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China's five-year plan sets lower growth targets and reduces climate ambitions

On 4 and 5 March, Beijing has begun the Two Sessions, or Lianghui (两会), the key event in the Chinese political calendar, eagerly awaited this year for the official unveiling of the 15th Five-Yea...

EVision 2026: electrifying corporate fleets cuts costs and emissions

From Brussels - As Europe revisits parts of its electrification transition for private cars, another segment risks slipping into the background: corporate fleets. Yet this is precisely whe...

Shaping Article 6 from a National Perspective: Singapore’s Carbon Tax

This article is part of the thematic channel The Carbon Observer. Subscribe to the newsletter or update your preferences. Singapore has emerged as a leader in recent carbon diplomacy efforts under ...

Land use and CO₂, the GHG Protocol fills the gap in corporate inventories

This article is part of the thematic channel The Carbon Observer. Subscribe to the newsletter or update your preferences. The new GHG Protocol standard, Land Sector and Removals Standard, provides ...

Trump revokes scientific ruling on greenhouse gas emissions

"Today, the Trump administration repealed the endangerment finding: the ruling that served as the basis for limits on tailpipe emissions and power plant rules. Without it, we’ll be less safe, ...

Carbon insetting: decarbonising the supply chain by regenerating ecosystems

This article is part of the thematic channel The Carbon Observer. Subscribe to the newsletter or update your preferences. Faced with the environmental, social and economic crises we are e...

EU’s 2035 Engine Phase-Out Under Review as Member States Push Back

Following months of delays and persistent political uncertainty, the European Commission is expected to present its proposal to revise the EU CO₂ standards for cars and vans on 16 December. The re...

From offshore to onshore: Europe expands carbon storage with nature-inspired tech

For the first time, Europe will bury its carbon not beneath the sea, but under its own soil, heralding a new chapter in the continent’s fight against climate change. On 30 April 2025, the EU i...

BRICS at a crossroads: mutual recognition or Article 6?

Relatively little attention was paid in the Western media to the BRICS summit held in Kazan, Russia, in 2024. Within the course of that summit, the BRICS Partnership on Carbon Markets was launc...

The United States halted the adoption of the Net Zero Framework

The Net Zero Framework (NZF) is the International Maritime Organisation's (IMO) plan for decarbonising the maritime transport sector, aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 20-30% by 2020 and...

Heidelberg Materials: A Global Strategy to Reduce the Emissions of Cement

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano The cement industry is one of the most hard-to-abate industrial sectors in terms of decarbonisatio...

Iberian Wildfires Drive Spain’s Highest Emissions in Two Decades

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Summer is also, unfortunately, the season of fires, due to rising temperatures, dry soil and veget...

The US threatens retaliation against states that will support the IMO Net Zero Framework

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano The United States announced that it will retaliate against countries that next October will confir...

Reinventing industry: carbon capture technologies lead the charge against climate change

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano In a potential game-changer for heavy industry, a magnesium-oxide mine in Greece received seven sp...

Working Towards Decarbonising the Aviation Sector with SAF

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Based on the forecasts of aeroplane manufacturers Airbus and Boeing, passenger air traffic in Euro...

How CO₂ storage at sea works

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Roughly half of the oxygen we breathe comes from the oceans, which also serve as the planet’...

China’s CO₂ emissions begin to fall: have they finally reached the peak?

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano A clear and unmistakable downturn. The once sharply rising line on the graph comes to a sudden hal...

Corporate decarbonisation: A strategic imperative for a sustainable future

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Throughout my career in sustainability, I have witnessed how corporate decarbonisation transforms ...

Novamont Has a New Carbon Footprint Measurement Tool for Mater-Bi products

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Measurability is the new keyword for companies and Novamont has fully taken it on board. With meth...

Startup, Again: Turning CO₂ Emissions into Carbon-negative Chemicals

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Founded in 2021, with offices in Copenhagen and Berlin, Again is a startup that has developed a bi...