A carbon management advisory firm expects a new exchange-backed platform to help unlock supply of high-durability carbon dioxide removal (CDR) by bringing buyers and suppliers together in the fragmented voluntary carbon market.

The Delaware Superior Court has dismissed a lawsuit between Anew Ventures II and two Terra Global affiliates, ruling that the dispute must be resolved through arbitration.

Despite strong interest in building up Article 6 supply, there are only a handful of sovereign buyers actively looking to procure credits for the period running to 2030, yet capacity building needs among host countries remains an even greater challenge for the near-term scaling of the market, experts and government officials told Carbon Pulse at COP30.

A G20-backed model aimed at harmonising data infrastructures of voluntary and international carbon markets will incorporate Article 6.4's Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism (PACM) registry requirements when they are released, the developers said.

An African country has signed an agreement with a voluntary carbon organisation to bolster its market infrastructure on Tuesday, in anticipation of passing a new law to establish a national registry.

Development of credits for sale into the UN’s international aviation offsetting scheme (CORSIA) can doubly support countries’ achievement of their climate targets while raising carbon finance, according to an industry brief seen by Carbon Pulse, as part of a COP30 push for Paris Agreement parties to develop fresh supply.

Japan and Malaysia have signed an industry-led letter calling for host countries to expedite regulation to operationalise the Paris Agreement's Article 6, issue Letters of Authorisation (LoAs), and enable the release of CORSIA-Eligible Emissions Units (EEUs), in an effort to avoid a potential patchwork of measures enacted by jurisdictions frustrated with slow progress or perceived weak ambition within the ICAO international aviation offsetting scheme.

Solid as a rock - Puro.earth has officially approved a new version of its enhanced rock weathering (ERW) methodology, following endorsement by its board at the end of last month, it said Tuesday. The final documents, ERW Edition 2025 Version 1, the Transition Plan, and the Public Consultation Outcome, are now available in Puro’s document library. The updated methodology reflects extensive collaboration across the ERW community, with many public consultation comments leading to refinements that enhance scientific integrity, practicality, and efficiency. Puro has launched a structured transition plan: certified facilities may continue using prior until their crediting period ends or adopt the 2025 edition earlier; facilities registered before Dec. 15, 2025, have until Feb. 18, 2026, to submit audit materials or may request certification under the new edition; and facilities registered on or after Dec. 15, 2025 must follow the new 2025 version. Puro will provide ongoing support to ensure a smooth transition for all stakeholders, it said.

Forestry emissions - The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has invited companies to pilot test its draft timber and wood fiber pathway, which is included under the Forest, Land and Agriculture (FLAG) Target-Setting Tool. The updates aim to improve near-term target setting, and introduce a new long-term target-setting method to help exposed companies set strong, science-based targets to reduce land-based emissions associated with forestry production. The organisation is calling on companies in the forest and paper products sector, and those with emissions related to timber and wood fiber accounting for 10% or more of their FLAG emissions, to apply to join the pilot of the draft revised pathway. The pilot test is expected to begin no earlier than Q1 2026, and will run for around six weeks. The pilot testing application is open until Jan. 5, 2026.  

Large-scale tree planting in Canada’s northwestern boreal region could remove around 3.9 billion tonnes of CO2 by 2100 under realistic deployment assumptions, research published last week has found.

A UK-based standard is seeking feedback on a new avoided deforestation methodology designed for smallholder farmers, while also announcing the delay of a methodology to treat algae.

A London-based carbon data company on Tuesday launched a biomass data platform at COP30 aimed at improving forest carbon measurement accuracy and credit integrity across both voluntary and compliance markets.

A provision in the latest iteration of an Article 6.2 negotiating text, published Tuesday, would ban trading Internationally Transferred Mitigation Outcomes (ITMOs) associated with reports flagged during the Technical Expert Review (TER) process – while every report to date has come back with identified inconsistencies.

Cotton credits - The government of Uzbekistan has allocated 55,000 hectares to a regenerative cotton farming programme, designed to generate carbon credits, under a partnership with the International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC) and blockchain-platform company Bizpando. Under the programme, 98 farmers will be trained on carbon credit verification. The Ministry of Agriculture has begun identifying laboratories for carbon testing and certification, while Bizpando has started registering farmers to document emissions reductions and facilitate future credit payments.

An Amsterdam-based environmental commodities trading firm announced the renewal of its credit facility Tuesday. 

Day 8 at COP30 in Belem. The Brazilian presidency is advancing fast on plans for an outcome at the summit, opening up two core goals, the first being a Belem Package, which will see a showdown on Wednesday on some of the most contentious issues at stake: finance, trade measures, and a lack of ambition in climate plans.

Several African countries are in a strong position to issue Letters of Authorisation (LoAs) for CORSIA, executives from a carbon standard said on Monday, adding that it expects to issue over 386 million units eligible for Phase 1 of the UN's international aviation offsetting scheme.