- Wed 23:15Washington's Department of Ecology (ECY) has proposed sweeping changes to its forestry offset protocol that could reduce the present value of credits issued by a combined 36% over 25 years, according to a rulemaking document published on Tuesday.
- Wed 23:10Voluntary program body BioCarbon is consulting on a revised version of its biodiversity standard as it continues to pursue international recognition as a high-integrity certification body, this time seeking to align with the Biodiversity Credit Alliance’s (BCA) High-level Principles, Carbon Pulse has learned.
- Wed 21:22A forestry carbon project developer set out plans to use AI‑driven digital tools to help scale smallholder tree planting projects while maintaining quality.
- Wed 17:32
Mexico's 30% goal - Mexico aims to conserve at least 30% of its territory by 2030 as part of an environmental strategy centered on ecosystem restoration and a planetary boundaries framework, Environment Secretary Alicia Barcena Ibarra announced at the World Economic Forum in Davos, El Universal reported. Barcena emphasised that this policy would have climate impacts, not only ecological ones, given that protecting ecosystems can reduce GHG emissions and support climate adaptation. Barcena said that NbS initiatives like mangrove restoration would serve as a key climate policy axis, integrating nature-based carbon capture into carbon markets. Mexico will progress toward net zero emissions by combining emissions reductions with nature-based offsetting mechanisms, she said, while noting that the country would not yet be phasing out fossil fuels.
- Wed 15:48Relying on non-permanent carbon removal to meet net zero targets risks creating a Sisyphean cycle of repeated mitigation and a growing carbon debt for future generations, according to a paper released Wednesday.
- Wed 15:32The European Parliament voted on Wednesday to suspend the ratification of the EU-Mercosur trade agreement until the European Court of Justice (ECJ) assess its conformity with EU treaties, a process that usually takes 16-18 months.
- Wed 14:45Permanence will become the dominant filter through which carbon removal buyers assess projects in 2026, the chief scientist from a carbon removals (CDR) marketplace said on Wednesday.Â
- Wed 14:45A carbon removal registry has released a draft module designed to create a standardised framework for durably storing biomass in subsurface mine workings.
- Wed 14:16Three technology firms have announced a strategic partnership to build national-scale infrastructure for carbon markets under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, targeting a huge pipeline of Internationally Transferred Mitigation Outcomes (ITMOs).
- Wed 12:04A United Arab Emirates-based technology company has carried out its first Article 6 transaction for carbon credits from a large forestry project in Malawi, it announced on Wednesday.
- Wed 11:06Australia risks distorting land investment and undermining biodiversity unless it integrates better planning into the design of its carbon market, according to a climate policy think tank.
- Wed 10:51Gold Standard has launched a new carbon methodology that enables farmers and project developers to earn credits by using microbes to lock atmospheric CO2 into agricultural soils.
- Wed 10:01A first-of-its-kind US-based peatland restoration project has secured a 100,000-credit carbon removal pre-purchase from a Canadian decarbonisation fund, providing early-stage financing to advance development and construction.
- Wed 03:41Blue carbon alliance - Japan's shipping major MOL has teamed up with Tokio Marine Asset Management and Idemitsu Kosan to explore the potential of blue carbon across the country, the companies announced Wednesday. The alliance will participate in a seagrass bed restoration project in Shimane Prefecture and other coastal areas, in order to gain the practical know-how and insights. The companies will also explore the development and feasibility of large-scale projects.
- Wed 00:30Indonesia has become the latest country to join the Coalition to Grow Carbon Markets, raising the number of nations in the group to 11.
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