The pace of issuance of Article 6-authorised credits under one of the major voluntary standards slowed in 2025, even as the number of project authorisations grew, according to a recent report. 

Carbon managers welcome - The new Carbon Management Society has launched a global membership platform, inviting individuals, academic institutions, government representatives, and organisations who are committed to credible, measurable, and economically sound carbon management solutions, it announced last week. The Australia-based non-profit, established in November, aims to become a platform for knowledge exchange, professional engagement, and policy dialogue, with a focus on implementation. The society will publish articles, reports, and op-eds, hold expert webinars, and foster collaboration across industry, finance, policy, and academia.

A European shipping company has signed a long-term offtake agreement with an e-methanol project developer, reacting to an EU regulation and its rising penalties for ships that continue to use carbon-intensive fuels.

The UK may be following in the EU’s footsteps in imposing a border carbon fee on imports of heavy-emitting goods – but in practice, the British system is set to diverge significantly from the European model, raising concerns for industries as they navigate both markets. 

Japan is hoping to help decarbonise India’s micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in a bet that hard-to-abate sectors such as textiles, dairy, and steam-intensive manufacturing can deliver early emission cuts under the Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM).

A slower phaseout of free allocation, a softer emissions cap trajectory, and changes to the Market Stability Reserve (MSR) are the main levers available to lawmakers looking to reform the EU carbon market, an investment bank said in a briefing on Tuesday.

SAF policy - Expanding SAF mandates to include CDR could support both emissions reductions and cost containment in the aviation sector, Noah Deich, former secretary of the Energy Advisory Board at the US Department of Energy, said in a blog post last week. Current SAF frameworks in jurisdictions such as the EU, Canada, and ICAO largely exclude carbon removal pathways, despite high costs across all SAF options and uncertainty over which technologies will scale. Allowing a limited share of mandates to include removals could diversify supply, support innovation, and improve political durability of SAF policies, while providing offtake opportunities for the CDR sector, Deich said.

Malaysia has already used up its fair share of the global carbon budget under most equity-based allocation methods, with any further CO2 emissions now exceeding its 1.5C compatible limit, according to a policy brief published Tuesday.