A US university has dropped its carbon neutrality claim after using carbon offsets to meet its 2024 target, shifting spending toward on-campus emissions reductions aligned with a 2050 net zero goal.

Two companies focused on carbon projects in Latin America announced on Tuesday a merger that has resulted in a new vehicle dedicated to scaling forest restoration and nature-based carbon removals (CDR) across the Americas.

Carbon removals and avoided emissions projects are showing similar trends to renewable energy projects in their nascency, a panel of financiers said on the first day of the North American Carbon World (NACW) 2026 conference.

Carbon neutral mining – Soma Gold has renewed carbon neutrality certification for its Colombian subsidiary for a second consecutive year, covering emissions from its latest reporting period, the company announced on Tuesday. It said Operadora Minera SAS retained certification under the PAS 2060:2014 standard, with verification by Bureau Veritas – BVQI Colombia Ltd. Soma reported emissions of 1,367 tCO2e for 2024, all of which were offset using credits from the Galilea Ame forest conservation project on the Biocarbon Registry. Operadora remains the only mining company in Colombia to hold the certification, the company said.

Register your interest – Remove, a carbon removal (CDR) accelerator, said on Tuesday it plans to expand its support for CDR startups into Latin America, with backing from Milkywire’s Climate Transformation Fund. The organisation said the move is intended to support local innovation, ecosystem growth, and broader CDR market development in the region. Remove is inviting CDR startups in Latin America to register interest in its accelerator programme ahead of the application launch, with further details expected in the coming months.

Sales dip – Brazil-based low-carbon fertiliser firm Verde AgriTech reported lower 2025 revenue and sales volumes as tight agricultural credit conditions in Brazil weighed on demand. Revenue fell to around C$16.6 mln (USD$ 4.7 mln) from C$21.6 mln in 2024, with net loss narrowing to roughly C$11.7 mln, while the company maintained margins of about 72% and cut expected credit losses, according to its Q4 & FY 2025 earnings results. Verde AgriTech produces a potassium-based fertiliser from silicate rock that captures CO2 in soils via enhanced rock weathering (ERW).

A carbon exchange that claims to be mopping up Clean Development Mechanism trade before the UN body closes, has slashed its fees, and announced it will be opening up for an fresh investment round.

Offset project financier Carbon Streaming Corp. on Monday reported sharply reduced losses for 2025 and signalled a continued shift towards portfolio optimisation and asset sales, as the company seeks to stabilise its balance sheet following a turbulent period marked by project setbacks and legal disputes.

At least two European creditor countries are willing to undertake ‘debt-for-carbon swap’ deals with West African countries, which would involve a partial write-off in exchange for the transfer or generation of carbon credits, according to a senior official at a development bank.

After years with only one eligible supply source, credits approved for CORSIA use in its current phase have begun to steadily flow onto the market, reaching above 30 million earlier this year, but in light of an escalating war in the Middle East that has disrupted international air travel and jet fuel flows, as well as a lack of legislated penalties for non-compliance, some participants are now questioning whether the global aviation offsetting scheme has a growing demand problem.

A new draft corporate climate framework, put forward for consultation by the Greenhouse Gas Protocol, could signal a major shift in how companies disclose climate action, separating inventory reporting from how carbon credit use is communicated.

A project developer has said assisted natural regeneration (ANR) can deliver significantly stronger permanence than traditional reforestation, positioning the approach as a high-integrity option in carbon markets.

A European semiconductor firm plans to enter the voluntary carbon market (VCM) to offset residual emissions, targeting the purchase of around 814,000 carbon credits over 2026-27, according to its latest annual report.

Singapore and Thailand on Tuesday launched a call for carbon credit project applications under their bilateral Article 6 implementation agreement, marking the operational phase of the deal.

Making progress - Malaysia has endorsed nine forest conservation projects under its Forest Conservation Certificate (FCC) programme, with plans to raise about MYR 30.2 mln ($7.4 mln) to support reforestation, river rehabilitation, and forest protection efforts across several states. The projects, selected from 29 applications, are part of efforts to address a wider MYR 1.4 bln funding gap in conservation financing, officials said. The FCC functions as a performance-based, non-market mechanism that channels private sector funding into verified conservation initiatives, while allowing companies to meet sustainability goals and benefit from tax incentives.

Integration - Carbon EX, which operates a marketplace for trading of carbon credits and renewable certificates, said it has started API integration with Tokyo's carbon market, operated by the metropolitan government. This integration will make some of the credits handled by Carbon EX's platform available for purchase on the megacity's carbon market by connecting private platforms with government infrastructure, the company said.

Working with farmers - Japanese project developer Green Carbon has concluded a demonstration on the application of alternate wetting and drying (AWD) technique in paddy fields in collaboration with farmers and domestic universities. The company said it aims to develop a new J-Credit methodology based on the results, which showed a higher methane emission reduction effect under the condition of implementing AWD after mid-season drainage. The developer recently also launched a support programme for dairy farmers to decarbonise manure management and create carbon credits based on a J-Credit methodology (AG-002).

A Singapore-based carbon markets expert who headed Asia sustainable finance at WWF will now work on the city-state’s Article 6 deals at The Nature Conservancy (TNC), she announced Tuesday.

The head of BP's Asia Pacific carbon and Australian power origination in Singapore has resigned, they confirmed in a social media post Tuesday, one of several carbon traders at various organisations finishing up their postings in recent weeks.

The Papua New Guinea government has approved the first carbon project in the country aligned with its new market system, it said.