Panellists on a Thursday webinar pointed project developers toward compliance and regulated markets rather than the voluntary carbon market (VCM) as the primary source of future demand and price formation.

Carbon credit purchases are increasing among mid-market buyers as oil and gas companies have reduced their volumes, and new cookstove projects favour newer, more rigorous methodologies, a director from a carbon market intelligence firm told a webinar on Thursday.

India has turned its transition to renewable energy into a "people's moment" over the last decade, beating its 2030 target for installed capacity while rolling solar panels out across millions of farms and households, India's renewable energy minister told the World Energy Forum. 

A new international panel has appointed its first members to help develop a standardised system for tracking carbon emissions at the product level across supply chains, organisers said Monday.

A voluntary carbon standard body has added three more risk maps for jurisdictional REDD projects, bringing the total to nine.

A French satellite firm has partnered with a US agricultural modelling provider to integrate remote sensing with Tier 3 emissions modelling for rice cultivation, it announced this week.

Carbon capture, utilisation, and storage (CCUS) is expected to play an increasingly marginal role in the global energy transition, according to the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA).

The world is hoarding oil amid a glut of supply that looks set to continue throughout 2026, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said this week.

Project developer RePlanet aims to help bring 5 million biodiversity credits to market over the next 10 years, which it predicts will trigger a surge in demand, according to a strategy document.

Singapore has expanded its national emissions database with dozens of new data points, raising scrutiny of businesses’ supply-chain emissions under its climate disclosure rules.

Peatland fires - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is developing and testing methods for measuring peatland fire emissions in Southeast Asia, running through 2026-27, it said this wek. The programme aims to help countries better account for peat fire emissions in their climate pledges under the Paris Agreement. Working with governments including Indonesia and Thailand, the project will combine satellite data and field research to assess fire area, depth, and emissions. FAO said the work will improve national climate reporting, strengthen peatland fire management, and support regional cooperation on climate and biodiversity goals.

An Indian government think tank has this week released three sector-specific roadmaps that set out how emissions could be curbed even as production expands sharply under the country’s ambition to become a $30 trillion economy by 2047, while aligning with its net zero goal of 2070.

Potential in Thailand - Tokyo-headquartered developer Green Carbon on Thursday said it has seen emissions reduction potential, particularly from alternate wetting and drying (AWD) projects, in Thailand. The company has conducted demonstration projects in multiple regions of the Southeast Asian nation in collaboration with local farmers and universities, and has gathered key data for project development. Green Carbon said it is keen to develop AWD projects in Thailand at a certain scale - a maximum of 50,000 hectares per project and an estimated annual reduction of 5 tCO2/ha.

Another way of cooling down - A group of researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences have discovered a new cooling effect that can help simultaneously realise low-carbon emissions, high cooling capacity, and high heat transfer efficiency, Xinhua reported, citing a paper published in Nature. The research team found the dissolution barocaloric effect in an NH₄SCN salt solution, and the new method can unify the refrigerant and heat-transfer mediums into a single fluid. The findings can pave the foundation of next-generation cooling technologies, such as cooling systems for large-scale data centres.

Green gold - ASX-listed gold producer Bellevue Gold said its Western Australian mine achieved a record consecutive 101 hours of 100% instantaneous renewable energy during Q42025, it told the market. The company claims to be the world's first net zero emissions gold mine across Scope 1 and 2 emissions. It achieved renewable energy rates at its site of around 87.8% during the December quarter, thanks its off-grid 90 MW power station operated by Zenith Energy. The company purchases and surrenders Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) to offset residual emissions, according to its latest sustainability report.

New partner - Indonesia’s state energy firm Pertamina is seeking a new partner for its Sunda Asri carbon capture and storage (CCS) project after US oil giant ExxonMobil exited to focus on other CCS ventures, Petromindo reported, citing the company's CEO. The offshore West Java project, led by Pertamina Hulu Energi, targets first CO2 injection by 2030 with initial capacity of up to 2.5 Mtpa, expandable to 30 Mtpa. The Sunda Asri basin is estimated to hold up to 3 bln tCO₂ in deep saline aquifers and is designed to serve domestic and international emitters, including potential demand from Singapore.

CCUS support - India’s upcoming 2026 Union Budget is likely to include incentives for carbon capture, utilisation, and storage (CCUS) technologies, according to industry sources, the Economic Times reported. The proposed measures under consideration aim to make CCUS projects more financially viable and attract private investment, complementing other renewable energy and clean tech incentives in the budget. Stakeholders said that enhanced fiscal support could help scale CCUS across hard-to-abate sectors such as steel, cement, and refineries, aligning with India’s broader net zero and emissions-reduction goals.

Solar surge - Pakistan’s installed solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity is now estimated at more than 27 GW, according to energy think tank Renewables First, driven in part by a rapid rise in imports of Chinese solar modules that now total over 50 GW . The estimate, which may rise as more behind-the-meter and off-grid systems are accounted for, suggests that the country’s solar power sector has expanded far beyond official figures, with deployment active across residential, commercial, and agricultural segments. The growth reflects accelerating adoption of solar energy as Pakistan seeks to diversify its electricity mix. (PV Magazine)

Offsetting - India’s Sagar Cements has partnered with the climate action platform Sow&Reap Chara to generate 1 mln carbon credits through biomass gasification technology, the company announced. Under the collaboration, the partners will support farmers and agricultural communities in adopting sustainable practices that sequester carbon and qualify for voluntary carbon markets, while also helping Sagar Cements offset emissions from its operations. The initiative is part of the company’s broader environmental strategy to reduce its carbon footprint and contribute to climate mitigation by linking rural land-use improvements with high-quality carbon credit outcomes, with the targeted credits expected to be delivered over the coming years, it said.

Solar removing salt - Australian and Indian researchers have developed a solar-powered desalination prototype that can produce safe drinking water continuously, according to an announcement. Monash University and the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay developed the SunSpring prototype which uses a floating porous membrane embedded with microscopic carbon "flowers" that absorb sunlight and convert it into heat, reaching temperatures high enough to distil seawater, producing up to 18 litres of fresh drinking water per day. Researchers are currently working to refine design ahead of field trails, and commercial development will be considered thereafter.

Going wild - Australian non-profit the Forever Wild Initiative has acquired the 170,000 ha Meeline Station in Western Australia, it announced. The Meeline human-induced regeneration project (ERF130619) resides on the property, run by the Morrissey family, which has generated some 37,200 Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs), according to Clean Energy Regulator data. Forever Wild did not disclose a dollar value to the acquisition, but said it was acquired through a "significant, multi-million dollar nature finance investment". The Initiative noted the Meeline station is adjacent to the Boodanoo and Narndee Stations (ERF121756), which it already owns, meaning it now manages the entire Waigen Lakes system. Meeline will be integrated into the broader low-impact conservation grazing management system it operates, Forever Wild said.

The New Zealand government has put forward lowering ETS annual charges for foresters while introducing several new fees for a range of services, it announced Thursday.