The Science Based Targets initiative's (SBTi) updated Corporate Net-Zero Standard is set to recognise companies using carbon credits to compensate for their ongoing emissions as they transition towards net zero.

CDR collab - Carbon removal portfolio manager ClimeFi is working with Raisin to help the financial services provider explore and implement climate action. The Raisin platform allows savers and financial institutions to connect - driving better returns and stable retail deposit funding. By engaging with the carbon removal platform, Raisin therefore aims to contribute to climate solutions beyond its own value chain.

A Calgary-based carbon offset provider has secured C$25 million ($18.1 mln) to scale its platform.

A carbon removal standard has issued the world’s first certified carbon removal credits from river alkalinity enhancement (RAE), they announced Tuesday.

Gold Standard has risked creating “serious operational bottlenecks” that could undermine investor confidence after it said fresh vintage credits must be Paris-aligned, warns a lobby group for project developers.

Carbon crediting rules for enhanced rock weathering (ERW) on farmland may be relying on flawed monitoring approaches and should focus on tracking weathering-derived cations rather than carbon flows in soils, according to a recent academic review.

A major European investor has secured $690 million in commitments for a newly launched blended finance fund aimed at supporting climate-related investments in emerging markets.

A local infrastructure firm has committed C$10 million ($7.2 mln) to support the development of a biocarbon facility in Northern Ontario, which aims to produce up to 50,000 tonnes annually, the project’s developer said.

Data delivery - Chloris Geospatial is partnering with re.green, a developer of ecological restoration projects in the Amazon and Mata Atlantica, as announced on LinkedIn. By joining forces, the two aim to combine large-scale ecological restoration with advanced, space-borne data to make scaling nature-based projects more accurate, transparent, and reliable. It will see Chloris provide above-ground biomass data to re.green to support robust, high-quality dynamic baselines, aligned with recent carbon methodology requirements.    

A carbon crediting body has launched a public consultation on a draft methodology aimed at measuring emission reductions from renewable energy projects that supply electricity directly to third-party consumers.

A California-headquartered and Alberta-incorporated carbon management firm and a UAE-based investment platform have launched a jointly governed vehicle aimed at investing up to $100 million in decarbonisation and energy transition projects by end-2027, they announced Tuesday.

The total number of companies that have climate targets validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) rose to nearly 10,000 corporates in 2025, up 40% year-on-year, data published by the organisation and tracked by Carbon Pulse indicates.

Vietnam has issued a decree laying out the legal and operational framework for a domestic carbon trading exchange, nearly 10 months after an initial draft was released, clarifying governance roles while leaving key aspects of trading mechanics to future regulations.

First climate roadmap - E-commerce giant eBay last week released its inaugural Climate Transition Plan, setting out a science-based pathway to net zero emissions by 2045 and aligning its operations with long-term climate goals. The plan includes validated targets under the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), including a 90% cut in full value chain emissions by 2045, and a 27.5% reduction in Scope 3 emissions from downstream transport and distribution by 2030. The strategy also integrates climate risk into financial planning and governance, and outlines actions to scale sustainable commerce through its circular marketplace model. Measures include low-emission logistics partnerships, supplier engagement, local delivery incentives, and a commitment to neutralise any remaining emissions through durable CDR by 2045. The company said it had already reduced Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 92% from 2019 levels and achieved 100% renewable electricity across its operations.

WWF Singapore has launched a blue carbon initiative with support from the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB) to advance the development of nature-based solutions (NbS) projects in Asia.

There are at least two viable ways to couple sovereign debt relief with carbon markets, rewarding measurable mitigation outcomes, according to the lead author of a discussion paper published Tuesday by an environmental non-profit and a think tank.

Science Based Targets initiative’s (SBTi) proposal to use only removals, and not high-integrity reductions, for corporate climate action is “misaligned with the Paris Agreement” and risks slowing decarbonisation efforts, according to a note from an investment platform.

Asia’s first - Grow Indigo’s soil carbon project has become the first in Asia to receive issuance under Verra’s VM0042 soil carbon methodology, the company announced, describing it as a major milestone for high-integrity agricultural carbon markets. The Aadi project, covering about 30,000 acres across India’s Punjab and Haryana, has generated more than 50,000 carbon credits tied to regenerative farming practices and will see 75% of proceeds flow directly to smallholder farmers, boosting income while improving soil health and resilience, the company said.