A Hague court ruled on Wednesday that the Netherlands violated the human rights of residents of the Caribbean island of Bonaire by failing to take sufficient measures to protect them from the effects of climate change.

A new policy brief has called for landscape-scale adaptive forest management, as well as investments in emerging forest products and bioenergy to fund these activities in light of the effects of rising wildfire severity in Michigan.

The secretariat of the ART carbon credit standard has accepted a new set of documents from a Brazilian state aiming to implement a jurisdictional REDD+ (J-REDD+) programme in the Amazon under its TREES certification programme.

Verra reduced its annual net loss to near breakeven in 2025 after lowering expenses and stabilising revenues as the standards body prepares to implement a series of operational and programme updates in 2026, executives said during a webinar on Wednesday.

New York approval - The New York State Energy Research & Development Authority (NYSERDA) board has approved the three-year, $1.4 bln Operating Plan Amendment for the state's RGGI regulation, according to a X post by NYSERDA President & CEO Doreen Harris. The revenue spending plan focused on reducing energy costs for consumers and developer large-scale wind and nuclear generation. No changes were made from the proposal.

Allowing nature-based removals in the EU ETS may cause the price of allowances to drop by as much as 10%, an analyst said on Wednesday.

Carbon removal (CDR) activity accelerated in 2025 despite declining venture investment and growing policy headwinds in the US, according to an annual update released this week from a group of buyers.

As carbon removal (CDR) companies approach the end of their financial runways, investors expect a challenging year ahead for the industry, though some see strategies that could carry the sector through.

The voluntary carbon market (VCM) has become relatively stable after recent volatility, with steady buyer interest and pricing - but market growth still faces deadlock, a recent survey found.

Climate justice - A Dutch court will decide Wednesday if the Netherlands must do more to protect the Caribbean island of Bonaire from the impacts of climate change. This follows a case brought by residents of the Dutch territory in partnership with Greenpeace. It marks the first major test case of a state's mitigation and adaptation response following a ruling by the International Court of Justice, which found that states violating their climate obligations were committing an "unlawful" act. The Netherlands is well known for taking protective measures against rising waters, mainly using barriers and dykes. Campaigners argue it doesn't do the same for its overseas territories and are calling for a plan to be in place for Bonaire by Apr. 2027. (France 24)

Isometric NbS boost – Isometric announced US-based nature solutions provider Nature Focus as a new supplier. It said Nature Focus is developing more than 15 projects across six countries, including carbon removal initiatives centred on reforestation, mangrove restoration, biomass burial, and improved forest management. Their partnership with Isometric includes Nature Focus' reforestation project in Valparaiso, Chile, and a joint project with Morobe Markham in Papua New Guinea. Isometric said both projects will issue credits under its Reforestation Protocol, with all MRV data managed through Isometric Certify. Nature Focus plans to register additional projects with Isometric, including mangrove restoration on Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, biomass burial in the US and Canada, and improved forest management in New Mexico.

California clean trucks – The US EPA announced partial disapproval of California’s Heavy-Duty Inspection and Maintenance Regulation, also known as the Clean Truck Check, under the Clean Air Act (CAA). The environment agency said it had determined part of the regulation, which applies to heavy trucks and vehicles moving through the state, failed to comply with federal laws that prevent states from interfering with interstate and international trade for vehicles registered outside the state. It did however, approve the regulation for vehicles registered within the state.

A Swiss-headquartered forestry group announced on Wednesday its second partnership to roll out large-scale biomass carbon projects in Paraguay, with the launch of a first durable carbon removal (CDR) initiative already in sight.

The westernmost Canadian province must commission three times more power capacity through 2040 than currently projected if the government commits to policies that would increase fossil fuel operations and emissions, according to researchers. 

Australian oil and gas producer Woodside Energy has signed a voluntary carbon credit offtake agreement that will go towards meeting its corporate emissions reduction targets.