Claims that AI will deliver large-scale emissions reductions are largely tied to lower-impact applications and frequently supported by limited evidence, according to a new report.

Offtake deals for nature-based carbon credits will jump this year to extend a trend after funding announced for projects reached a record $9 billion in 2025, despite an overall dip in voluntary carbon funding, according to a new report.

New rules proposed for calculating cookstove credits in Kenya have created a conundrum for meeting Paris Agreement targets because too much woodland in the country is labelled as renewable, according to one market participant.

Ministers underscored the importance of energy to national security as they convened at an International Energy Agency (IEA) summit in Paris this week, acknowledging the need to ensure diversification, affordability, and international collaboration in the context of global decarbonisation.

Corporate sustainability teams spend most of their time wrestling with reporting, while emission reduction measures take a backseat – and they remain distrustful of AI to support their efforts, a new report has found.

A South Korean project developer is preparing to launch a 10,000-hectare rice methane reduction project in Cambodia under Article 6.2 of the Paris Agreement in April, it said in a company update.

Renewable energy rollout may be the fastest way to cut emissions, but the extent to which these projects should be bankrolled by carbon credits remains a dicey question.

Compliance markets are expected to play a growing role in shaping carbon credit demand over the coming years, with buying under schemes such as CORSIA and domestic systems projected to rise steadily and surpass voluntary demand as early as 2029, a webinar heard on Wednesday.

A Paris-based developer has raised €50 million from several development finance institutions (DFIs) to scale its most advanced nature-based carbon projects.

Applications open - Indonesia is inviting applications for the first cycle of the Climate Finance Accelerator (CFA), a UK government-funded programme for funding for low-carbon projects. CFA Indonesia is seeking revenue-generating, climate-aligned businesses requiring at least $3 mln in funding, with priority sectors including energy, waste, agriculture, transport, industrial processes, and forestry and land use. Applications close on Mar. 9, 2026, with selected participants allowed to engage with financiers.

A Tokyo-based developer will launch a biochar carbon removal (CDR) project in India, with plans for further expansion in the region, it announced Thursday.

Perfect match - The number of days ideally suited to sparking wildfires, when the weather is hot, dry, and windy, has nearly tripled in the past 45 years globally, according to a new study by the University of California, Merced. More than half of the increase in these days is caused by human-caused climate change, and the trend is rising even higher in the Americas. In 1979 and for the next 15 years, the world averaged 22 synchronous fire weather days a year for flames that stayed within large global regions, whilst in 2023 and 2024, it was up to more than 60 days a year. Extreme fire weather is the primary, but not only, factor in increasing fire impacts across the globe. The southern half of South America is particularly hard hit - the region averaged 5.5 synchronous fire weather days a year from 1979 to 1988, but over the last decade, that’s risen to 70.6 days a year. (the Guardian)

As many as eight tipping points could be crossed below 2C of global warming, according to a new academic study, which stresses 1.5C will likely be passed later this decade or next.

India’s largest power utilities will need to accelerate investment in firm renewable energy and storage as coal-fired generation steadily loses its cost advantage, according to a recently released report.

Despite policy and political certainty, Australia's carbon sector is still struggling to attract investment as it faces ongoing operational and reputational challenges, a conference heard this week.

Efficiency update - Australia and New Zealand's Equipment Energy Efficiency (E3) programme has released a new strategy to guide its work to 2035, the Australian government announced Thursday. The updated strategy aims to help households and businesses by delivering more energy efficient appliances and equipment, reduce energy bills, expand access to trusted information on energy-saving products, and reduce GHG emissions from appliances and equipment energy use, the government said. The previous strategy  saved consumers between A$12-18 bln in Australia between 2011-22, and NZ$2.6 bln between 2022-24, according to the update. By 2035, the programme aims to ensure the two countries' energy performance outcomes keep pace with rapid technological and market changes globally.

Land for food - Indonesia has earmarked 1.1 mln ha of plantation land under its social forestry programme to boost coffee, nutmeg, and cocoa output, as part of efforts to advance food self-sufficiency, national news agency Antara reported, citing Forestry Minister Raja Juli Antoni. The land forms part of 8.3 mln ha allocated nationwide for community-based forestry. The agriculture ministry will oversee cultivation plans, with a separate $600 mln programme targeting around 870,000 ha of plantation crops in 2026.

An Indian carbon dioxide removal developer will scale biochar-based carbon credits from a cashew waste project in Cote d'Ivoire, it announced Thursday.

An Australian material science company has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with a German industrial company to develop and test direct air capture (DAC) adsorber technology, it announced Thursday.

There is good potential for the UN General Assembly to adopt a resolution endorsing a landmark climate change opinion from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) despite US resistance, an international climate policy expert told Carbon Pulse Thursday.

Called up – New Zealand’s government has appointed Stuart Calman as its new climate change ambassador, the Beehive announced on Wednesday. Calman previously served as the country’s ambassador to ASEAN in Jakarta, and has held leadership roles within the foreign affairs ministry related to climate change, energy, and sustainable economic development in the Pacific and Southeast Asia. An initial focus will be on COP31 and supporting Australia in its role as co-chair of the UN climate talks, the government said. Based in Wellington, Calman commenced in the role on Monday, replacing Stuart Horne who has taken up the role of New Zealand Consul-General in Honolulu.