Uruguay livestock – The Uruguayan branch of Swiss firm Vetos and local company Climit launched ANAVRIN, a livestock feed additive that can cut methane emissions from ruminants by 13-20%, opening the door to future carbon credit issuance, Sarandi 690 reported Thursday. The product was recently registered by the Livestock Ministry and is being rolled out in feedlots and dairy systems.

Investment in durable carbon removal companies fell by a third (36%) last year, the second year on the run that levels have slumped, according to data from an analytics firm.

A climate consultancy has partnered with a carbon market platform to help buyers better access key market information, in a move that illustrates growing consolidation in the voluntary carbon market (VCM).

Captured cash - Carbon Centric has been awarded pre-project funding from Enova for the establishment of a carbon capture facility. The support applies to a carbon capture project at Skogn, located at the bioenergy plant operated by Norske Skog Skogn. With 100% biogenic biomass, the project has the potential to deliver both permanent CDR and the production of sustainable, liquefied CO2. The grant of NOK 9.51 mln (€0.81 mln), awarded under Enova’s Industry 2050 programme, covers 50% of the total budget for the pre-project phase. The objective of the pre-project is to develop the basis for a planned final investment decision in 2027.

A voluntary carbon standard has secured €12.6 million in new financing to accelerate the global rollout of its certification programme for nature-based carbon projects, as it expects demand to grow for high-integrity climate solutions rooted in conservation and restoration.

The average price of carbon credits fell in 2025 but the value of the market as a whole remained steady at $1.4 billion, according to an analytics firm.

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) has announced the first successful delivery of CORSIA Eligible Emission Units (EEUs) under its ICE CP1 Dec. 2025 futures contract.

Forest-based carbon credits in India may find firmer footing in domestic compliance markets and national climate targets rather than the voluntary market as prices remain too low, an academic paper argued.

We make it easier - Tokyo Gas has launched a service for corporate solar power purchase agreements (PPAs) to convert the environmental value of electricity consumed by buildings into domestically issued J-Credits. The gas supplier said the new service helps reduce the administrative burden for its customers to create offsets from solar power generation. Profits generated from carbon credit issuance will be returned to customers through discounts on PPA fees.  

A carbon market insurer has launched a new insurance policy designed to protect lenders and encourage more institutional finance for carbon and nature projects, it announced on Thursday. 

CORSIA-eligible credits - Spouts International has received approval for CORSIA-eligible carbon credits under the Gold Standard registry generated from its water filter carbon projects in Rwanda. The credits were issued through a collaborative effort with the Rwanda Environment Management Authority (REMA), AGS Carbon Advisory, and carbon insurer Oka, the developer stated on LinkedIn. Spouts has so far distributed over 350,000 filters, providing nearly 2 mln people with access to safe drinking water while removing the need to boil water using charcoal or wood to purify water. The CORSIA milestone will allow Spouts to reach millions more people in Rwanda and beyond, the announcement stated.

The extraction of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro by US military forces this week has opened new fissures in a fracturing geopolitical order that could see the global carbon market divide along similar lines.

Biofuel biz - Oil giant BP’s downstream subsidiary launched a biofuel feedstock joint venture with agricultural company Corteva on Wednesday. Etlas will produce oil from canola, mustard, and sunflower crops for use in the production of renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The venture aims to produce 1 million tonnes of feedstock per year by mid-2030s, to produce over 800,000 tonnes of biofuels, with initial supply to begin in 2027. The company will plant cover crops on existing cropland.