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- Mon 23:48Contracts that commit the government to buy a fixed share of future peatland carbon credits offer the most viable route to scaling restoration and crowding in private capital, while biodiversity credits remain too nascent to materially improve project economics, a Scottish government-commissioned study has found.
- Mon 22:32A US federal judge has ordered the dismissal of a class action lawsuit claiming tech giant Apple misled consumers by marketing its smartwatch as carbon neutral.
- Mon 22:30A new roadmap has called for integrating abiotic marine carbon removal (mCDR) into US coastal resilience infrastructure to deliver dual adaptation and mitigation benefits.
- Mon 18:26A US federal judge has granted in part and denied in part a motion to dismiss a lawsuit challenging carbon neutral marketing claims for consumer products, dismissing several counts while allowing the case to continue.
- The CORSIA curve was steady over the past week, reflecting growing consensus in prices around $15 per tonne, while voluntary players continued to vent frustration at the slow process and risk when obtaining Letters of Authorisation (LoAs) from host countries for trade in the market.
- Mon 17:25The Secretariat of the Architecture for REDD+ Transactions (ART) has accepted a new document submitted by the government of Guyana for its national jurisdictional REDD+ (J-REDD+) programme, it announced on Monday.
- Mon 16:46UNDP tender - The UN Development Programme (UNDP) has last week launched a tender to hire a service provider to draft a document on carbon markets for social forestry in Indonesia, as part of efforts to support climate and land-use policy development. The request for proposals was issued on Feb. 20 with a deadline of Mar. 5, targeting organisations with expertise in environmental markets, forestry, and climate policy. The consultancy will focus on developing a framework document linked to social forestry schemes, though budget details were not disclosed.
- Mon 15:45UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) has found that scientific models differ widely in their estimations of how much carbon oceans absorb, suggesting uncertainties to be serious enough that they could impact governmental adaptation and mitigation plans.
- Mon 15:05Six Congo Basin countries have outlined plans to scale participation in international carbon markets under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, as part of new roadmaps unveiled Monday and developed with support from the World Bank.
- Mon 14:21A carbon advisory and a technology platform have joined forces to scale carbon and nature-based solutions (NbS) projects, with an initial focus on Brazil and Kenya, the chief executives at the two London-based firms told Carbon Pulse.
- Mon 14:14Dutch subsidies to bring down electricity prices for industry, support offshore wind, and reduce livestock numbers will help to cut GHG and nitrogen emissions, though not enough to meet longer term goals, an official analysis of the new government's plans concluded.
- Mon 13:21The Philippine government has rolled out a policy framework designed to overhaul how forests are managed by allowing local partners to use them for sustainable activities.
- The UN body responsible for launching the global carbon market under the Paris Agreement has adopted an "accelerated" 2026 work plan and appointed new leadership, as it seeks to move from negotiations to implementation of the new Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism (PACM).
