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- 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 23:19Disputed 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.
- 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 18:03Project developers working under a UK nature-focused carbon standard face tighter rules around additionality, following an update published Thursday.
- 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.
- Thu 16:08Cleaner water access - Gold Standard has opened a consultation on a methodology for safe drinking water supply, which closes on Mar. 14, 2026. The methodology covers avoided emissions from replacing baseline practices such as boiling unsafe water using non-renewable biomass or fossil fuels with sustainable drinking water supply. It can be applied to a range of contexts where improved access to safe drinking water delivers both emissions reductions and wider sustainable development impacts. The standard particularly welcomes feedback on determination of charcoal production emission factors, the baseline scenario, leakage emissions, and reversals.
- 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 12:54A public-private partnership focused on restoring Africa’s Miombo woodlands has launched its first four carbon removal projects across southern and eastern Africa, targeting more than 50 million carbon removals over their lifetimes.
- Thu 12:28A confidential paper for the European Commission, seen by Carbon Pulse, sets out how long-lived wood and other bio-based materials in buildings could earn EU carbon removal certificates, detailing which building components would qualify, how to count stored carbon, and what rules should govern additionality, monitoring, and liability.
- Thu 11:10Indonesia’s carbon market is complex and weak on incentives, with an emission calculation system considered not yet fully accurate, according to a new survey of industry professionals.
- Thu 10:40China's crop straw resources hold great potential for carbon removal projects, but achieving a green premium takes further participation in the international CDR market, a new report has found.
- Lower emissions cement - Cement maker Holcim has invested in Norwegian carbon capture startup Capsol Technologies, which has developed a chemical absorption process used to remove CO2 from gas streams. The cement maker plans to apply Capsol's hot potassium carbonate (HPC) technology to help achieve its emissions reduction goals and drive profitable growth, stated the press release. The investment follows a Capsol demonstration project at Holcim’s Dotternhausen plant in Germany in 2025, as a step on the way to Holcim producing net-zero cement at scale.
- One jump ahead - Sustainability intelligence platform Sweep is appointing Patrick de Cambourg, the outgoing chair of the EFRAG Sustainability Reporting Board, as senior adviser. De Cambourg played a key role in developing the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS), including the simplified reporting standards currently under review by the European Commission, and also previously spent over 30 years at Mazars and presidency at France’s accounting standards body (ANC). His appointment at Sweep will give its customers a strategic advantage in regulatory intelligence and data readiness, stated the press release.
- Thu 08:00Carbon removals (CDR) must follow a like-for-like (LfL) rule if they are to help stabilise global warming in the long run rather than merely offset emissions in the short term, according to a new report by climate NGO Carbon Gap.
- Thu 06:47A prominent Australian feed additive company posted a strong growth in revenues over the past quarter after securing a major client, with plans to foray into overseas markets.
- Thu 04:27Waste credits - The Indian government has notified Solid Waste Management (SWM) Rules, 2026, which will come into force from Apr. 1, tightening requirements for waste segregation, accountability, and monitoring across the country. Issued by the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change under the Environment (Protection) Act, the new rules mandate four-stream segregation at source and introduce environmental compensation for violations based on the polluter-pays principle. The rules define responsibilities for bulk waste generators, strengthen extended producer and bulk waste generator responsibility, promote the use of refuse-derived fuel by industries, and restrict landfilling to inert and non-recoverable waste. The framework enables online tracking of the entire waste management chain, faster land allocation for processing facilities, and encourages local bodies to generate carbon credits.
- Thu 01:01Retirements of credits with the Core Carbon Principles (CCP) standard have more than doubled since 2024 in the Voluntary Carbon Market (VCM), analysts estimate.
- 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.
