The secretariat of the ART programme has opened version 3.0 of its TREES jurisdictional REDD+ (J-REDD) standard for public consultation, filled with clarifying notes and new information – including on the ‘high forest, low deforestation’ (HFLD) methodology.

Loss for Eni - A top court in Italy ruled that a climate change against Italian energy group Eni can continue, Reuters reported. Greenpeace Italia and ReCommon raised the case, with the appeals court ruling Italian courts have jurisdictions to hear climate litigation cases, including those involving emissions from Eni's foreign subsidiaries. The two climate campaign groups hailed the ruling as a victory, stating climate justice is possible in Italy. They asked the court to determine Eni's responsibility for past and future environmental harm and also want to make the energy group and its key investors change their climate strategy. Some 31.8% of Eni is owned by the Italian government. (Reuters)

The Supervisory Body for Article 6.4’s methodological expert panel (MEP) is pushing to approve “at least one” carbon crediting methodology under the new Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism (PACM) by October, its co-chair told a webinar on Tuesday.

Voluntary carbon crediting body Gold Standard has published activity requirements for carbon removal projects, in an update Tuesday.

The potential volume of the LEAF Coalition's pipeline of emissions reduction payment agreements stands at 174.19 million tonnes of CO2e, which equates to at least $1.74 billion in results-based finance, according to a new UN report.

Have your say - Ahead of the Supervisory Body's 17th meeting (SBM 017), the agenda and relevant documents have been published on the UNFCCC website. Stakeholders are invited to provide input on the topics outlined in the annotated agenda and its annexes through a public call for input, with a submission deadline of July 28. The Supervisory Body will then convene in Bonn from Aug. 4-8. During the meeting, members will discuss several key items, including a draft methodological standard related to suppressed demand, as recommended by the Methodological Expert Panel (MEP), and the initial accreditation of five Designated Operational Entities, based on the recommendation of the Accreditation Expert Panel (AEP). In addition, the body will review proposed revisions to the activity cycle regulations for projects and programmes. The agenda also includes discussion of a draft two-year business and resource allocation plan for 2026–27, as well as a draft annual Article 6.4 Supervisory Body report to the CMA.

The UK government has proposed including maritime emissions into its carbon market from midway through next year, in a response to a public consultation published late on Monday.