Rural cookstove projects are “likely highly additional”, especially in areas without other government incentives, according to a new study.

Carbon collaboration - Toronto-based Super6 Carbon, a developer of biogenic CDR projects, has signed a strategic agreement with Denver-based Mangrove Systems, a provider of digital MRV tools, to deploy its MRV platform across Super6’s engineered carbon removal network in the Midwestern US, the companies announced on Tuesday. The deal covers audit-ready tracking of biogenic CO2 from capture through transport and permanent geological storage, including Super6’s first transload hub being developed with Archer-Daniels-Midland Company in Decatur, adjacent to a permitted Class VI well.

A US-based project developer announced on Tuesday that forest carbon credits from two improved forest management (IFM) initiatives, tagged with the Core Carbon Principles (CPP) label, have achieved release and verification.

A UK-based impact investment manager has made its first investment in Brazil to finance the initial phase of a carbon project under development in the Amazon rainforest, it announced on Monday.

Biochar consultation - French carbon standard Rainbow has opened consultation on two new biochar methodologies, it announced Tuesday. The two methodologies are based on the distributed production of biochar using closed  and open kilns, separately. The methodologies were developed in collaboration with Varaha, Carboneers, Cotierra, and Circonomy. The public consultation is open until Mar. 11.

Cross border carbon - More than 100 ranchers and landowners from northeastern Mexico and Texas met at Hacienda Yturria Ranch to discuss high-integrity carbon credit development through agricultural land management organised by Earth Carbon, Mexico Business News reported. The binational seminar covered Mexican states Tamaulipas, Nuevo Leon, and Coahuila, with presentations on measurement, reporting and verification systems from experts including Jim Blackburn of BCarbon and James Clement of Earth Optics. Mexico has more than 300 carbon credit projects operational or under development, said Marco Hernandez, CEO of carbon project developer Carbonof, adding the country's infrastructure and skilled workforce allow projects to meet US and European quality standards at competitive costs.

Biochar and other carbon removal (CDR) pathways delivered significantly fewer credits than forecast in 2025, according to a report released on Tuesday.

Carbon removal (CDR) supply risks stalling as buyer hesitation leaves the voluntary carbon market (VCM) at a critical inflection point, according to a new assessment by a US-based carbon management firm.

Browser neutral – The Canada-based browser developer Shift announced Tuesday that it offset 599 tonnes of CO2e generated by its community between July-Dec. 2025 via the launch of its in-browser Carbon Meter. The company said it purchased verified carbon credits through Carbonzero, supporting forest conservation in Canada’s Great Bear Rainforest and low-carbon cement projects in the US. The company added that it has tracked its Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions since 2023 and worked with Carbonzero to offset corporate emissions in 2023 and 2024.

Carbon marketplace - Carbon trading platform BEXchange went live and began trading on Tuesday, offering a new marketplace linking carbon projects with buyers and investors, its developer, Emsurge, said on LinkedIn. The platform spans infrastructure, buildings, communities, and materials projects, including road capacity and recycling initiatives in the US, housing and energy efficiency programmes in the UK and North America, and a low-carbon cement. Prices on the exchange range from below $10/tCO2e to more than $100/tCO2e, according to the company. BEXchange is integrated with carbon ratings agencies Sylvera, Calyx Global, and Renoster, and is now onboarding project developers, asset owners, and corporate buyers. The launch follows a previously announced partnership under which BEXchange built its marketplace using Emsurge’s Open Markets infrastructure, tapping into liquidity from Emstream and Emsurge’s wider carbon market network.

Azerbaijan's first credits - The Hydro-3 plant has become the first renewable energy project in Azerbaijan to be issued international carbon credits, after registering with Gold Standard last May, the local news outlet Trend reported on Tuesday. The project, operated by Socar Trading and AzerEnergy OJSC, covers two small hydropower plants, Mirik and Garagishlag. The 10,745 credits, issued on Jan. 28, cover the period between Apr. 2024-Aug. 2025.

Voluntary carbon market participants have heralded the EU as the first mover in creating a comprehensive, government-backed standard for certifying durable removals, but many still question where demand-side scale will come from and caution that ensuring a robust, high-integrity system still rests on fine-tuning the crediting framework.

An American forest carbon project developer announced Tuesday that it had secured verification for its improved forest management (IFM) project with a major certification body.

Co-applying enhanced rock weathering (ERW) and biochar can increase carbon removal (CDR) by improving soil chemical conditions, a new study has found, though short-term CO2 losses from increased microbial activity may temporarily outweigh inorganic carbon gains.

World Wide Fund for Nature Malaysia (WWF-Malaysia) and a local plantation company have launched a pilot regenerative palm oil project in Sabah, aiming to test farming practices that could cut emissions, restore biodiversity, and improve soil health across one of the country’s key agricultural regions.

The first carbon removals have been issued from a biochar production facility in Nigeria, with the inaugural credits purchased by a global buyers' initiative.

A coastal city in South Korea is seeking to create carbon credits by utilising its marine resources, particularly as tidal flats are gaining recognition for their roles in carbon sequestration.

Three community-based land restoration projects in Ethiopia have been selected for a UK-backed accelerator aimed at mobilising investment into high-integrity carbon and nature projects, marking the first Ethiopian initiatives to enter the programme.