New call - Paraguay’s environment ministry (MADES) has launched a public tender seeking consultancy firms to develop the country’s National Carbon Markets Strategy and an operational manual for Paris Agreement Article 6. The call is being issued through the ministry’s carbon markets directorate, with technical support from the Global Green Growth Institute and financing from the Carbon Transaction Facility, as Paraguay advances efforts to operationalise its national carbon market framework.

The region advanced toward the operationalisation of Paris Agreement Article 6 over the past week, as governments moved to update bilateral frameworks, clarify domestic rules, and position themselves for participation in international carbon markets.

Night flights in autumn and winter account for a disproportionate amount of European aviation's contrail-related global warming impact, according to new analysis published today.

Chile and Japan signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Japan’s Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM) last Friday, marking the latest revision of their bilateral agreement under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, first signed 10 years ago, as the two countries move to align with the Article 6.2 framework.

The UAE supports the UN’s CORSIA aviation decarbonisation scheme and does not foresee relying on punitive fines for enforcement, according to an Emirati aviation official speaking last week at Carbon Forward Middle East in Abu Dhabi.

Futures for Phase 1 CORSIA slid last week despite the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) publishing country-by-country offsetting data, which reaffirmed emissions would be higher than previously expected for 2024-26 period of the scheme.

The Scottish Government has said the proposed changes to the UK Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) will mainly affect industrial sites and businesses already covered by the scheme and receiving free allowances, but assessing the specific impact on Scotland remains difficult.

A startup is aggregating public-sector energy-efficiency and ecosystem restoration projects across rural India and selling them through global carbon markets, the company's founder announced during the group's launch at the Carbon Forward Middle East conference.

A newly launched consortium is working to set standards for the development of safe, secure, and commercially viable nuclear-powered ships, which its backers say is essential for cutting maritime emissions. 

For Sharjah International Airport, achieving carbon neutrality was mostly about cutting emissions from energy use, and offsetting the rest with credits from voluntary carbon market projects overseas – at least until the domestic market builds up, a company executive told Carbon Pulse in an interview.

As CORSIA moves toward mandatory compliance for most countries, insurance is emerging as critical infrastructure to unlock carbon credit supply and enable the aviation market to scale, writes Phoebe Thomas, CFC, for Women in Carbon.

A European climate NGO has criticised the EU-Mercosur trade agreement, signed on Saturday, as deeply problematic, describing it as damaging for both democracy and climate action.

Green Talks - Uzbekistan’s Ministry of Economy and Finance and the Global Green Growth Institute have agreed to advance implementation of two joint projects supporting the country’s transition to a green economy. In a meeting on Friday, both parties discussed plans for the next stages of the $8.5 mln Paris Agreement support project, supported by South Korea under Article 6, and a €400,000 initiative aimed at addressing climate finance gaps in Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan, including planning pilot solutions in energy, resource management, and sustainable development. The parties also explored institutional and organisational support measures and agreed to continue collaboration under existing agreements to strengthen green growth and climate action.