BeZero Carbon’s CEO argues ESMA’s ESG Ratings Regulation should prohibit carbon rating agencies from also offering project design, MRV, or verification services to eliminate structural conflicts of interest.
GHG Protocol Announces Key Standard Development Updates
GHG Protocol announces plans to merge its corporate standards with ISO’s 14064-1 into a single co-branded global accounting standard, publishes Scope 2 consultation results, and releases preliminary AMI feedback.
Strengthening High Integrity Carbon Markets: New Report Explores Oversight of Validation and Verification Bodies
The ICVCM’s Continuous Improvement Work Program presents ten recommendations to strengthen oversight of validation and verification bodies, covering transparency, accountability, conflict-of-interest management, and coordination across carbon market actors.
GHG Protocol Announces Key Standard Development Updates: FAQ Resource
GHG Protocol’s July 2026 FAQ blog addresses key updates to its corporate standards, including a harmonised ISO partnership, revised Scope 2 consultation results, and a new standard development timeline.
EU ETS reform: carbon removals and Article 6 credits
Abatable analyses the European Commission’s proposed EU ETS overhaul, which would, for the first time, open the compliance market to permanent carbon removals from 2031 and international Article 6 credits from 2036.
Global electricity demand growth set to accelerate as power systems adjust to recent shocks
The IEA’s Electricity Mid-Year Update forecasts global electricity demand growing 3.6% in 2026 and 3.8% in 2027, with renewables set to overtake coal as the world’s largest generation source.
ISSB Update July 2026
IFRS Foundation summarises ISSB decisions to ballot a nature-related disclosures practice statement for October 2026 and prepare proposed enhancements to six SASB Standards covering the Technology and Communications sector.
CBAM: How companies can build from compliance to value creation
McKinsey explains how verified emissions data can reduce CBAM costs, improve forecasting and guide sourcing, pricing and hedging decisions as carbon intensity becomes a direct trade and margin factor.
About the EU ETS
The European Commission explains the EU Emissions Trading System, the world’s first international carbon market, covering its cap-and-trade mechanism, phase history, allowance rules, and reform proposals under current policy.
Fossil Fuel Methane Primer: Critical Role of Reducing Fossil Fuel Methane Emissions to Address the Climate Emergency
IGSD examines fossil fuel methane emissions as a critical near-term climate lever, outlining the science, mitigation opportunities across oil, gas, and coal sectors, and policy actions needed to address the climate emergency.