Climate Market Intelligence

STAFF NEWS: Karina Sarandrea and Brooke Mercaldi Join the Sabin Center

**Enhanced climate litigation tracking increases legal scrutiny over the ecological integrity of land-use and nature-based carbon sequestration assets.**

82% of Investors Expect Climate Risks to Impact Asset Prices Over Next Decade: Robeco Survey

**Rising investor pricing of physical climate risks accelerates capital redirection toward high-integrity ecological assets, heightening scrutiny on LULUCF and Blue Carbon permanence.**

Study Links NYC Congestion Pricing Policy to Cleaner Air In Lower Manhattan

One year after NYC launched its congestion pricing policy, fine particulate pollution inside Manhattan’s congestion relief zone was 13 percent lower, according to a new analysis.

Eurazeo Acquires Water Loss Solutions Platform Miya Water

French investment firm Eurazeo announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire a […]

Radioactive traces found in teeth of stranded whales used to explore their lives

Researchers analysed traces of radioactive fallout from nuclear weapons testing trapped in the teeth of five mammals.

Aviva Investors, ABN AMRO Invest €100 Million in Circular Concrete Platform SL Materials

Sustainable building materials provider SL Materials announced a new €100 million (USD$112 million) investment from […]

HSBC Launches Loans with Rates Tied to ESG Scores for European Small, Medium Businesses

HSBC announced the launch of its Sustainability Improvement Loan (SIL) solution in Continental Europe, offering […]

Zelestra Secures $350 Million Green Financing to Build U.S. Solar Project Backed by Meta

Madrid-based renewable energy company Zelestra announced that it has closed $350 million in green financing credit […]

Australia’s top court delivers historic ruling against coal mine expansion

High Court upholds decision rejecting MACH Energy’s bid to keep Mount Pleasant mine running until 2048 and double its output

New Zealand’s climate ‘entering uncharted territory’ as greenhouse gases hit record highs

Island nation is one of the world’s biggest emitters on a per capita basis

Data centre boom creates investment risk for Malaysia’s power system

Rising electricity demand from data centres is putting pressure on the country to expand generation and grid capacity, but shorter-term commitments from some operators could make it harder to recover the cost of those investments, said the country’s energy regulator.

Making sense of loss and damage at the national level

September Research Roundup: Select Papers

In this month's edition of our research roundup, we look at the impact of suspending U.S. embassy reporting on air quality; why two extreme heatwaves had different impacts; and how to make vulnerable populations in smaller cities more visible.

Come Visit Us at Lamont Open House

**Pioneering earth science and geochemical research conducted at institutions like Lamont-Doherty provides the empirical baseline necessary to substantiate ecological additionality and permanence.**

What Does Securities Deregulation Mean for Climate Risk?

**The rollback of federal climate-disclosure rules obscures corporate exposure to physical asset degradation, ultimately weakening institutional capital allocation toward critical ecological preservation.**

As Deforestation Surges, Indonesia Hinders Access to Forest Data

Indonesia is obstructing access to government data on the state of its forests. The new restrictions come as the country witnesses a surge in deforestation. Read more on E360 →

The part Chinese AI could play in predicting extreme weather

AI forecasting is quick and cheap, but errors can’t be tracked and explained, and more data and testing are needed.

Rohingya camps in Bangladesh face growing landslide risk

Amid recurring landslides, a growing number of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh are being forced to adapt to increasingly limited camp space.

Is the target to protect 30% of Earth still achievable, and still worthwhile?

COP17: Update on 30x30 goal shows the world is off track, especially in the ocean, but campaigners say there is hope.

Southeast Asia could save US$45.4 billion with solar instead of planned gas projects: study

As of 2025, solar electricity was already 50 per cent cheaper than gas in Malaysia, Vietnam, the Philippines, Thailand and Indonesia according to a Zero Carbon Analyitcs study.

