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Developments Impacting Compliance Carbon Markets

California Cuts Major Methane Leaks as Trump Turns his Back on Science

California used its new methane-detecting satellite to identify and fix 10 major oil and gas leaks since May, equal to removing 18,000 cars from the road for a year. The Tanager-1 system, developed with NASA JPL, enables faster, cheaper, and more frequent leak monitoring than aircraft, with three more satellites coming by 2027.

Clean Industrial Deal: A New Horizon Europe Funding Call to Support the Decarbonisation of the EU

In December 2025, the European Commission will launch an Horizon Europe call worth approximately €600 million to fund research and innovation projects supporting the Clean Industrial Deal to support the development of a new generation of “fit-for-deployment” clean tech, clean energy and net-zero manufacturing technologies.

Oklo Announces U.S. Department of Energy Approval for Nuclear Safety Design Agreement of Aurora Fuel Fabrication Facility

Oklo has received rapid U.S. DOE approval of its Nuclear Safety Design Agreement for the Aurora Fuel Fabrication Facility at Idaho National Laboratory, the first such approval under the DOE’s Advanced Nuclear Fuel Line Pilot Projects. This advances Oklo’s plan to recycle used nuclear fuel into metallic fuel for its Aurora-INL reactor, creating a faster pathway to deploy commercial advanced nuclear power and modernize U.S. nuclear fuel manufacturing.

UK: National Grid kicks off Didcot Substation Upgrade to Connect Data Centres and Battery Storage

National Grid has begun upgrading its Didcot substation to connect new data centres and 650MW of battery storage, supporting the UK’s digital growth and zero-carbon power needs. The project includes new GIS facilities using SF6-free switchgear, advancing National Grid’s commitment to lower emissions while expanding grid capacity.

North Wales to Pioneer UK’s First Small Modular Reactors

Wylfa has been confirmed as the site for the UK’s first small modular reactor, bringing over £2.5 billion in investment and up to 3,000 jobs to Anglesey and North Wales. The project, led by Great British Energy-Nuclear with Rolls-Royce SMR, marks a major step in the UK’s new nuclear push and revitalises a region with deep nuclear heritage.

Clean Fuel Markets and Sustainable Fuels

UGI Energy Services and The City of Philadelphia Announce Biofuel Agreement

The City of Philadelphia is partnering with UGI Energy Services to power its 35 CNG trash compactors with Renewable Natural Gas (RNG). The biogas will be sourced from Pennsylvania landfills, reducing flaring and supporting a cleaner municipal fleet.

LanzaJet Makes History as the World’s First to Produce Jet Fuel from Ethanol at Commercial-Scale Plant Delivering the Next Generation Fuel Solution for Aviation

LanzaJet, Inc., a leading next-gen fuels technology company and fuels producer, today announced that it has fully operated and produced fuels at its LanzaJet Freedom Pines Fuels facility in Soperton, Georgia, USA – marking both the world’s first production of jet fuel using ethanol as a feedstock at a commercial-scale plant.

Snowfox Discovery Engages Viridien to Provide Multiphysics Services for Global Natural Hydrogen Exploration

Natural hydrogen explorer Snowfox Discovery has engaged geodata company Viridien for its advanced subsurface imaging and data analysis. The partnership, following Snowfox's $30M funding, aims to accelerate global natural hydrogen exploration.

Hydrogen Mechanism: EU Commission Launches Its First Call for Interest to Connect Buyers and Suppliers

The Commission has launched the first call for interest under the Hydrogen Mechanism to connect potential suppliers with buyers of hydrogen and its derivatives in the EU. The mechanism empowers buyers and sellers by linking future demand and supply, helping to reduce market uncertainty.

Haffner Energy Enters a Major Biomethanol Project in California with an Initial Contract

Project developer OroCarbo has selected Haffner Energy’s SYNOCA® 20MW module for integration into a 100 tonnes/day biomethanol project in California, using Maverick Synfuels’ syngas-to-methanol conversion technology. The initial contract focuses on the project’s Carbon Intensity (CI) study, to be conducted by an independent third party.

Ivys Adsorption Partners with BioFlight Fuels on INSAT-Funded SAF Flight School Project Advancing Sustainable Aviation Fuel in Canada

Ivys Adsorption is partnering with BioFlight Fuels on an INSAT-funded project to convert municipal biogas into Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). Ivys will provide its 'Biostream' technology to upgrade the biogas into a high-purity feedstock for SAF synthesis.

Ireland: WELTEC BIOPOWER Biomethane Plant to Go into Operation in Mid-2026

WELTEC BIOPOWER is building Ireland's largest biomethane plant, set for mid-2026 operation. It will convert 165,000 tonnes of beer and whiskey industry waste into 110 GWh of renewable gas annually for the national grid.

CDR and Offsets

Rwanda: TotalEnergies Joins Forces with DelAgua to Bring Clean Cooking into 200,000 Households

The carbon credits generated by the project will be acquired by TotalEnergies. They will be certified initially by the international organization VERRA, pending their approval under Article 6.4 of the Paris Agreement Credit Mechanism as soon as the latter is operational.

Equitable Earth Launches New REDD+ Methodology at COP30

Equitable Earth has launched its new M002 REDD+ methodology at COP30 in Belém, marking a major step forward for high-integrity, Indigenous-led forest conservation. With ICVCM approval already secured, the program is set to scale globally, with ongoing expansion into carbon removals, peatland conservation, and advanced risk and permanence modelling.

Côte d'Ivoire Signs Landmark $23 Million Deal for Verified Emissions Reductions with Emergent

Côte d’Ivoire has finalized a landmark agreement with Emergent valued at up to 23 million dollars to commercialize high-integrity jurisdictional REDD Plus emissions reductions and removals verified under the World Bank’s FCPF Standard, marking a major breakthrough for forest conservation and climate finance in West Africa.

Mirova Invests USD30 Million in Varaha’s Regenerative Agriculture Project in India – its Largest Carbon Transaction to Date

Mirova, an affiliate of Natixis Investment Managers dedicated to sustainable investment, announces a landmark USD30 million investment in the Kheti soil carbon project developed by Varaha.

Other Developments

Texas Secures EPA Approval for Class VI Primacy, Accelerating CCS Deployment and Regulatory Certainty

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has officially approved Texas’ application for Class VI Underground Injection Control primacy, giving the Railroad Commission of Texas full authority to permit and regulate wells used to permanently store carbon dioxide deep underground.