Copper price has hit another record high as supply disruptions, tight inventories and growing demand from artificial intelligence (AI), power grids and electrification push the metal deeper into record territory. Three-month copper futures on the London Metal Exchange (LME) reached $14,728 per metric ton on September 8. September Comex copper also touched a record $6.739 […]
Carbon credit prices have been under pressure for several years, but the long-term outlook for the voluntary carbon market (VCM) could be very different. Patch’s A Buyer’s Guide to Carbon Credits points to a potential turning point. The report argues that demand for high-quality carbon credits could eventually outpace available supply, creating upward pressure on […]
The UK has recognized India’s Carbon Credit Trading Scheme (CCTS) as a qualifying carbon pricing scheme under its upcoming Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM). The move could reduce the carbon cost faced by Indian exporters when the UK’s CBAM begins on January 1, 2027. Under UK rules, qualifying carbon prices already paid on emissions embodied […]
Cypress Creek Energy has brought its new Ostrea Solar project online in Washington state, adding 104 MWdc of solar capacity to a region facing rapidly rising electricity demand. The $180 million project in Yakima County is backed by a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) with Microsoft (MSFT Stock). The technology giant will purchase electricity and […]
South Africa’s power sector is beginning to show signs of a structural shift as renewable energy expands and aging coal plants face growing pressure. Power-sector emissions fell 19% in 2025 to 148 million metric tons of carbon dioxide (MtCO2), according to BloombergNEF’s South Africa Transition Factbook 2026. The decline marks the largest annual drop under […]
The United Kingdom will provide a £400 million ($541 million) loan to Brazil’s Tropical Forests Forever Facility (TFFF). This funding aims to help make tropical forest conservation a long-term financial asset. This commitment arises as governments look for new ways to fund climate action while managing public spending. Unlike a traditional grant, the UK’s support […]
Gold Standard has launched a new methodology that allows qualifying green hydrogen projects to generate carbon credits when they replace more carbon-intensive hydrogen production. The methodology covers hydrogen made through water electrolysis using renewable electricity. It can support both new projects and upgrades at existing industrial sites. The new framework gives hydrogen developers another way […]
Wildfires have released an estimated 27 million metric tons of carbon dioxide (MtCO2) across Europe so far in 2026, with France accounting for a record amount of emissions, according to the European Union’s Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS). The fires are creating a growing climate risk. They are not only releasing carbon stored in forests […]
The world is on track to cross the critical 1.5°C warming threshold within the next few years. A new United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) report says the threshold is increasingly difficult to avoid, but it does not mean the climate fight is over. UNEP’s Limiting Overshoot report outlines a difficult but still possible path: allow […]