Temporary, nature-based CO2 removals could be formally used to neutralise methane’s sharp but short-lived warming impact, according to a new study.

A new commentary has raised concerns that the current rules for implementing Article 6 contain serious loopholes that could weaken global climate action rather than strengthen it.

India’s steel sector could cut Scope 1 emissions from its dominant blast furnace-basic oxygen furnace (BF-BOF) route by around 50% through single-point carbon capture, but large-scale deployment will hinge on carbon credit prices, storage development, and targeted policy support, according to a report published this week.

India’s upcoming compliance carbon market risks faltering before its first full compliance cycle due to a shortage of qualified verifiers and structural flaws in the accreditation system, an industry body warned in a paper on Friday, calling for an urgent overhaul of the scheme’s monitoring, reporting, and verification (MRV) rules.

Nature-based solutions (NbS) and biodiversity credit markets are key allies in efforts to mobilise private finance and halt nature loss in the Asia Pacific region, a report has said.

A dairy tech start-up is counting on a cheap, patented feed additive and a fleet of handheld methane sensors to deliver up to 30 million credits and turn climate action into cash for India’s dairy farmers, its CEO told Carbon Pulse on Friday.

CBAM re-routing - India's steel exports to Europe are expected to fall once the EU's carbon border fee comes into play from Jan. 1, 2026, leading mills to seek alternative buyers in Africa and the Middle East, Reuters reported. India is the world's second-largest producer of crude steel after China, and mills there ship around two-thirds of their exports to Europe. Most of the country's steel is made in blast furnaces, with additional planned capacity expected to add about 680 Mt of CO2e from the sector, estimated Global Energy Monitor. Companies will need to invest in decarbonisation to reduce their exposure to CBAM, and have said there is little clarity on how the tax would be calculated, executives said. To offset lower EU exports, Indian steel mills are trying to tap the Middle East with fast delivery and flexible payment options, an analyst said.

Price in China's national emissions market remained stable over the past week, hovering around RMB 60 ($8.48), while the voluntary market saw greater price fluctuations amid tight supply.

Two nature-based solutions providers have partnered for a native vegetation restoration project in South Australia, aimed at delivering long-term carbon removals and biodiversity gains.

One of the earliest and most influential standard-setting bodies in the voluntary carbon market announced on Friday it will wind down operations by late 2026.

India could build new coal power plants longer than previously expected in a major overhaul of its net zero strategy, according to media reports Friday.

R&D for CCUS - India’s science ministry this week released a national R&D roadmap outlining how CCUS technologies could help deliver the country’s 2070 net zero goal, calling for rapid advances from lab-scale concepts to industrial deployment. According to the roadmap, India will need large-scale CO2 mitigation options as emissions continue to rise, with energy accounting for more than 75% of the national total in 2020. It identified high costs, immature technology readiness, and limited CO2 transport and storage infrastructure as key barriers. The roadmap proposed a three-phase R&D push to improve existing capture systems, develop modified technologies, and enable new utilisation routes including fuels, chemicals, and fertilisers. It called for India-specific storage site mapping, stronger public and private collaboration, and a multi-layered funding architecture.

One of Japan's largest shipping companies is looking at investment opportunities in the emerging carbon removal (CDR) space to diversify its project portfolio, a company official told Carbon Pulse.

The nascent carbon removal (CDR) industry needs more unconventional financing mechanisms to channel capital and mitigate project risk, speakers at a Tokyo conference have said.

Only 4%, or 51 million tonnes, of all carbon credits issued in 2024 had the high-integrity Core Carbon Principles (CCP) label, but future supply should reach hundreds of millions, according to a report published Friday.

Japan is emerging as a major player in the international carbon removal (CDR) space, but a stronger policy signal may be needed to drive more investment, a conference heard Thursday.