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- Wed 22:59Central American countries hold sizeable technical potential to reduce emissions from agriculture and livestock through sustainable land-use practices, yet remain at an early stage of readiness to leverage international carbon markets, according to a new study.
- Wed 22:55Corporates should be allowed to use Environmental Attribute Certificates (EACs) to count directly towards targets set by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), a non-profit has urged, while another flagged concerns with the voluntary tiered approach and a lack of guidance for near-term carbon removals.Â
- Wed 22:48Potential standard – BioCarbon Standard has formally entered the Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market’s (ICVCM) assessment process, marking a key step toward demonstrating adherence to the Core Carbon Principles (CCPs), it announced Tuesday on LinkedIn. The review will determine whether the standard's carbon programme qualifies for CCP eligibility, enabling it to issue CCP-labelled credits once specific categories are validated. ICVCM will now evaluate the application, draft an assessment report, and forward recommendations to its Governing Board for a final decision.
- Wed 22:19A Netherlands-headquartered nature-based solutions (NbS) developer signed a binding sales agreement with a large international buyer for the future delivery of up to 100,000 carbon credits from an energy-efficient cookstoves project in Kenya, according to a company announcement.
- Business travel - Etihad Airways has added a carbon offset redemption option to its Etihad for Business platform, allowing corporate clients to use earned EYB credits to purchase offsets directly through the portal as the carrier expands its suite of digital travel management tools. The enhancement builds on Etihad’s existing collaboration with offsetting provider CarbonClick and is framed as a way to help companies meet voluntary climate-related objectives linked to business travel emissions.
- Brazil's national development bank has approved R$384.3 million ($70.3 mln) in support for a carbon capture and storage (CCS) project on a corn ethanol production site.
- Nepal has formally launched its first national carbon trading framework, creating a state-controlled system for carbon credit exports and private participation in the domestic market, according to the regulations published in the official gazette this week.
- Wed 13:00A US-based marine carbon removal (mCDR) company signed a prepurchase agreement with a tech giant, the project developer announced Wednesday.
- Wed 10:21Rice project - Japanese project developer Green Carbon has teamed up with a group of local partners, including trading company Kanematsu, for a rice cultivation project that can generate domestically issued J-Credits, it announced Wednesday. They will work with rice producers who are suppliers to restaurant chain operator Skylark, and thereby reduce methane emissions from rice paddy fields by extending the mid-drying period. Green Carbon did not disclose further project details in the statement.
- Wed 05:44Sacred offsets - Indian state of Madhya Pradesh is reviewing plans to make the 2028 Simhastha religious gathering, which is held once every 12 years, eligible for carbon credits by rolling out large-scale waste, water, and plastic recycling systems, TOI reported. About 300 mln pilgrims are expected to attend the gathering, with proposals under review for bio-waste processing, which will be one of the biggest challenges.
- Colombia’s Congress on Tuesday voted to shelve a fiscal reform bill that sought to raise government revenues for 2026 and included significant amendments to the national carbon tax and its offsetting mechanism, with officials signalling that the administration may pursue alternative legal avenues – including a potential economic emergency – to legislate by decree.
- Wed 00:32The voluntary carbon market (VCM) operates more like a differentiated, over-the-counter (OTC) marketplace for "emotionally-appealing marketing claims" than a unified commodity market, according to a new study that draws on data from one of the largest offset dealers globally.
