Washington state legislators have prefiled two bills that would increase compliance obligations for certain entities under the state's emissions trading scheme and enable the state to generate revenues from public land via carbon credit project development.

A new preprint released this week finds that most tree-planting intermediary organisations rely on aggregated reporting, limiting scrutiny of outcomes and long-term permanence.

The Democratic Republic of the Congo adopted a programme last week that seeks to restore 8 million hectares of the forests over the next four years while supporting the development of the country’s carbon market.

Retirements across the voluntary carbon market (VCM) grew year-on-year in 2025, while the total value surpassed $10 billion for the first time, according to analysts.

Gabon has positioned forests and international carbon markets at the core of its updated climate pledge, outlining plans to scale up the use of Article 6 mechanisms and expand carbon credit generation as part of its third Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC 3.0), submitted to the UNFCCC.

El Salvador’s latest climate pledge under the Paris Agreement places new emphasis on the potential role of international carbon markets, signaling interest in using Article 6 mechanisms to raise finance under its updated Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC).

Open for business - Indonesia’s forestry ministry last week invited provincial governments to tap performance-based REDD+ finance through the ART-TREES mechanism, Ecobiz Asia reported. The offer was outlined at a coordination meeting with governors and forestry officials from provinces of Sulawesi, Maluku, West Nusa Tenggara and Papua. The ministry said provinces able to show verified emission reductions could access ART-TREES funding, but would need to improve monitoring, data transparency, and forest protection. It also underlined the need for inclusive governance and fair benefit-sharing with Indigenous Peoples and local communities.

Bhutan has set out a framework for how it intends to participate in carbon markets, both domestic and international, while tightly controlling authorisation, pricing, and the application of corresponding adjustments.