Mike Szabo

4 days ago | carbon-pulse.com | Mike Szabo

BRIEFING: Industry experts warn of "zombie" biochar companies as sector faces reckoningExperts have issued a stark warning about the proliferation of unsustainable "zombie" biochar companies, highlighting critical challenges facing the emerging carbon removals technology. Experts have issued a stark warning about the proliferation of unsustainable "zombie" biochar companies, highlighting critical challenges facing the emerging carbon removals technology.

4 days ago | carbon-pulse.com | Roy Manuell |Mike Szabo

BRIEFING: Carbon removals sector still on the up, but market anxious amid "crisis narrative"Large carbon removal (CDR) transactions are being made behind the scenes despite a more challenging narrative around corporate climate action, but capital must continue to flow into the sector to avoid a supply-side collapse over the next few years, an industry conference heard Tuesday.

6 days ago | carbon-pulse.com | Mike Szabo

Q1-25 airline traffic trends reinforce top-end 160 Mt forecast for 2024-26 CORSIA demand -IATAThe International Air Transport Association's (IATA) latest calculations based on airline traffic numbers for Q1 2025 continue to suggest that demand under the international CORSIA offset scheme during its current trading phase will near or even exceed 160 million tonnes.

1 week ago | carbon-pulse.com | Mike Szabo

California class action suit targets RJ Reynolds for using dubious offsets to market Vuse vapes as carbon neutralRJ Reynolds Vapor Company and its parent British American Tobacco (BAT) are facing a proposed class action lawsuit in California alleging they misled consumers by falsely claiming that their Vuse vape products are carbon neutral by using offsets tied to questionable forestry projects.

1 week ago | carbon-pulse.com | Mike Szabo

ICE's North America carbon head joins US broker-dealer to help build energy businessICE's North American head of environmental products has left the exchange operator to join a US-headquartered broker-dealer to help them build their carbon and energy trading business. ICE's North American head of environmental products has left the exchange operator to join a US-headquartered broker-dealer to help them build their carbon and energy trading business.