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Gettin' Ziggo with it - Dutch telecom VodafoneZiggo has partnered with Danish carbon removal specialist Klimate to source a portfolio of CDR credits, as part of its plan to reach net zero emissions by 2030. Under the agreement, VodafoneZiggo aims to cut operational emissions by 90% from a 2018 baseline, with the remaining 10% to be neutralised through carbon removal. The company plans to scale its use of CDR credits from around 1% of emissions currently to 10% over the next five years, reflecting expectations of rising demand for removals as climate targets tighten. Klimate will curate a portfolio of projects spanning nature-based and engineered removals, with an emphasis on quality and long-term carbon storage. Initial investments include reforestation and land restoration through the EthioTrees project, as well as biochar production via Carboneers, which converts agricultural waste into stable carbon stored in soils. The deal underscores growing corporate interest in securing early access to high-quality CDR supply, in a market that remains nascent but is expected to expand rapidly as companies move to address residual emissions on the path to net zero.
- Sat 01:49Microsoft has suspended its carbon removal (CDR) buying programme, according to several sources, in a move that threatens to upend a nascent but fragile market heavily reliant on the tech giant’s demand.
- Sat 00:51Bundle up - Tech-enabled logistics company Wayfindr has suspended its voluntary carbon offsetting programme while it overhauls its emissions tracking platform, temporarily removing demand from the VCM. The company said it has offset 100% of its logistics emissions since 2021 but is pausing the programme to prioritise development of Bundle 2.0, an upgraded platform it said will provide shipment-level emissions visibility and give clients the choice to offset fully, partially, or not at all. The relaunch is expected in late 2026 or 2027.
- Sat 00:06Dirt rich - Ukrainian grain producer Kernel has entered the international audit phase of a Verra-certified soil carbon sequestration project covering 15,000 hectares in the Chernihiv region, with issuance of Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) credits contingent on successful verification expected within a year. The company is partnering with carbon project developer Sentinel Earth, is applying variable-rate fertiliser application, biological inputs, and cover crops across the pilot area, with project data feeding into programmes run by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), and NASA Harvest. The company said scaling the project follows verification, positioning it as a potential supplier to corporate buyers seeking to offset emissions.
- Fri 20:13Allowing some forms of “double claiming” in the voluntary carbon market (VCM) could help channel corporate finance to underfunded municipal climate projects, a newly published paper argued.
- Kernel audit - Ukrainian agribusiness Kernel has begun an international audit of a 15,000-hectare soil carbon project in the country under Verra’s Verified Carbon Standard, with Sentinel Earth as a partner and data contributions supporting initiatives by the EBRD, FAO, and NASA Harvest. The project applies practices such as variable-rate fertilisation, biological inputs, and cover crops to reduce emissions and enhance soil carbon sequestration, with results now undergoing independent verification for conversion into carbon credits. If successful, Kernel said the initiative could generate credits priced at roughly $15-30 per tonne, support farm income and soil restoration in war-affected areas, and be scaled further, with potential demand from major corporates seeking offsets.
- Fri 18:24Next phase – Hempalta Corp. said on Friday that shareholders overwhelmingly approved a corporate rebrand and other measures at its annual meeting, including plans to rename the company and consolidate shares. The Calgary-based company said more than 99% of votes cast supported changing its name to Next Phase Ventures Ltd., alongside backing for board appointments, a stock option plan, and auditor approval. It added the timing and basis of any share consolidation will be determined later by the board, likely tied to a future transaction or financing, and subject to regulatory and market conditions. Hempalta is also continuing to seek subscriptions under its existing private placement and is evaluating a strategic shift towards consumer retail and e-commerce, while maintaining its hemp and carbon-focused business lines.
- The carbon removal (CDR) sector saw smaller buyers take a larger share of the overall market in the first quarter of 2026, as the nascent industry looks to diversify demand away from large tech firms.
- Fri 16:31Renewable energy generation concessions being considered by Tunisia’s parliament won't be profitable without carbon finance, and must therefore occur within a carbon crediting and benefit-sharing framework, the country’s environment minister said this week according to local media.
- Fri 13:06Trading on Indonesia’s carbon exchange rebounded in March after February saw a sharp slump, driven by a rise in credit retirements, bourse data showed Friday.
- Fri 13:03First production of new hydrogen-powered portable cookers that aim to generate voluntary carbon credits and promise zero CO2 emissions is due to begin in the third or fourth quarter of this year, the developer confirmed on Friday.
