Carbon Markets

Climeworks Seals Landmark Carbon Credits Deal with Silicon Valley Startup CarbonZero.Eco for its First Commercial Biochar Facility

Carbon MarketsDecember 11, 2025

Silicon Valley startup CarbonZero.Eco reached a major milestone by completing its first commercial biochar facility in Colusa County, California. At the same time, the...

Google and NextEra Team Up to Build Gigawatt-Scale AI Data Centers Powered by Clean Energy

Carbon MarketsDecember 11, 2025

Google Cloud and NextEra Energy have expanded their long partnership with a major new deal. They plan to build several gigawatt-scale data center campuses...

Siemens Cuts Emissions 66% and Helps Customers Avoid 694 Million Tons of CO₂

Carbon MarketsDecember 10, 2025

Siemens made major progress toward its 2030 climate goals. On December 3, the company said that products sold over the past three years will...

Verra Issues First CCP-Labeled IFM Credits Under VM0045: A New Era for Forest Carbon Accounting

Carbon MarketsDecember 9, 2025

Verra has officially issued the first carbon credits carrying the Core Carbon Principles (CCP) label under its Improved Forest Management (IFM) methodology, VM0045. This...

Oklo Stock Rockets After Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Backs Nuclear for AI Data Centers

Carbon MarketsDecember 8, 2025

Artificial intelligence is expanding at a breathtaking pace, and its growing energy needs are creating a new problem for the tech world. This week,...

Peatland Carbon Credits: Microsoft Invests in Pantheon to Restore Peatlands for Durable Carbon Removal

Carbon MarketsDecember 8, 2025

Recently, Microsoft partnered with Pantheon Regeneration to restore degraded peatlands in the U.S. The partnership aims to generate high-quality peatland carbon credits, sequester carbon...

EU Unlocks €5.2B for Clean-Tech Innovation: Hydrogen, Heat, and Net-Zero Projects

Carbon MarketsDecember 8, 2025

The European Commission has launched a major funding package worth €5.2 billion, drawn from revenues under the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS). It...

BYD Breaks Records While Xiaomi Slows: Despite Split Fortunes, They’re Still Driving China’s Emissions Down

Carbon MarketsDecember 8, 2025

China’s electric vehicle scene stayed red-hot in November 2025, but the results weren’t the same for everyone. BYD hit its strongest sales month of...

Africa’s Forests Are Now Emitting Carbon Instead of Absorbing It

Carbon MarketsDecember 5, 2025

Africa’s forests have reached a worrying turning point. A new study shows that many forests now release more carbon dioxide than they take in....

Adani Pledges $5 Billion for Google’s AI Data Center in India

Carbon MarketsDecember 5, 2025

India is taking a major step toward becoming a global hub for digital infrastructure. The Adani Group will invest up to US$5 billion in...

A Recap of the Voluntary Carbon Market: Quality Over Quantity

Carbon MarketsDecember 5, 2025

The voluntary carbon credit market (VCM) has undergone notable changes from 2021 to 2024, according to the latest Ecosystem Marketplace (EM) report. After a...