Caribbean Nations Have Installed Twice as Much Solar as Official Figures Suggest

Across the Caribbean, people have installed roughly twice as many solar panels as official statistics would suggest. That is the finding of a new report, which calls on countries to make it easier for new solar installations to connect to the grid. Read more on E360 →

UAH v6.1 Global Temperature Update for September, 2026: +0.61 deg. C

The Version 6.1 global average lower tropospheric temperature (LT) anomaly for September, 2026 was +0.61 deg. C departure from the 1991-2020 mean, down from the August, 2026 value of +0.68 deg. C. The Version 6.1 global area-averaged linear temperature trend (January 1979 through September 2026) remains at +0.16 deg/ C/decade (+0.22 C/decade over land, +0.13 […]

El Niño 2026: How Big Could It Get?

**Record-breaking sea-surface temperatures driven by the 2026 El Niño threaten irreversible biophysical tipping points, severely destabilizing global LULUCF and Blue Carbon sinks.**

Supreme Court to Tackle Preemption Issues in Corporate Climate Accountability Litigation

**The Supreme Court's determination on federal preemption will set critical precedents for financing local ecological remediation and nature-based climate resilience.**

Real Science, Right Now: How High School Students Are Researching Climate Solutions

Through Columbia Climate School and Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory programs, students conducted hands-on climate research to build scientific, analytical and communication skills.

Fifty Billion Seedlings: Can Ethiopia Replant Its Ravaged Forests?

A legacy of deforestation has left Ethiopia struggling with more intense flooding and drought. The country is trying to restore its native forests through one of the world’s most ambitious and well-funded tree-planting campaigns, but such projects in other nations have often fallen short. Read more on E360 →

Analysis: Wind and solar save UK from gas imports worth £5.9bn during Hormuz crisis

The UK has avoided the need for gas imports worth £5.9bn since the start of the Hormuz crisis as a… The post Analysis: Wind and solar save UK from gas imports worth £5.9bn during Hormuz crisis appeared first on Carbon Brief.

For the First Time in a Century, the Atlantic May See No Hurricanes

August and September passed without a single Atlantic hurricane, thanks in part to a powerful El Niño. Forecasters are now raising the prospect that the season could conclude with zero Atlantic hurricanes. Read more on E360 →

Scrutinizing the Achievement of Climate Targets, Part II: Emerging Trends and Challenges in Implementation Litigation

**Climate implementation litigation increasingly targets the integrity of sovereign land-use strategies and physical carbon sinks, penalizing unverified ecological projections.**

Governments must reconcile dissonant climate assessment approaches

**Fragmented carbon accounting frameworks jeopardize ecological integrity by mischaracterizing real carbon permanence across critical terrestrial and marine biomes.**

Scrutinizing the Achievement of Climate Targets, Part I: The Widening Reach of Implementation Litigation

As temperatures continue to rise at alarming rates, it is undeniable that current climate policies are not enough to meet the 1.5°C temperature limit of the Paris Agreement. According to the United Nations Environment Programme, global warming is currently on track to reach 2.8°C above preindustrial levels by 2100. However, if governments fully implement their […]

Analysis: Lula presidency saved at least 20,000km2 of Brazilian Amazon since 2022

An area of Amazon forest roughly the size of the US state of New Jersey has remained standing due to… The post Analysis: Lula presidency saved at least 20,000km2 of Brazilian Amazon since 2022 appeared first on Carbon Brief.

‘Concerning’ low sea ice persists as Antarctic hits third-lowest winter peak

Antarctic sea ice has recorded its third-smallest winter peak extent since satellite records began 48 years ago, new data reveals.… The post ‘Concerning’ low sea ice persists as Antarctic hits third-lowest winter peak appeared first on Carbon Brief.

