Google is expanding its focus on methane emissions with a new agreement to purchase 1 million carbon credits from Mitti Labs, a climate technology startup working with smallholder rice farmers in India. The four-year agreement will support the rollout of water-saving irrigation practices across more than 100,000 hectares of rice farms by 2030. The program […]
The U.S. is backing an effort to rebuild its tungsten supply chain as China maintains a dominant position in the global market. The U.S. Department of War, aka the Pentagon, has committed up to $450 million to The Elmet Group (NASDAQ: ELMT), a U.S.-owned tungsten and advanced materials company. About $150 million of that government-backed […]
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has moved to dismantle federal limits on carbon emissions from coal- and natural gas-fired power plants, marking a major shift in U.S. climate policy. On September 14, 2026, the EPA finalized a repeal of most of the greenhouse gas requirements in the Biden administration’s 2024 power plant rule. At […]
The Philippines is moving to turn its forests into a larger source of climate finance as it takes on a tougher emissions target. The country has a 2026–2030 roadmap for the voluntary forest carbon market. It is creating the registry, monitoring systems, and policies to draw in private investment for forests. The move comes just […]
Canada is putting mining and critical minerals at the centre of a new push to attract global investment. Prime Minister Mark Carney hosted Canada’s first Investment Summit in Toronto on September 14–15, bringing together global investors and Canadian companies as Ottawa seeks to catalyze C$1 trillion in investment over the next five years. The government’s […]
Google is taking a long-term stake in Finland’s low-carbon energy future. The technology giant has signed a 22-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Finnish utility Fortum covering up to 50% of the generation capacity of the Loviisa nuclear power plant. The press release says that the agreement will help Fortum finance investments needed to extend […]
Biochar is quickly becoming one of the most important technologies in the carbon removal market. But as corporate demand grows, buyers are running into a new problem: there may not be enough high-quality biochar to go around. A new report from carbon removal marketplace Supercritical shows that 81% of high-quality biochar supply for 2026 had […]
European airlines received billions of euros in free carbon allowances under the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS), but most of the benefit appears to have supported airline profits rather than new green investment. That is the key finding of a new CE Delft report examining free aviation allowances between 2013 and 2025. The study […]
Brazil is looking to China as a potential buyer of its carbon credits as it works to build a stronger international carbon market. Brazilian officials are preparing for talks with China that could lead to a bilateral carbon market agreement by COP31 in November. The discussions will focus on whether China could purchase Brazilian Internationally […]