- Reforms to the EU ETS that ease prices in the cap-and-trade compliance carbon market would reduce the incentive to scale engineered CO2 removal technologies, according to experts, though complementary financing measures will also be essential to meet the bloc's negative emissions goals.
- The International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) switched up its geological CO2 storage standard last month, perhaps opening a window for the carbon capture, usage, and sequestration (CCUS) sector amid US environmental rollbacks, a law firm has said.
- Fri 09:52A major supplier in the global tech supply chain has tapped into nature-based carbon, starting with a mangrove restoration project in Vietnam.
- Fri 06:09A Malaysian oil and gas company has joined a carbon offsetting programme run by Shell to balance emissions linked to its fuel operations, it said this week.
- Fri 02:42MMA MRV meeting - Brazil's environmental ministry (MMA) held the fourth meeting of its Technical Working Group on Measurement, Reporting, and Verification (GTT MRV) of the National Commission for REDD+ (CONAREDD+) recently. The group initiated discussions on methodologies for certifying forest carbon credits under Brazil's future ETS (Portuguese: SBCE). Divided into subgroups, participants debated aspects such as the scope of methodologies, definition of forest, baselines, quantification of emissions, risks, and monitoring systems within the context of national REDD+ mechanisms and jurisdictional programmes.
- Fri 01:27Verra has released updated guidance for projects seeking to apply Article 6 and/or UN aviation offsetting scheme CORSIA labels to carbon credits generated under its Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) Programme, it announced Thursday.
- Thu 22:32A tranche of more than 85,000 forestry carbon credits using a dynamic baseline approach has been supplied to a major bank, reflecting growing use of evolving quantification methods, it was announced on Thursday.
- Measuring miles – North American offset provider Karbon-X and the Canadian Banff Half Marathon said on Thursday that they have completed an emissions assessment for the 2025 race, quantifying its climate impact and retiring credits to balance emissions. The companies said the assessment, conducted with advisory firm BrightSpot Climate, measured over 1,600 tCO2e across sources including participant travel, energy use, and race operations, with verified credits retired against the total. They added that event-level emissions accounting, particularly including travel-related impacts, remains relatively uncommon across the endurance sports sector. Organisers also pointed to expanded transport measures and a target to cut event-related emissions 50% by 2030 under the UNFCCC Sports for Climate Action network.
- Thu 17:13The small-scale afforestation, reforestation, and revegetation (ARR) sector is already well established in Spain, but it needs domestic and EU regulators to add it into carbon compliance systems to attract demand and funnel investment into rural areas, a developer told Carbon Pulse.
- Thu 15:16Product-level emissions - The Greenhouse Gas Protocol has announced its members of the joint working group focused on developing an updated product-level GHG accounting standard with ISO. The two organisations are stewarding the development of a harmonised, science-aligned global system for accounting and reporting GHG emissions, of which the updated product-level standard is a core priority. The updated standard will maintain continuity with existing ISO and GHG Protocol frameworks, while moving towards a unified global methodology, in line with the changing needs of companies, investors, and regulators, and responding to growing demand for granular value chain emissions data. It will also support rollout of mechanisms such as carbon border fees that require detailed product-level emissions accounting. A ISO-GHG Protocol Product Webinar will be held on Apr. 24 at 15:00 CET. Register here.
- Thu 12:49Corporate climate action accelerated sharply in 2025, with a 40% rise in companies adopting science-based emissions reduction targets, according to a new report released by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).
- Thu 11:46A carbon removal registry has unveiled a new module aimed at accelerating the growth of mobile biochar production, a fast-emerging approach to capturing and storing CO2 at smaller, distributed sites.
- Thu 11:33Malaysia’s federal government and the state of Sarawak have agreed to form a special joint committee to coordinate carbon policy implementation, in a move to better align regulations and pricing.
- Thu 11:14A growing number of companies are adopting a new climate milestone known as “operational net zero”, as pressure mounts to deliver credible emissions cuts ahead of 2030 targets, according to a white paper released this week by a climate advisory and investment firm.
- Thu 10:58A large bank has struck a carbon removal deal with a US-based developer in an agreement that also aims to reduce wildfire risk, it was announced Thursday.
- Thu 10:00The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has announced it will work with two partner groups to kickstart reforestation and clean cooking carbon projects and generate credits at refugee camps in Uganda and Rwanda.
