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The European Union took a step forward to imposing a carbon tax on imports of energy-intensive goods such as steel and cement after striking a deal with EU members on Tuesday.

Bursa Malaysia launched the country’s first voluntary carbon market (VCM) on December 9, with the first carbon credit auction to take place next March.

Emissions from mining cryptocurrencies have skyrocketed, researchers reported in Scientific Reports. The carbon footprint of mining one Bitcoin multiplied 126 times from 2016 to 2021. In that window, Bitcoin mining caused an estimated $12 billion in globa

The FIFA 2022 World Cup is currently underway in Qatar, a small desert nation with the highest carbon emissions per capita in the world and generates most of its revenue from the extraction and sale of oil.

Scientists at the University of Surrey have developed a new technology to convert CO2 captured from the atmosphere into useful chemicals such as carbon monoxide and synthetic natural gas.

The European Commission is set to propose a scheme to certify removals of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere as part of the efforts to achieve net-zero emissions by mid-century, according to a leaked proposal seen by EURACTIV.

Microsoft and Google have both signed new agreements for using more renewable energy sources for their datacenters as part of efforts to lower their IT operations’ carbon footprint.

The Hong Kong stock exchange has carried out the first batch of carbon credit trades on its new voluntary carbon market in the first four weeks since launch, joining a handful of Asian exchanges in tapping opportunities resulting from governments’ push to

Criticisms raised by a whistleblower who described Australia’s carbon credit system a fraud that is hurting the environment and wasted more than $1bn in taxpayer funding have been supported in a new report commissioned by the Albanese government.

Oxfam, a poverty alleviation organization, found that the investments of 125 of the world’s richest individuals have a carbon footprint equivalent to the emissions of France.

Australia’s carbon trading market has been booming over the past week with traded volumes leaping more than 50%, as big corporates race to secure offsets ahead of Labor’s pending industrial emissions reforms.

The EU Parliament, Council and European Commission have reached an informal agreement on a more responsive price control mechanism under the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS), according to a key European Parliament member.