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- Thu 23:22Development partners – The Restoration Seed Capital Facility (RSCF), implemented by UN Environment Programme, has named French nature-based solutions developer Hummingbirds as its first Project Development Partner, aiming to accelerate private investment into forest restoration projects across Latin America, Africa, and Southeast Asia, it announced this week. Under the partnership, RSCF will provide early-stage finance to help build a pipeline of investment-ready projects spanning REDD+, afforestation and reforestation, improved forest management, and blue carbon. Hummingbirds specialises in de-risking early-phase nature-based carbon projects through pre-feasibility and pilot-stage financing.
- Brazil-Bolivia alliance – Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz said during this week's CAF presidential forum in Panama that he had signed a pre-agreement with his Brazilian counterpart, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, for the development of a programme called Bolivia Verde, which will have carbon credits at its core, El Deber reported.
- Thu 23:20Community collaboration - Two companies are collaborating to deliver 11.2 MW of community solar in Delaware, according to an announcement made Tuesday. Turning Point Energy and Standard Solar have scheduled the project for completion in 2027, the former of which developed the efforts and the latter will own and operate in the long-term.
- Thu 23:19Disputed lands - In Brazil, the most recent scandal involving carbon projects is still being reported and investigated. Marco Antonio Melo, a farmer disputing land ownership with the Brazilian government, said he has received R$15 mln ($2.9 mln) for the use of land where allegedly fraudulent carbon credits were being generated. In addition, he received quota payments from funds managed by Reag, which was placed under intervention by the Brazilian Central Bank. According to reports, these funds were artificially inflated by R$45.5 bln with assets from project developers Global Carbon and Golden Green. Melo also said he still expects further payments from the project controlled by the family of Daniel Vorcaro, owner of the intervened Banco Master, Folha de S. Paulo reported. The disputed lands in Apui, in the state of Amazonas, are likely to have their carbon credit generation project blocked by the National Institute for Colonization and Agrarian Reform (Incra), according to Globo Rural.
- Thu 23:19Still sunny in the Sunshine state? - Florida state senators advanced a Republican measure that, if passed, would restrict cities and local governments from adopting policies that fight climate change. SB 1628 was approved by the Florida Senate Environment and Natural Resources Committee on Tuesday along a 5-3 party vote. The proposal would ban the adoption of comprehensive climate plans or policies that discourage the use of fossil fuels. It would also block local governments from using climate considerations in their purchasing decisions. Four counties in Florida, including Palm Beach and Miami-Dade, formed a compact in 2009 to address climate concerns, and other parts of the state so far have adopted net-zero policies, as South Florida remains vulnerable to climate change. (Citrus County Chronicle)
- Thu 22:41Agroforestry is gaining traction across the US Midwest, but gaps in conservation policy are limiting wider uptake despite growing farmer interest, a new report said.
- Thu 22:40An investment advisory body published guidance on integrating deforestation into institutional net zero strategies.
- Thu 22:33Alberta should decarbonise its energy system by expanding renewable electricity, electrifying buildings, transport, and industry, and cutting overall energy demand, rather than relying on carbon capture or hydrogen, according to a Tuesday report.
- Thu 21:55The National Treasury of Brazil announced on Wednesday the results of the third auction of its initiative to attract international investment into an ecological transition, awarding six banks R$15 billion ($2.9 bln) in public catalytic money focused mostly on energy transition projects.
- Thu 21:23An Alberta university is seeking sellers of Technology Innovation and Emissions Reduction (TIER) market credits.
- Thu 21:11Wind wins - The 800 MW Vineyard Wind project offshore Massachusetts can resume construction, as per a federal judge’s ruling on Tuesday, Utility Dive reported. This marks the fourth of five offshore wind projects that have secured relief from the Trump administration’s efforts to halt offshore wind.
- Thu 20:47Federal officials have delayed finalising the repeal of the US EPA’s 2009 endangerment finding rule underpinning many GHG standards in the country, the Washington Post reported on Thursday citing insider sources – a claim officially denied by the White House.
- Thu 18:51Projects taking place in Chile under Article 6.2 bilateral agreements have unlocked some $1.4 billion in investment, according to officials and panellists speaking at an event in Santiago on Thursday.
- A financier of climate technologies has unveiled details of a "seven-figure" purchase round aimed at accelerating early-stage carbon removal, abatement, and destruction projects.
- Form a line - The UNFCCC has released new forms to support the transition of Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) activities (PA and PoA) to the Article 6.4 mechanism under the Paris Agreement. Titled 'Request for Review of Provisional Issuance for Article 6.4 Mechanism Programmes of Activities and Projects Transitioned from CDM', the form standardises how reviews of provisional issuance can be requested for transitioned programmes of activities, project activities, and component projects. It specifies who may request a review, the required project identifiers, monitoring period details, issuance batch information, and valid grounds for review.
- Thu 17:48Colombia's largest commercial bank and one of the country's most prominent oil producers partnered with a local developer to advance one of the country's first large-scale sustainable grazing carbon projects, they announced Wednesday.
- The voluntary carbon market (VCM) is showing stronger alignment between credit integrity and price, but outdated supply and persistent misconceptions continue to undermine quality and investor confidence, according to experts.