- Thu 02:29Confidence in achieving Paraguay's emissions-reduction goals stated in its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), partially on the back of the country’s jurisdictional REDD+ programme, is enabling the government to authorise all generated credits freely for international transactions.
- The Climate Action Reserve (CAR) announced on Wednesday the launch of its efforts to update the US Landfill Protocol to version 7.0.
- A partnership to certify carbon removal (CDR) projects and issue credits was announced on Wednesday, with the collaboration set to deliver what was described as a new class of credits to buyers.
- Wed 21:15Pyrolysis lines packed – The eight pyrolysis lines of Exomad Green's third biochar production plant in the Guarayos department in Bolivia, currently under construction, are ready to be shipped from its Chinese supplier, manufacturer Beston Group said on LinkedIn this week. The announcement is part of the second phase of the partnership between the two companies, which entails total support to Exomad's objective of reaching 1 mln tonnes of biochar produced per year by 2027 with 15 operational systems. Beston Group has already supplied BST-50 pyrolysis technologies to the Bolivian developer.
- In a quarterly update, published Wednesday, oil major Shell has acknowledged that its long-term goal of reaching net zero emissions by 2050 may not be achieved if wider society fails to decarbonise at the same pace, highlighting the uncertainty surrounding corporate climate pledges.
- Carbon credit retirements fell in the first quarter of 2026 while average prices edged higher, data published Wednesday showed, with higher-value units increasingly associated with projects meeting stricter quality, compliance, and methodological criteria.
- Wed 13:36LoA expected soon - Canada-based carbon finance firm Base Carbon on Wednesday said it is ready to move its Vietnam household devices project into the government’s approval pipeline once new rules take effect, with local partner SIPCO preparing application documents. The company expects to advance the project through the letter of authorisation (LoA) process shortly after the decree becomes effective in May. SIPCO, the in-country project developer, is leading documentation efforts required for regulatory submission. The move positions the project to seek authorisation for international credit transfers under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement.
- Wed 13:35Kenya’s self-financed climate targets through 2035 can meet its ‘fair share’ contribution to 1.5C global warming, but it has much greater mitigation potential it needs international support to unlock – where clean cooking could play a crucial role, according to new analysis.
- Cash for carbon - Carbon-to-materials company Vateris (previously Concrete4Change) has closed a new funding round, bringing its total capital raised to $10 mln. The round includes new strategic investment from Holcim MaQer Ventures and Kiilto Ventures, with continued support from existing investors Goldbeck and Zacua Ventures. The capital will support the startup's transition from pilot validation to industrial scale-up, for its precision carbon-to-materials platform centered on engineering vaterite. Its proprietary process converts industrial flue gas CO2 into a mineral additive for cement and concrete called GypCarb, while co-producing a mineral fertiliser. This additive is designed as a drop-in solution for cement production. (IndexBox)
- Wed 11:53Voluntary cancellations of Kyoto-era carbon credits in Australia surged in March, driven by a handful of large transactions and continued reliance on Certified Emission Reductions (CER), registry data showed.
- Wed 11:43Carbon neutral candy - Nakamura, a long-established confectionery in Japan's Nagoya, has launched what it claims to be the first "carbon neutral candy" in the domestic market. The company said it managed to reduce emissions from candy manufacturing by 44% by switching to organic raw materials. The remaining 56% emissions have been offset by the use of domestically issued offsets, following the purchase of J-Credits from forestry projects, according to a company statement.
- Name change - On May 4, the Zero Emissions Platform (ZEP) will change its name to Carbon Management Europe to more clearly reflect its work on industrial carbon management, said ZEP chair, Eve Tamme on LinkedIn. Members receive benefits such as view representation, intelligence, and knowledge sharing. They so far include energy producers, industrial companies, infrastructure developers, tech providers, financiers, academia, and non-profits.
- Wed 08:43Japan's national space agency has decided to subsidise two players in the domestic carbon sector, who aim to leverage satellite data for the creation of carbon credits.
- A regenerative agriculture certification body has updated its carbon insetting rules, tightening integrity requirements and introducing a new additionality approach as it seeks to scale supply chain-based climate claims.
- REDDy for credits – A REDD+ project in Bhutan is seeking 1.8 mln credits for reductions over 2020-24, documents from ART TREES showed. The Article 6 and CORSIA eligible project’s monitoring and registration documents opened for public comments on Apr. 7, for 30 days. It follows the royal government’s publication of its carbon market rules at the end of December, including for ITMOs.
