Climate and atmospheric effects, rather than direct human action, contributed to a substantial share of carbon absorbed by US forests over the past two decades, new research showed.

The UAE is in the unique position of being both a potential buyer and seller of international carbon credits, carbon market participants said during the Carbon Forward Middle East conference last week.

While technology has rapidly expanded climate knowledge and solutions, protecting the world's natural assets should still be humanity's top priority, experts told the World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos on Thursday.

Brazilian prosecutors have called for a probe into what would be one of the country's biggest banking scandals, allegedly involving R$45.5 billion ($8.6 bln) in fraudulent carbon credits generated in the Amazon as part of an illegal scheme, local media has reported.

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

Honduras is aiming to reduce emissions by over 12.82 MtCO2e by 2035, compared to a business-as-usual (BAU) baseline, with the target fully conditional on receiving international financial support, including via Article 6, and help with capacity building.

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.

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.

African nature fellows - The African Natural Capital Alliance (ANCA) has appointed 15 people to its fellowship programme, chosen for their ability to influence capital, policy, and systems in favour of nature-positive economies, it announced on Thursday. As part of the second cohort of Nature Executive Fellowship, the fellows will go through a one-year programme designed to help emerging leaders bolster their expertise and networks in natural capital, biodiversity finance, and systems leadership. The new fellows represent institutions in banking, insurance, capital markets, development finance, regulation, and conservation. They come from eight countries – Ghana, Kenya, Botswana, South Africa, Nigeria, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. ANCA was created by the Nairobi-based specialist development agency FSD Africa.

The European Commission has drafted new rules to phase out biofuels with high deforestation risks from the EU’s renewable energy target, setting a binding yearly phase-down trajectory that would bring their contribution down to zero by 2030.

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.

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.

A Canadian bank has signed its third offtake deal for carbon removal credits from a California-based developer that is expanding its operations north of the border.

Ecuador BUR – Ecuador signalled willingness to engage with international carbon market mechanisms, including the Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism (PACM) and future biennial transparency report (BTR) requirements – both in need of capacity building – according to the UNFCCC’s technical analysis of the country’s second biennial update report (BUR) published on Wednesday. The review highlighted ongoing work to develop a mitigation actions registry to support monitoring, reporting, and verification. Ecuador reported progress across energy, agriculture, waste, and LULUCF sectors, with mitigation efforts framed under its National Climate Change Strategy, alongside the REDD+ Action Plan “Forests to Live Well” (2016-25). The analysis also underscored Ecuador’s transition into the REDD+ results-based payments phase, following completion of readiness and the signing of its first REDD+ agreement in 2018.

One of the largest corporate buyers of carbon removal (CDR) credits published an update to its portfolio on Wednesday, indicating Fiscal Year 2026 contracts are leading with high sequestration durability commitments.

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.

Carbon credits offered both opportunities and significant limitations for financing the conservation and restoration of coastal ecosystems, according to an interim report published on Wednesday by a European state environment agency.

Canada's technology-based carbon removal (CDR) sector has high potential, but it must be supported by sustained policy to become viable, according to a new market snapshot by the federal government.