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Carbon Credits

Senken and Carbonsate Sign Europe’s Largest Biomass Carbon Removal Deal

Berlin-based Senken and Carbonsate signed a multi-year deal for 50,000 tonnes of biomass geological storage, the largest deal of its…
Net Zero

Microsoft Cuts Carbon Removal Purchases 80% as AI Emissions Surge

Microsoft cut carbon removal purchases 80% in 2026 while AI-driven emissions rose 25%, putting its 2030 carbon negative target under…
Sustainability

Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners Closes $3 Billion Clean Energy Fund

Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners closed its Growth Markets Fund II at $3 billion, tripling its predecessor, to finance greenfield renewable energy…
Sustainability

Real Estate Sustainability Platform Deepki Buys Evora and Metry

Deepki acquired Evora Global and its data subsidiary Metry in its fifth deal to date, merging sustainability consulting, automated energy…
Tools

Calculator: carbon credit cost and solar ROI

Two quick estimates: how much it costs to offset your emissions by buying carbon credits, and how many years it…
Tools

2026 carbon market and climate events calendar

A unified 2026 calendar of carbon market and climate events, with practical guidance on Article 6 negotiations, Brazil's new SBCE…
CSRD & Rules

Regulatory deadline calendar: CSRD, CSDDD, CBAM and SBCE

The key CSRD, CSDDD, CBAM and SBCE deadlines, updated after the EU's Omnibus I package (in force since March 2026).…
Glossary

ESG and carbon market glossary

A plain-language glossary of the most common ESG and carbon market terms, from Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions to…
Glossary

What is the TCFD

TCFD (Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures) was a framework created by the Financial Stability Board to standardize how companies…
Glossary

What is REDD+

REDD+ is a UNFCCC framework and voluntary market project category that generates carbon credits by preventing deforestation and forest degradation…
Glossary

What is the voluntary carbon market

The voluntary carbon market is a system where companies and individuals buy carbon credits by choice to offset emissions, without…
Glossary

What is greenwashing

Greenwashing is the practice of conveying a misleading impression about a company's environmental performance through vague, exaggerated, or selectively presented…
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