- Tue 23:36Transition credits would benefit from targeted guidance, with tailored definitions and requirements regarding environmental and social integrity, according to an Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM) working group examining the assessment of emerging approaches to phasing out fossil fuel-fired power plants.
- Tue 22:19Project finance – Brazil’s national development bank (BNDES) announced on Tuesday that it has disbursed R$21 mln ($4 mln) to restore 900 ha in the Irati National Forest. The funds will be allocated to sustainable management and ecological restoration activities, including the gradual removal of exotic species and their replacement with native species linked to the Atlantic Forest biome. This initial disbursement for the Irati National Forest project, led by the group Ibema Participacoes, was made possible through a partnership with BTG Pactual and Safra. The amount forms part of a R$110 mln financing package approved and announced during COP30 in Belem for BNDES’s first concession in the Atlantic Forest.
- Tue 19:33As EU policymakers decide what counts under the CBAM as an effective carbon price paid abroad, a special case – jurisdictions that allow carbon taxes to be offset with voluntary carbon credits – raises questions about which carbon prices follow in the spirit of the regulation.
- Tue 19:00One of Latin America's largest clean cookstove projects recently received an AA rating and is now aiming to be eligible for the international aviation offsetting scheme (CORSIA).
- The price of CORSIA eligible credits rose to their highest level since February last week, despite experts warning a prolonged Middle East war may have downside risks for demand.
- A Calgary-based carbon offset provider is partnering with a Swiss GHG accounting and sustainability advisory firm to expand its offerings.
- All hands on deck - Ghana's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is contemplating carrying out a study into the feasibility of introducing “a novel voluntary domestic carbon credit trading scheme involving Ghana's top 100 GHG emitting companies" to support the implementation of its NDC, wrote
- Canada's electric shift – Parcel and freight carrier GLS Canada and Orange EV, a Kansas-based manufacturer of electric terminal trucks, have deployed electric yard trucks across Montreal, Toronto, and Winnipeg to support the decarbonisation of logistics operations, it was announced on Monday. The companies said the rollout of Orange EV’s HUSK-e terminal trucks marks one of the first such deployments by a major parcel and freight carrier in Canada. Each vehicle is expected to eliminate 80-90 tonnes of CO2 annually.. The move forms part of GLS Canada’s broader emissions reduction strategy aligned with Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) goals.
- Tue 15:33A Switzerland-based carbon standard has opened a public consultation on an updated methodology for biochar carbon removal credits, introducing changes to how carbon storage durability is assessed and expanding participation in projects, it said.
- Tue 14:30A German peatland restoration project has partnered with a carbon market intermediary to sell credits from a rewetted site in Lower Saxony, it announced Tuesday.
- New recruit - Law firm Philip Lee has expanded its US team by recruiting Walker Stanovsky as counsel, who brings with him over 10 years experience advising clients on carbon, climate, and clean energy. His practice spans voluntary and compliance carbon markets, climate project development, carbon credit transactions, and the legal and regulatory frameworks behind climate solutions. He has advised on matters including soil carbon, carbon removal credit structures, and corporate climate strategy and reporting. (Irish Legal News)
- Tue 13:43The US oil blockade of Cuba has exacerbated the country's energy security problem, while also accelerating a shift to renewables, which has included a push to develop carbon markets, according to experts.
- Tue 12:37Biochar credit prices are diverging, with industrial projects priced higher than artisanal alternatives, reflecting differences in monitoring, durability, and delivery risk, according to a new analysis.
- Tue 12:00A US-based forest carbon project developer said on Tuesday it had been issued more than 95,000 carbon credits carrying Verra’s carbon removals tag, marking the first issuance from a US-based IFM project using the registry’s new tool.
- Tue 11:44A US-based aerospace company has agreed to purchase at least 40,000 soil-based carbon removal (CDR) credits from a Texas-based developer under a multi-year offtake deal, the companies announced last week.
- Tue 11:11Carbon accounting for finance – The Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF), a global initiative of financial institutions, reported rapid expansion in 2025, with 151 new signatories taking its membership to 719 institutions managing nearly $100 trillion in assets across more than 85 countries. The initiative updated its global Scope 3 Category 15 standard, expanded technical assistance and database tools, and integrated the CEDA dataset to support more granular financed emissions accounting. Accredited partners rose from 8 to 31 worldwide, PCAF launched an India chapter and a new Engagement Group for central banks and regulators, and now receives 84% of its $7.1 million revenue from signatory fees.
