China’s electric vehicle market is showing a growing split between battery electric vehicles (BEVs) and other powertrains. The country’s overall passenger vehicle market fell sharply in August. Yet, BEV sales increased year over year, while plug-in hybrids, extended-range EVs and gasoline-powered vehicles all declined. The shift is also exposing a tougher problem for Tesla. The […]
Singapore has opened the second stage of a tender to buy at least 12 million Internationally Transferred Mitigation Outcomes (ITMOs) under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement. The tender opened on September 7, 2026, by the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI). Only bidders that passed the first stage can now submit detailed project proposals. […]
Australia has taken a major step toward using carbon credits to protect native forests. However, the decision has also exposed a deep split within the environmental movement. The Senate has rejected an attempt to block the Improved Native Forest Management (INFM) method. This allows the new forest carbon credit system to remain in place. The […]
NextEra Energy (NYSE: NEE) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) have finalized a loan of up to $1.9 billion. This funds the restart of the Duane Arnold Energy Center in Iowa. The press release highlights that this financing is a key step in bringing the 615-megawatt nuclear facility back online. The plant shut down […]
Global nuclear power is entering a new period of expansion as governments look for reliable, low-carbon electricity to meet rising energy demand. The World Nuclear Association’s (WNA) World Nuclear Outlook Report 2026 finds that national nuclear targets are collectively strong enough to support more than a tripling of global nuclear capacity by 2050. If those […]
Agreena has signed a 7-year agreement for 4.45 million metric tons of soil carbon credits linked to regenerative farming across 1.6 million hectares of farmland in northern Kazakhstan. The agreement is the largest publicly communicated agricultural carbon agreement to date, according to Agreena. A major commodity trading house will purchase the credits, although the buyer […]
U.S.-based Chestnut Carbon has reached an agreement to deliver Improved Forest Management (IFM) carbon credits to Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) as corporate demand shifts toward higher-quality carbon removal projects. The deal will direct carbon-market funding toward privately owned forests across the U.S. It also gives landowners another source of long-term income while supporting practices […]
Singapore and Laos have signed a new agreement to collaborate on carbon credits under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, creating a legal framework for the development and international transfer of high-integrity carbon credits. As per reports, the Implementation Agreement was signed virtually on September 4 by Singapore’s Minister for Sustainability and the Environment and […]
Europe has opened its largest industrial carbon capture and storage (CCS) facility at Yara International’s Sluiskil ammonia and fertilizer plant in the Netherlands. The facility was officially inaugurated on September 7, 2026, marking a major step for Europe’s push to reduce emissions from heavy industry. Yara expects the site to capture and liquefy up to […]