- The US is developing the most new gas-fired power capacity globally, more than a third of which to power data centres, and the trend is taking hold in Europe too – threatening the continent's energy transition, a non-profit has found.
- More than 120 civil society groups have urged EU leaders to cancel a planned US-EU trade deal and rapidly curb the bloc’s reliance on US liquefied natural gas (LNG), warning that Europe is entrenching a new energy dependency that bankrolls “US fossil fuel imperialism” and undermines climate goals.
- Thu 14:01Private equity firms remain heavily exposed to fossil fuels despite years of climate pledges, according to updated information released by a data consortium.
- Thu 13:26Carbon, capture, and storage (CCS) costs are expected to be higher than $150/tonne, far above current compliance or voluntary carbon prices, leaving many projects reliant on national subsidies to be commercially viable, a survey has found.
- Thu 13:00A Seattle-based reforestation company has announced the sale of the majority of their carbon removal (CDR) credits for a US-based biomass burial project.
- Thu 12:10Species can be negatively impacted by afforestation and reforestation, particularly if projects prioritise carbon sequestration over biodiversity conservation, new research said this week.
- Thu 01:40Emissions covered by California's cap-and-trade programme declined at a lower rate in 2025 compared with the prior year as the programme's total emissions dropped under 25% over a decade, according to a major market intelligence provider.
- Thu 00:44Flying on UCO – An Israeli university announced on Tuesday a partnership with engineering giant Boeing to develop SAF from used cooking oil (UCO) feedstocks. Media reports said the product remains two to five times m expensive than conventional fuel, while significantly cutting emissions. Boeing and its university partner launched the implementation phase, and is developing SAF produced from green hydrogen and CO2. Also on Tuesday, the multinational technology conglomerate Honeywell announced a partnership to expand SAF production with SAF One Energy Management and Tata Projects Limited, the engineering arm of the Indian technology company Tata Group. Honeywell said it will deliver an integrated solution along with the Tata subsidiary, involving the American company’s Ecofining process that transforms UCO and other waste oils into SAF. The North Carolina-headquartered company announced in October its new technology converting biomass into SAF and advanced fuel for the maritime sector.
- Thu 00:43Issuance imminent – The first carbon credit issuance timelines for Isometric’s ARR projects as well as Renoster's Apollo IFM initiative were outlined during a webinar on Wednesday, where Elias Ayrey of Renoster and Christopher Kilner of Isometric discussed Isometric’s new IFM Deferred Harvest protocol. Speakers said Isometric has several reforestation projects currently undergoing validation and verification, a process that typically takes three to four months once the full project documentation is submitted, putting initial credit issuance in the near term. Credits from the Apollo project are expected later this year once participating landowners have been enrolled for about a year.
- Thu 00:41Presidential meeting - Paraguay’s president Santiago Pena held talks with environment minister Rolando de Barros to review progress on the country’s environmental agenda, highlighting the need to fully implement its carbon market framework to position Paraguay as a regional green business hub, according to the President's office. The meeting underscored early results from the carbon credit law, which has unlocked $10 mln in investments in the Chaco region and supported certification processes covering over 400,000 ha.
- Thu 00:41
France meets Belize - The French government has launched a public tender to support the development of carbon markets in Belize, financed by the EU under the Euroclima programme. The tender is divided into four lots: a technical study on blue carbon readiness; a forest carbon, agroforestry, and payment for ecosystem services technical study; a solar mini-grid and e-mobility technical study focused on Internationally Transferred Mitigation Outcomes (ITMOs) under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement; and creating a carbon knowledge and risk toolkit. Interested parties may see the full tender documents and submit proposals via the PLACE platform by Mar. 6. Belize has in recent years expressed keen interest in developing carbon markets, with a particular focus on national blue carbon initiatives. The national legislature is currently considering a Climate Change and Carbon Market Initiatives Bill that would regulate carbon markets, including aspects of Article 6 engagement – such as creating an authorisation application form, a national registry, an MRV system for GHGs, and new institutional arrangements.
- Thu 00:40Scandal continues – Sao Paulo State University (Unesp) has denied developing the methodology used by companies for a carbon project under investigation by Brazilian authorities, Folha de S. Paulo reported. Contracts involving R$45.5 bln ($8.6 bln) in allegedly fraudulent carbon credits linked to the Amazon were allegedly based on an analysis attributed to Unesp, according to carbon firm Global Carbon. The purchase and sale agreements for the credits were signed by Alliance Participacoes, a company controlled by the family of Daniel Vorcaro, owner of Banco Master. Vorcaro has been arrested, and Banco Master is under investigation for alleged embezzlement in what authorities said could be one of the largest financial fraud cases in Brazilian history.
- Thu 00:34A large biofuel producer announced its partnership on Monday with corn growers across four US Midwest states to produce low-carbon fertiliser and reduce the carbon intensity (CI) of biofuel feedstock crops.
- Thu 00:30To achieve the goal of reducing emissions by 51% by 2030, Colombia needs to promote fiscal reform to increase the price of carbon and reduce harmful subsidies, as well as increase the government's involvement in voluntary and compliance-led biodiversity credits, according to a new OECD report.
