Carbon removals

Report: Nature based carbon removals present 'strategic opportunity' for Europe's economy

Offsets

Report: Nature based carbon removals present 'strategic opportunity' for Europe's economy

New CISL report explores how high-integrity nature-based carbon removals can help address residual emissions in hard to abate sectors

clock 10 February 2026 • 4 min read
'A new era': EU unveils world's first voluntary standard for permanent carbon removals

Technology

'A new era': EU unveils world's first voluntary standard for permanent carbon removals

European Commission adopts first set of methodologies under bloc's Carbon Removals and Carbon Farming Regulation, delivering major boost to fledgling carbon removals market

clock 03 February 2026 • 4 min read
'Long-awaited clarity': GHG Protocol delivers new Land Sector and Removals Standard

Carbon Accounting

'Long-awaited clarity': GHG Protocol delivers new Land Sector and Removals Standard

New standard to provide a globally recognised benchmark for measuring climate impacts from agriculture and the emerging carbon removals sector

clock 02 February 2026 • 4 min read
Government warned it risks missing 'critical window' for meeting tree-planting goals

Policy

Government warned it risks missing 'critical window' for meeting tree-planting goals

New analysis warns tree-planting carried out over the next five years will play crucial role in meeting net zero by 2050 targets

clock 12 January 2026 • 5 min read
Stop waiting for silver bullets: How the UK can be a world leader in carbon removals

CCS

Stop waiting for silver bullets: How the UK can be a world leader in carbon removals

The UK already has the engineering capability, storage geology, industrial clusters and technical expertise to lead in carbon removal, writes Enfinium's Karl Smyth

clock 22 December 2025 • 5 min read
Spotlight on carbon markets: What carbon market reforms mean for businesses and investors

Carbon Trading

Spotlight on carbon markets: What carbon market reforms mean for businesses and investors

WATCH: Top experts reflect on expected changes to the UK and EU's Emissions Trading Schemes and the possible impact of CBAMs on carbon markets - in BusinessGreen's latest Spotlight webinar

clock 09 December 2025 • 1 min read
Global Briefing: Canada's Mark Carney slammed over climate policy roll back

Climate change

Global Briefing: Canada's Mark Carney slammed over climate policy roll back

Canadian government's proposed exemption for tar sands pipeline sparks protests, data shows Australia's emissions have edged downwards, and the Philippines is moving forward with plans for its first offshore wind farms

clock 28 November 2025 • 6 min read
Ecotricity revamps approach to carbon credits

Offsets

Ecotricity revamps approach to carbon credits

Green energy pioneer to end use of global carbon credits in favour of supporting local UK-based carbon removal projects

clock 11 November 2025 • 2 min read
The UK has a 'bewildering array' of carbon removal options - can it now take them to scale?

Policy

The UK has a 'bewildering array' of carbon removal options - can it now take them to scale?

Government-commissioned review delivers a raft of recommendationsaimed at removing the numerous regulatory and technical barriers faced by the fledgling greenhouse gas removals sector

clock 23 October 2025 • 9 min read
Global CCS capacity increases 23 per cent as 27 new projects come online

Technology

Global CCS capacity increases 23 per cent as 27 new projects come online

Pipeline of carbon capture projects continues to grow, with over 600 projects now at various stages of development worldwide

clock 10 October 2025 • 3 min read