Julia Santos
Editor, ESG Minute
Net Zero
Global fossil-fuel emissions set to fall 0.5% in 2026 as Hormuz crisis reshapes demand
Carbon Brief analysis shows oil demand collapsing by 2.5 million barrels per day while coal rises 1.2%, netting a 0.5%…
Carbon Credits
EU Parliament Expands CBAM to Finished Steel and Aluminium Products
European lawmakers voted to extend the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism to downstream steel and aluminium goods while creating a temporary…
Carbon Credits
Verra Launches Scope 3 Standard: What It Solves and What Remains Open
Verra's new Scope 3 Standard Program creates a framework to verify value chain emission reductions, but key steps remain before…
ESG News
Brazil signs datacenter tax regime into law, but gas dispute remains unresolved
Lula signed the Redata into law on September 15, but a dispute between the Ministry of Mines and Energy and…
ESG News
EPA rolls back power plant emission rules: what it means for global carbon policy
The US gutted its main tool to regulate fossil fuel power plant emissions, raising questions about the fate of global…
Carbon Credits
Philippines Launches Forest Carbon Roadmap While Its Credit Pipeline Barely Exists
The Philippines adopted a five-year roadmap for its voluntary forest carbon market, but the country has zero nationally issued credits…
Carbon Credits
ICE Backs Isometric’s AI Certification Platform, Expanding Series A to $50 Million
Intercontinental Exchange invested in Isometric, raising its Series A to $50 million as the platform expands AI-powered certification from carbon…
Brazil
Brazil Opens Public Consultation on CBIO Targets Through 2036
Brazil's Ministry of Mines and Energy proposed decadal CBIO targets totaling 665.11 million credits from 2027 to 2036 under the…
Brazil
Brazil Struggles to Export Carbon Credits Without Breaking Chain of Custody
Law 15.042/2024 requires export-bound credits to pass through Brazil's regulated market, but that step risks stripping them of the international…
Carbon Credits
Verra Launches Scope 3 Standard to Certify Value Chain Emission Reductions
Verra's new S3S Program creates the first independent framework to verify corporate value chain climate projects, starting with agriculture and…
Carbon Credits
Brazil Pursues Carbon Credit Deal With China Ahead of COP31, but Key Rules Remain Undefined
Brazilian officials head to Wuhan seeking a bilateral ITMO agreement with China, yet the domestic transfer framework and eligible project…
ESG News