Generative artifical intelligence for climate dialogue justice

**Deploying generative AI for climate dialogue justice bridges procedural equity gaps in nature-based interventions, empowering local stewards to directly influence LULUCF and Blue Carbon conservation design.**

Interactive: What China’s dozens of ‘five-year plans’ say about climate and energy

**China's mainstreaming of climate directives across provincial five-year plans intensifies national LULUCF targets and ecological restoration mandates, directly impacting domestic carbon sink baselines.**

Analysis: EVs are now nine times cheaper than petrol or diesel to drive in the UK

The latest surge in fossil-fuel prices means it is now up to nine times cheaper in the UK to drive… The post Analysis: EVs are now nine times cheaper than petrol or diesel to drive in the UK appeared first on Carbon Brief.

Carbon removal projects need to get justice right

**Failing to integrate environmental justice and local stakeholder stewardship into carbon dioxide removal (CDR) projects directly threatens ecological permanence and project durability.**

Public support for novel carbon removal hinges on procedural and distributive fairness

UAH v6.1 Global Temperature Update for August, 2026: +0.68 deg. C

**Rapidly compounding tropospheric thermal anomalies driven by El Niño intensify non-permanence risks across global carbon sinks.**

Record Low Lake Mead: “Millennium Drought” or Inevitable Result of Demand Exceeding Supply?

**Depleting water levels at Lake Mead destabilize regional hydrology and threaten surrounding desert carbon sinks and aquatic ecosystems.**

UAH v6.1 Global Temperature Update for July, 2026: +0.48 deg. C

**Persistent atmospheric warming trends (+0.48°C anomaly) exacerbate ecological stress, directly threatening the permanence of nature-based carbon sequestration.**

UAH v6.1 Global Temperature Update for June, 2026: +0.46 deg. C

**The persistent +0.16°C per decade global warming trend directly threatens the permanence and stability of LULUCF and Blue Carbon sequestration sinks.**

US, Google, Meta join forces to build ‘virtual cells’ for digital biology experiments

The U.S. government, Meta, Google DeepMind, and other partners are combining nearly $1.8 billion in...

Eastern Caribbean collaboration key to Article 6 engagement, Grenada’s NDC says

Grenada’s Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) under the Paris Agreement indicates no firm plans to participate in carbon markets, nor REDD+ initiatives – unless the Eastern Caribbean bloc pulls off a brewing regional approach.

Arabian Sea humpbacks may be a unique subspecies at risk of extinction

Humpback whales found in the Arabian Sea are likely a distinct subspecies, having evolved in isolation for tens of thousands of years, according to a newly published genetic analysis. “Arabian Sea humpback whales have long been an enigma to the scientific community,” lead author Rita Amaral, from the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), said in a […]

BRIEFING: EU Parliament factions emerge over ETS cap cuts, international credits, and free allocation

The European Parliament’s Greens, Socialists & Democrats (S&D), and centrist Renew have aligned in pushing for much more substantial annual EU ETS emissions cuts than those proposed by the European Commission, and in opposing the use of international credits as part of the market's reform.

Ratings correlation to credit price premium now evident across regional cookstoves, avoided deforestation, IFM -analysis

Top-rated credits across the three most liquid segments of the voluntary carbon market (VCM) can command price premiums up to 2.5x that of unrated credits, according to an analysis by a global carbon ratings agency and market intelligence platform.

Tropical Storm Isaias forms, is forecast to become a hurricane and hit US Gulf Coast this week

MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Isaias formed Wednesday in the warm waters off eastern Mexico and forecasters said it was expected to strengthen into the first hurricane of the Atlantic season before hitting the U.S. Gulf Coast later in the week. The rapidly strengthening storm was on track to tie or break a 121-year-old record […]

‘A few are afraid of the chicks’: Preparing Thailand’s rescued leopard cats for life in the wild

KHON KAEN, Thailand – A wildlife officer holds a leopard cat cub in one hand, its entire body small enough for her fingers to wrap around its torso. With the other hand, she feeds it formula milk from a syringe. This is the latest rescue at the Department of National Parks and Wildlife’s rescue center […]