An ocean alkalinity project’s first credit issuances have been hailed as an important step for marine carbon removal (mCDR), while they have also highlighted significant gaps in scientific evidence, environmental monitoring, and data transparency, according to new analysis

Both emitters and investors largely pulled back across North American compliance carbon markets through the Oct. 8-14 period, US Commodity Trading Futures Commission (CFTC) data published this week showed, as the CFTC continues to catch up on publishing data since the government shutdown.

California Carbon Allowance (CCA) prices declined into the US Thanksgiving holiday, while Washington Carbon Allowances (WCAs) continued to reach all-time highs on limited volumes.

The Brazilian state of Para’s environmental asset company has signed a cooperation agreement with a major global consultancy to strengthen the state’s jurisdictional REDD+ programme and accelerate delivery under its emission reduction purchase agreement (ERPA) with the LEAF Coalition.

Carney climate rupture – Steven Guilbeault, Canada's Minister of Nature and Parks Canada, has resigned from the Carney government. In a statement posted on X, Guilbeault said he strongly opposed the federal government's new pipeline deal with Alberta, including moves exempting the province from Clean Electricity Regulations, adding new fossil fuel subsidies for enhanced oil recovery, and pursuing a pipeline to the West Coast. Guilbeault, a former Greenpeace activist, served as Environment Minister under the former Trudeau government. He was shuffled in March when Prime Minister Mark Carney selected his new cabinet. Guilbeault said in his statement that several core climate measures he helped implement have recently been dismantled or targeted for rollback.

Regulatory rollback – The US Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE), which works with states and tribes to restore and repurpose land affected by mining, announced Friday that it had rescinded 14 coal-sector rules following a federal review of legacy requirements. The changes will be published in the Federal Register and follow federal directives calling for the removal of outdated or duplicative rules. The agency said the update streamlines administrative processes, reduces costs, and maintains environmental stewardship while removing rules it described as obsolete. The Trump administration announced new mechanisms to boost the coal sector in September as the US DOE and EPA looks to allow the coal industry to play a larger role in meeting  demand.

Edinburgh-based carbon credit certifier Plan Vivo is consulting on a set of guidelines for its first coastal blue carbon methodology, proposing a flexible framework that allows multiple interventions to be combined, and opening the door for expansion into other blue carbon ecosystems in the future.

Canada’s industrial emitters, CCS developers, and insurers said on Friday that fragmented provincial carbon markets and depressed credit prices are blocking final investment decisions for multi-billion-dollar carbon capture projects, despite industry consensus that the technology and financing tools are ready.

Peru is preparing to significantly expand its national carbon registry (RENAMI), with the environment ministry expecting to recognise the full suite of methodologies of two international standards by mid-2026, while advancing in the approval process of projects aiming to generate credits for bilateral agreements and secure one more bilateral agreement.

The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) should drop the requirement that removal credits must have Article 6 authorisation under the Paris Agreement in the new Corporate Net-Zero Standard to count for neutralisation, market participants have urged.