A UK airports group has launched a tender worth up to £1.3 million ($1.72 mln) to secure supplies of carbon reduction and removal credits as the UK’s largest airport operator accelerates its shift towards offsetting.

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.

With the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) set to move from a transitional reporting phase into full operation from 2026, business groups have warned in a letter to the European Commission that key technical guidance is still missing, leaving companies unable to prepare for the new rules.

Pros and cons - Carbon Brief has obtained a leaked copy of an 84-country “informal list” that was said to identify those blocking a fossil-fuel phaseout roadmap at COP30, though the media outlet noted that its analysis casts serious doubt on the reliability of the document. The list shows multiple contradictions: 14 states appear on both the “support” and “oppose” sides, and the entire bloc of the world’s least-developed countries (LDCs) is listed among opponents, even though some of them had publicly backed the idea. One notable country on the list - Turkiye -  called its inclusion “wrong”, Carbon Brief said. The leak suggests that the informal list, drawn up by the presidency of the summit, was filled out based on negotiating-bloc membership rather than actual positions, according to the climate news website.

Flying high - Total demand for air travel globally, measured in revenue passenger kilometres (RPK), was up 6.6% in Oct. 2025 compared to the previous October, said the International Air Transport Association (IATA) in a release Friday. International demand rose 8.5% compared to Oct. 2024, while domestic demand increased 3.4% compared to Oct. 2024. Regionally, Africa saw the biggest increase in RPK at 8.8%, followed by Asia Pacific at 8.1%, and then Europe at 6.7%. Both Asia Pacific and the Middle East saw double-digit international RFP growth.

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.

The European Commission has acknowledged that COP30 fell short of expectations, particularly on the phaseout of fossil fuels, but still, the EU executive said no deal would have been worse for international climate diplomacy, adding that the bloc will now work to “improve the design” of future climate summits.

Morocco and Switzerland have authorised a solar rooftop mitigation activity under Article 6.2 of the Paris Agreement, the two countries announced in a joint statement this week.

Indonesia’s Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) to the Paris Agreement is looking past the mitigation benefits of its coastal and marine ecosystems, a report highlighted this week, saying the potential of blue carbon remains “largely untapped”.