Global soils could store almost 150 billion tonnes of CO2 this century through improved cropland and bioenergy management, according to new modelling that finds climate-focused land use policies deliver substantially higher gains than food system reforms alone.

A climate tech startup has validated the performance of its third-generation field alkalinity sensor for enhanced weathering (EW) MRV as it prepares to launch sales of the device next year.

An international standard has allied with a trading platform and its registry provider to establish a dedicated system to trade biodiversity, water, and nature-based carbon credits focused on the Asian market, it announced on Monday.

Colombia-based standard Cercarbono and a Malaysia-based project developer on Monday announced the opening of a public consultation on a blue carbon methodology.

Ethiopia and Azerbaijan submitted on Monday their Host Party Participation Requirements to the UNFCCC to participate in the Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism (PACM), with the former government granting explicit authorisation for the crediting of five activities and the latter outlining a slate of priority sectors.

The European Commission has adopted three initiatives to boost demand and deployment of carbon removals (CDR) in the EU as part of its bioeconomy strategy, it announced on Monday.

Nearby Phase 1 CORSIA futures lost nearly $1 this week, there was a rush to close open interest lots in CBL's nature-based futures, and afforestation, reforestation, and revegetation (ARR) credits continued to surge higher.

Dutch-headquartered bank Triodos on Monday launched its first strategy aiming to integrate climate and biodiversity action.

Indonesia’s bid to sell millions of carbon credits at UN climate talks last month appears to have yielded far less demand than the country had hoped for, casting doubt on investor appetite for its recently reopened carbon market.

A New Zealand-based natural capital company has teamed up with a UK tech firm to map soil organic carbon (SOC) across eight sites, aiming to lay the groundwork for developing nature and soil carbon credit projects.

Australia carbon farming boost – The government announced last week it has awarded a total of AUD 240,000 (USD $157,000) in Carbon for Farmers vouchers to 41 farming businesses across Western Australia, supporting feasibility studies and carbon farming plans through grants of up to AUD 15,000 each. The scheme, which supports activities like revegetation, agroforestry and improved pasture systems, has distributed 131 vouchers worth AUD 1.29 million since launching in 2022, backed by more than AUD 252,000 in co-funding. It operates alongside the state’s broader Carbon Farming and Land Restoration Program.

Carbon Pulse grows its team of correspondents based in the Americas and Europe to bolster its reporting on carbon markets, the net zero transition, and nature and biodiversity.

Windfall gains - The Sindh government in Pakistan announced it earned about $14.7 mln through the sale of carbon credits as it unveiled a record PKR 1.018 trillion ($3.6 bln) development outlay for 2025-26, Business Recorder reported. The government’s new annual development programme prioritises climate resilient initiatives alongside major investments in infrastructure, education, and health. The carbon credit revenues reflect the province’s growing focus on environmentally sustainable projects as part of its broader development strategy, the government said.

Community credits - Rural communities in Malaysia’s Sarawak are being offered training and capacity building programmes to manage forest replanting projects under the state’s forest carbon initiative, according to Len Talif Salleh, the deputy minister for urban planning, land administration, and environment, Sarawak Tribune reported. The training covers forest replanting techniques, seedling nursery management, forest resource monitoring and patrolling, sustainable forest management, and biomass inventory, to help them participate in the state’s carbon credit schemes and benefit from conservation and forest restoration efforts.

A financial tech firm has launched an Australian carbon market platform which aims to act as a third-party to provide pricing, information, and purchasing services.

Dual pathways - Indonesia will use two approval pathways for its forest carbon credit, one under its national SPE-GRK trading system and another for projects using international standards, EcoBiz Asia reported. Both pathways will still require clearance from the forestry ministry. Laksmi Wijayanti, director general of sustainable forest management at the Ministry of Forestry, said only eligible permit holders and approved developers can act as project entities, with Forest Management Units excluded pending new rules.