Case closed - A US District Court in the Northern District of California entered final judgment on Tuesday for several tobacco companies, including R.J. Reynolds Vapor Company and British American Tobacco, after plaintiffs in the case elected not to amend their complaint following a February order partially granting the defendants’ motion to dismiss, formally closing the case.

Chile on Wednesday gazetted a package of technical resolutions detailing governance, methodological standards, and integrity requirements for mitigation activities under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement.

A new funding call launched on Wednesday aims to accelerate research and innovation in durable carbon removal (CDR) technologies, as parts of the sector move from early-stage science toward commercial deployment.

Plans to register Bolivia’s first sovereign jurisdictional carbon credit project have been delayed from initial official issuance estimates, aligning with the government’s roadmap to build a national carbon markets architecture, the initiative’s main technical partner told Carbon Pulse.

New analysis has identified nearly $2.3 billion in future demand for offsets in the voluntary market, according to a report published on Wednesday.

When countries put in place macroeconomically damaging climate and nature policies, carbon revenues may not be high enough to calm credit rating agencies, so sovereign nations must either plan alternate sources of revenue or strike deals with investors, Carbon Pulse has heard.

Energy and removals - Shropshire Council in England's West Midlands has announced a new partnership to produce high-quality biochar and carbon removal credits. The agreement between Raft Energy and Biodynamic Carbon (BDC) - a JV between Shropshire Council and Carbon Hill, will see biochar activated and added to anerobic digestion systems to help increase energy output and improve the quality of the resulting fertiliser. The first energy, biochar, and carbon capture to be partially owned by a council is already operating near Welshpool and another fully council owned unit will commission this spring in Ludlow. Both units will generate carbon removals in line with international standards such as the European Biochar Certificate (EBC).

Uncertainty over risk, credit quality, and financing is continuing to hold back the reforestation carbon market despite signs that buyers and developers may be more aligned on price than expected, a webinar heard Tuesday.

Application in - Carbon Standards International (CSI) has confirmed its application to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), seeking eligibility for the upcoming compliance periods of UN aviation offsetting scheme CORSIA. CSI's Global C-Sink Registry is technically optimised for corresponding adjustments (CAs) under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement - ensuring that no credits are double counted, it said on LinkedIn.

A Colombia-based international carbon standard on Wednesday published a new REDD+ methodology meant to align project baselines with UNFCCC reporting, including voluntary market (VCM) and Article 6.2 aims.

The UK’s progressive tightening of sustainability reporting requirements could drive corporate demand for carbon credits, helping to lower the impact on taxpayers from support for carbon removal projects, according to experts.

The voluntary carbon market is not the solution to global climate change, but it is a valuable instrument that can help mobilise finance, support sustainable development, and contribute to mitigation – when properly understood and managed.

Boosted - Shares of Indian Energy Exchange (IEX) jumped about 4% on Wednesday, CNBC TV18 reported, after India’s Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) notified a regulatory framework for trading Carbon Credit Certificates (CCCs) last week. The power exchanges will serve as the primary marketplace for CCC trading, creating separate compliance and offset segments for obligated and non-obligated entities

Voluntary cancellations of Kyoto-era carbon credits rose in Australia in February, with intermediaries relying predominantly on certified emission reductions (CER).

An Australian chemicals company fresh off the back of fundraising is exploring voluntary carbon market opportunities to value stack its zero emissions chemical reactors, its CEO told Carbon Pulse. 

RFP opening - US-based sustainability software provider Watershed has opened its 2026 request for proposals (RFP), it announced Monday. The RFP is intended to supply Watershed's customer base of over 800 companies with credits from durable carbon removal (CDR), nature-based CDR, and super pollutant avoidance projects. Supplier applications close on Apr. 10. Watershed's first RFP targetted 1 mln CDR credits and drew proposals from over 300 projects, the software provider said, with selected suppliers gaining access to a pre-committed buyer group that executed more than 100 purchases, including multiple contracts valued at over $1 mln. Watershed will share lessons from its first RFP in a webinar on trends in carbon markets on Mar. 19.

DAC attack - Berkeley-based direct air capture (DAC) developer Airmyne has announced an investment from Japan's largest energy company, ENEOS. The unspecified investment - made through investment arm ENEOS Innovation Partners Godo Kaisha - establishes a framework for long-term collaboration between the pair, aimed at advancing technology development and evaluating future pathways toward commercialisation. AirMyne is developing a liquid solvent-based DAC technology it says is designed for industrial scale, with low energy consumption, supply-chain security, and operational simplicity.