up sovereign borrowing costs, ECB finds
Climate-related disasters and high carbon emissions are increasingly pushing up sovereign borrowing costs, with fiscally fragile and developing countries facing the steepest penalties on their debt, according to new research by the European Central Bank (ECB). Read MoreTop
Colorado adopts stricter methane rules for oil, gas sector, aligns with EPA standards
The state of Colorado tightened methane rules for its oil and gas sector, bringing the state into alignment with federal standards. Read MoreTop
Gulf Coast leads US regions for large-scale ocean-based CDR deployment -study
The US Gulf Coast ranks as the most suitable region for large-scale deployment of electrochemical marine carbon removal (e-mCDR) systems, outperforming other coastal hubs on cost, infrastructure readiness, and overall suitability, according to a new peer-reviewed study. Read MoreTop
Trump administration repeals Biden-era power plant restrictions
The US EPA announced on Friday the finalisation of its repeal of a Biden administration 2024 rule regulating hazardous air pollutant emissions from power plants. Read MoreTop
INTERVIEW: Micromobility provider targets carbon credits, Article 6 from projects in Africa
A provider of battery swapping services for electric vehicles in Nairobi aims to generate carbon credits to fund the infrastructure behind its international expansion plans, and is seeking approval for Article 6 accreditation in Kenya. Read MoreTop
US firm launches soil carbon certification programme in upper midwestern states
A US company working with farmers and landowners launched a third-party audited soil carbon certification programme, according to a Thursday announcement. Read MoreTop
BRIEFING: EU weighs options to certify CO2 removals from cement, construction materials
The European Commission convened an expert workshop last week to examine the potential of so-called “mineral carbonation” methods, putting the cement and construction industry at the forefront of EU efforts to remove CO2 from the atmosphere and put climate change into reverse gear. Read MoreTop
Quebec wins C$3 mln federal funding towards net zero transition
Canada's natural resources ministry will spend C$3 million ($2.2 mln) to forward net zero goals in Quebec. Read MoreTop
