Time to sign up - Paraguay's Ministry of the Environment and Sustainable Development (MADES) has issued Res. 47/2026, creating the National Cadastre of Mitigation Projects. This is an initial step toward creating and operationalising the National Registry of Carbon Credits as described in last year's carbon markets regulation, according to the text. As of Monday, all mitigation projects in Paraguay must be registered in the national cadastre by completing the corresponding forms, with the registration deadline for ongoing projects set at Mar. 15. The resolution is the latest in a string of moves by Paraguay to operationalise its 2023 carbon credit law – including last week publishing an approval form for carbon project methodologies to request eligibility under Paraguay's carbon market framework, as well as a public tender seeking consultancy firms to develop the country’s National Carbon Markets Strategy and an operational manual for Article 6.

Argentina’s stance on Article 6 will determine the future of the country's largely dormant carbon market over the coming years, an expert from a carbon industry lobby told Carbon Pulse, with most market governance initiatives still currently happening at the subnational level.

CORSIA carbon futures tumbled again last week, detaching themselves from spot prices for the aviation offsetting scheme, amid an eye-opening week for the Paris Agreement market after a major energy and cookstove provider company went bust because Kenya would not agree to authorise international credit trade.

The Belgian authority responsible for implementing the EU’s carbon border adjustment fee said it has yet to hear from around half of the importers that are expected to be subject to the scheme, even a month after its full startup.

Kenya's decision to reject clean cooking developer Koko Networks' request to sell carbon credits was met with widespread concern and criticism on Monday, including from the country's own special climate envoy, highlighting the strong political risks weighing down on the nascent international market.

The European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) is facing growing criticism from climate and security experts, who have warned that exemptions for military-related imports could undermine efforts to reduce emissions in the defence sector.

Guinea has outlined a wide-ranging list of priority sectors for climate investment under the Paris Agreement’s Article 6.4 carbon market mechanism, with a strong focus on energy, transport, agriculture, and forest protection.

Global wealth and fossil fuel tax - Negotiations on a global tax treaty to make fossil fuels firms and the super-rich pay for the impact of their activities will resume at UN headquarters in New York on Monday. Dozens of countries support rules to make polluters pay, though developing countries want a stronger draft and robust backing from the developed world. The US has withdrawn from the talks and some rich countries argue that tax matters should be discussed within the OECD rather than the UN. The convention could be adopted as soon as the end of next year if details can be agreed, though progress has been slow so far. (the Guardian)