Theodora Stankova

Yale University researchers have developed a technique to remove toxic "forever chemicals" from contaminated American farmland at a fraction of the cost of conventional remediation methods, with carbon dioxide (CO2) removal built in as a byproduct—an approach they say could contribute between 4 and 6 percent of the United States' 2050 carbon removal target if deployed at scale.

The voluntary carbon market (VCM) prices credits based more on who is buying them than on how much good they do for the climate, according to new research from MIT Sloan School of Management—a finding that raises fundamental questions about whether the market is channeling money toward the most effective climate solutions.

Senior marketers at large brands overwhelmingly believe artificial intelligence (AI) is increasing their organizations' carbon footprints and operational costs, yet most have not fully measured the environmental impact of their AI use, according to new research from climate technology and advisory platform 51toCarbonZero.

Soil intelligence company EarthOptics has announced a strategic partnership with Cquester Analytics, a specialist in soil organic matter fractionation, combining field-scale measurement with laboratory-grade analysis to give carbon program developers and investors more defensible evidence of soil carbon permanence.

Zambia has launched a national carbon registry designed to strengthen oversight of carbon market activity and prepare the country for greater participation in international trading under the Paris Agreement.

A federal appeals court has upheld Washington state’s authority to enforce decarbonization requirements against PacifiCorp, rejecting the utility’s challenge to the state’s carbon emissions cap-and-invest program, created by the Climate Commitment Act in 2021.

The German government has approved a draft bill to keep the country's national carbon price within a fixed band through 2027, preventing it from being tied to the more volatile European emissions trading market after a key European Union policy was delayed, Table.Briefings reported Thursday.

Vietnam has approved an agreement with Singapore that establishes a legal framework for cooperation on carbon credits under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, opening a path for emissions reduction projects developed in Vietnam to generate credits for transfer to Singapore.

Paris-based climate tech firm Greenly has launched a Digital Product Passport platform designed to help manufacturers and brands organize product data and prepare for new European Union (EU) requirements under the bloc’s Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation.

German authorities have revoked carbon credits from 30 projects in China after finding them suspicious, including credits purchased by ExxonMobil, highlighting the risks companies face when emissions reductions fail regulatory scrutiny, Bloomberg reported Friday.