Blue Cercarbono – Standard body Cercarbono published its blue carbon methodology for restoration and revegetation of coastal wetlands, it announced Monday in a LinkedIn post. CM-LUCW-001 covers reduced and removed emissions from mangroves, tidal marshes, and seagrass meadows, and shifts focus on planting-based interventions to broader ecological functions, such as rewetting and storage of soil organic carbon, the standard said. The methodology, which was published for consultation last December, is designed to support Article 6 traceability and to be compatible with Cercarbono's REDD+ framework.

Leather imported to the EU from Brazil and Paraguay continues to be tied to forest clearance, a non-profit has said as the European Commission gears up to review the commodities covered by its anti-deforestation law.

Biochar rebranding – The US Biochar Initiative said it has rebranded as the American Biochar Institute as part of a strategic shift to support industry growth. It will prioritise developing standards and markets for biochar while positioning itself as an independent, long-term resource for the sector. The group said it will continue convening stakeholders, including at its North American Biochar Conference in New Orleans on Nov. 16-18, 2026. It will focus market development on boosting demand for physical biochar across applications such as soil, fertilisers, construction, and urban infrastructure.

Over the past week, developments across Latin America showed forest-based carbon supply being channelled into different market pathways, with countries diverging on whether credits are exported, retained for domestic compliance, or supplied to voluntary markets.

Climate Impact X (CIX) will cease publishing price assessments for older vintage forestry and cookstove projects in the voluntary carbon market, the Singapore-based exchange said Monday. 

Biochar methane emissions - Flame curtain pyrolysis in kon-tiki kilns used to produce biochar emits less methane and carbon monoxide than open burning of crop residues, a study by European researchers published in GCB Bioenergy found. Methane emissions were around 2.6 grammes per kilogramme of feedstock, compared to more than 4.4 g/kg for open burning, and rose more than tenfold when moisture exceeded 25%. Higher flue gas temperatures were linked to lower methane output, while the process produced around 200 kg of biochar per tonne of straw, enabling more than 500 kg of CO2e removal when applied to soils, the analysis said.

A new soil porewater extraction technique could improve the accuracy and consistency of carbon removal estimates from enhanced rock weathering (ERW), according to a recent study.

Mazda NZ drops green claim - Mazda New Zealand has removed a claim from its website that planting five trees per vehicle would “mitigate any environmental impact from CO2 emissions” over a five-year warranty period, following a complaint filed earlier this month by Lawyers for Climate Action NZ. The Advertising Standards Authority accepted the complaint, but closed the case as settled after Mazda New Zealand withdrew the statement tied to its partnership with Trees That Count.

Japan forest deal - Japan-based automaker Suzuki Motor Corporation has signed an agreement to purchase locally generated Forest J-Credits from Tenryu Forester, marking the first issuance of such credits from Japan’s Hamamatsu region, the company said last week. The credits were created through forest management activities in the Tenryu area, historically known for timber production but facing pressure from imports and demographic decline. Suzuki said the deal supports conservation of local forests while contributing to its goal of achieving carbon neutrality across its domestic operations by FY2035, with plans to expand use of locally generated credits.

A global fast fashion retailer has received its first deliveries of permanent carbon removals (CDR) in 2025 and is preparing to source jurisdictional REDD+ (JREDD+) credits, according to its latest sustainability report.

Two tech companies and a consultancy have collectively committed to purchase over 130,000 nature-based carbon removal credits from a US-based reforestation project.

A jurisdictional REDD+ (JREDD+) programme in Colombia has completed its public consultation period, bringing it closer to issuing (Core Carbon Principles) CCP-eligible voluntary carbon credits, the project developer said last week.

Macao International Carbon Emission Exchange (MEX) has partnered with an environmental company to promote the international trade of Brazilian biodiversity credits, in a move that further signals its interest in this emerging market.

Integrity premiums are emerging in Australia’s carbon market, with higher-quality credits commanding sustained price differences, while project-level risks remain uneven, a recent analysis has found.

Four key themes helped move agricultural soil carbon from a nascent category to the high-integrity climate solution that it is today.

Blue green - Japanese developer Green Carbon has signed an MoU with Indonesian NGO PT Pesisir Indah Lestari to collaborate on mangrove restoration and emissions reduction projects. The partnership will assess at least 1,000 ha for restoration, estimate blue carbon stocks, and project sequestration over up to 35 years. The five-year agreement will also emphasise local community engagement and sustainable development alongside biodiversity protection, the companies said.