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6 days ago | 
carbonherald.com | Theodora Stankova
Cascade Climate, in partnership with the Grantham Foundation, Google, and Frontier, has awarded more than $1.2 million in funding to support nine innovative projects in the field of enhanced rock weathering (ERW). This initiative uses a “piggybacking” model—where academic researchers build on existing ERW deployments to conduct field-based scientific investigations, Cascade said earlier this week.
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1 week ago | 
carbonherald.com | Theodora Stankova
BeZero Carbon, a global carbon ratings agency, and Xpansiv, a leading market infrastructure provider for environmental commodities, have announced an expanded partnership aimed at improving access to high-quality carbon market data. The collaboration will now integrate BeZero’s headline carbon ratings into Xpansiv Connect, a portfolio management system, and CBL, the world’s largest spot carbon exchange, according to a joint statement on Wednesday.
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1 week ago | 
carbonherald.com | Theodora Stankova
Verra, a leading standards setter for the voluntary carbon market, has announced a major milestone with the registration of the first project using a Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) methodology approved by the Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM). The methodology meets the rigorous standards of the Core Carbon Principles (CCPs) Assessment Framework, as per the approval by the ICVCM.
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1 week ago | 
carbonherald.com | Theodora Stankova
A new draft bill called the Clean Cloud Act of 2025 aims to dramatically cut greenhouse gas emissions from crypto mining operations and AI data centers across the U.S., crypto news website The Block has reported. Presented by Democratic Senators Sheldon Whitehouse and John Fetterman, the legislation proposes strict emissions caps that will decrease annually until facilities are fully reliant on renewable energy by 2035.
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1 week ago | 
carbonherald.com | Theodora Stankova
Heidelberg Materials has received official consent to build a $522 million (£400 million) carbon capture and storage (CCS) facility at its Padeswood site in North Wales, marking a significant milestone in the company’s ambition to create the UK’s first net-zero cement plant.
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1 week ago | 
carbonherald.com | Theodora Stankova
The International Carbon Action Partnership (ICAP) has issued its Emissions Trading Worldwide Status Report 2025, which reveals continued global momentum for emissions trading systems (ETSs), particularly across emerging economies. As of 2025, 38 ETSs are in operation, with another 20 systems under development or consideration, collectively covering 19% of global greenhouse gas emissions.
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2 weeks ago | 
carbonherald.com | Theodora Stankova
J.P. Morgan Asset Management has announced the successful close of Campbell Global’s Forest & Climate Solutions Fund II, securing $1.5 billion in capital—well above its initial $1 billion target. The total capital raise reaches $2.3 billion when including additional commitments from separate account mandates, according to a statement on Tuesday. This marks a major milestone for Campbell Global, the timberland investment firm acquired by J.P. Morgan in 2021.
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2 weeks ago | 
carbonherald.com | Theodora Stankova
A new report from South Pole reveals a growing contradiction in the financial sector’s approach to climate action: while global financial institutions increasingly invest in green assets, most are unwilling to reduce their exposure to fossil fuels. The 2024/25 Net Zero Report, based on a survey of sustainability leaders from 350 financial firms across 13 countries, highlights that 72% of institutions have no plans to reduce fossil fuel investments over the next decade.
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2 weeks ago | 
carbonherald.com | Theodora Stankova
Akinwumi Adesina, the outgoing president of the African Development Bank, has raised alarms about foreign firms underpaying for carbon credits sourced from African forests. Speaking to The Financial Times, Adesina compared the situation to past land grabs, warning that Africa is being exploited in what he calls “carbon grabs,” Yale Environment 360 reported on Monday. During the U.N. climate summit in Azerbaijan last year, Adesina pointed out the stark price differences for carbon credits.
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2 weeks ago | 
carbonherald.com | Theodora Stankova
Carbon Direct has released its inaugural quarterly industry insights report, The Navigator, offering essential guidance for businesses and policymakers navigating the rapidly evolving climate and carbon markets. The April 2025 edition examines the current state of climate policy under President Trump’s second term, touching on topics such as federal shifts, state-level resilience, evolving carbon market standards, and recent advancements in carbon management technologies.
