Aviation is entering a new phase in its efforts to cut carbon emissions. As air travel grows, airlines face pressure to reduce emissions while meeting the demands of long-distance flight. Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA) and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) are becoming key tools, creating new policies, markets, and investment opportunities […]
Carbon removal buyer Senken and project developer Carbonsate have signed a 50,000-tonne carbon removal agreement tied to a biomass storage project in Namibia. The multi-year deal covers removals from 2026 through 2028, with deliveries starting this year. Senken claims it’s the largest biomass storage deal in Europe so far. This agreement is also the second-largest […]
Walmart delivered another quarter of sales growth on August 20, 2026, while its latest sustainability data shows a sharp drop in operational emissions. The world’s largest retailer is now balancing business growth with its goal of reaching zero Scope 1 and 2 emissions across global operations by 2040. Walmart reported $187.9 billion in second-quarter fiscal […]
Kazakhstan has identified 5.2 million hectares of non-forested land for possible carbon projects. The move could help the country attract climate investment and create carbon units or credits for domestic and international markets. The land is part of Kazakhstan’s 31 million-hectare state forest fund, according to Ecology and Natural Resources Minister Yerlan Nyssanbayev. The government […]
Mining giant BHP delivered stronger-than-expected financial results for FY2026 as surging copper prices drove growth and lifted shareholder returns. However, the company also reported that its operational emissions edged higher. Copper played a bigger role in the result. BHP reported that copper made up over half of its underlying operating earnings for the first time. […]
Vietnam and Singapore have agreed on a carbon credit deal. This brings them closer to starting cross-border carbon trading under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement. The Vietnamese Government issued Resolution 235/NQ-CP, approving the Implementation Agreement on carbon credit cooperation with Singapore. It also assigned the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to complete the required procedures […]
NexGen Energy has started building its Rook I uranium project in Saskatchewan, Canada. This marks a significant step toward creating one of the largest new uranium mines in the world. It was reported that the C$2.2 billion ($1.6 billion) project focuses on the high-grade Arrow deposit. Once completed, Rook I is expected to produce around […]
CATL, the world’s largest electric vehicle battery maker, says it has achieved carbon neutrality across its core operations, with all 20 battery plants certified as carbon neutral. The Chinese battery giant announced the milestone on August 17, 2026, after meeting a target it set for 2025. CATL also unveiled a new plan to make its […]
OpenAI’s rapid expansion of ChatGPT is creating a growing energy challenge for the company and the communities hosting its data centers. That challenge is now playing out in Georgia, where OpenAI plans to build a $20 billion data center campus in Effingham County. The project, called Project Camellia, is planned for 3.2 gigawatts (GW) of […]