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.
Sylvera Carbon Market Data Snapshot Q2 2026
Sylvera’s Q2 2026 data snapshot finds retirement volumes fell 10% year-on-year to 38.55 million credits, while total retirement market value rose, driven by a quality premium and shifting registry dynamics.
China’s 15th Five-Year Plan for Building a Beautiful China: Implications for Non-CO₂ Super Climate Pollutant Mitigation
IGSD analyses China’s 15th Five-Year Plan for Building a Beautiful China, covering pollution control, climate mitigation and ecological protection through 2030, with implications for non-CO₂ super pollutant mitigation.
The Methane Mitigation Opportunities in China’s 15th Five-Year Plan for Building a New Energy System
IGSD analyses China’s 15th Five-Year Plan for Building a New Energy System, identifying methane mitigation provisions covering coal mine methane, oil and gas, carbon markets, and carbon-footprint policies for 2026–2030.
EIA Briefing to OEWG48
The Environmental Investigation Agency sets out its analysis and recommendations for Montreal Protocol parties ahead of OEWG-48, addressing Kigali Amendment implementation, HFC phase-down, and multilateral cooperation at a key anniversary milestone.
Strengthening the EU Emissions Trading System
Clean Air Task Force sets out recommendations for the EU’s mid-2026 ETS review, urging cautious integration of permanent carbon removals, greater ambition on aviation and maritime emissions, and robust environmental safeguards.
IETA’s Vision for the Post-2030 EU ETS
IETA outlines its position on preserving the EU ETS as Europe’s central climate instrument, calling for an integrated post-2030 review covering the cap, MSR, free allocation, removals and international credits.
Market Insights Brief: Carbon Deal Dynamics, June 2026
Ecosystem Marketplace and Carbon Capital Lab surveyed 48 VCM project developers and intermediaries on deal timelines and friction; relationship capital, buyer readiness, and price emerge as dominant factors.
How to align capital markets to benefit climate and nature
World Economic Forum’s André Hoffmann argues capital markets must treat ecosystems as critical infrastructure, using catalytic tools like GAEA to coordinate public, private and philanthropic finance for climate and nature.
Debt-for-carbon: Using carbon credits for debt relief
Published by EDF and Perspectives Climate Research, this paper explores how voluntary carbon market and Article 6 credits could be integrated into debt-for-climate swaps, linking sovereign debt relief to verified emissions reductions through robust MRV systems.