- Tue 06:57A flagship forest carbon project in Indonesia is shifting ownership into local hands from its Hong Kong-based developer, as regulatory pressure reshapes control over voluntary market assets in the country.
- Tue 06:34Ethiopia could unlock billions of dollars in carbon market revenues by scaling up land-based sequestration activities, but will need to overhaul governance frameworks and prioritise state-led pilot projects to attract investment, according to a new study.
- Tue 00:28Verra has placed two methodology idea notes and a tool under development on hold, the organisation said, citing its review process.
- Mon 22:56Private sector capital continues to gain momentum across Latin America’s carbon markets, with a growing share targeting carbon removals (CDR) as developers and financiers scale new supply hubs beyond early strongholds.
- Mon 19:49Legal challenge – Brazil’s Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office (MPF) has issued an official letter to the Secretariat of the Architecture for REDD+ Transactions (ART), recommending the immediate suspension of the certification process and any authorisation for the sale of carbon credits from the jurisdictional REDD+ (J-REDD+) programme in Para state. In the document, the agency argued that the certification should only proceed after the conclusion of the public civil action filed by the MPF in 2025, which highlighted alleged irregularities in the J-REDD+ programme and the Emissions Reduction Purchase Agreement (ERPA). The letter has been submitted as an official comment to the certifier’s public record, opened by ART in February.
- Mon 19:47A London-based project developer has secured a loan from a non-profit organisation to support the early-stage operations of its afforestation, reforestation, and revegetation (ARR) project in Mexico.
- Mon 19:23Enhanced rock weathering (ERW) projects on the Massachusetts coast face regulatory uncertainty, with existing environmental laws having potential to complicate permitting and slow large-scale deployment, according to a recent report.
- Mon 19:00A consumer class action alleging misleading “carbon neutral” claims tied to Apple products is before a US appeals court after a district court dismissed the complaint without prejudice.
- Mon 16:41Urban forestry - The South Korean city of Busan has secured the country’s first approval to register an urban forest project within the national emissions trading scheme boundary, converting a former landfill site into a carbon sink under the 'Haeundae Arboretum carbon absorption enhancement project'. The initiative is expected to absorb around 1,365 tonnes of CO2 over 15 years and generate tradable credits, with authorities positioning it as a new “Busan-type” carbon asset model to scale across the country. (Seoul Economic Daily)
- Climate reporting - Philip Morris International (PMI) cut absolute Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 46% compared to 2019 and reached carbon neutrality in its direct operations, according to its Value Report 2025. The company also reported a 31% reduction in Scope 3 forest, land, and agriculture emissions versus 2010, alongside sourcing 99.3% of tobacco without net deforestation or ecosystem conversion, and outlined climate, circularity, and biodiversity as core priorities under its Value Plan 2030+. PMI's carbon credit purchases fell sharply to around 4,650 in 2025 from roughly 44,290 tonnes a year earlier.
- Mon 16:40New ERW datasets - US non-profit Cascade Climate said its ERW Data Quarry has doubled the amount of data available on the platform with three new datasets from projects led by Mati in Chhattisgarh, India, InPlanet in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and the Carbon Drawdown Initiative in Germany. The update also adds new project developers Terrasols and The Rock Flour Company, bringing the total pipeline of data-sharing commitments to 26 as the group seeks to improve transparency around commercial enhanced rock weathering deployments.
- EU expansion - RepAir Carbon, a developer of electrochemical carbon capture technology, has opened a new office in Luxembourg, adding to its operations in the US and Israel. The company recently raised $15 mln in a Series A extension and is targeting industrial emitters in Europe under frameworks such as the Carbon Removal and Carbon Farming framework (CRCF) and ReFuelEU Aviation, with plans to deploy its technology for both point-source capture and direct air capture (DAC).
- Mon 14:59Efforts to scale high-integrity blue carbon projects are being constrained by a fundamental tension between scientific rigour and market viability, according to a Singapore-based project developer working on a mangrove restoration initiative in Indonesia.
- Mon 14:35An Italian infrastructure group has allocated €1 million to support its in-house carbon removal unit, according to its 2025 integrated annual report.
- Mon 14:18A global consulting group has acquired a Tokyo-based carbon markets specialist to strengthen its capabilities in carbon credit evaluation, procurement, and supply chain emissions tracking, the company said last week.
- Mon 13:55Carbon removal (CDR) project developers are nearing commercial readiness but remain constrained by limited access to capital, with nearly 60% at risk of delays, downsizing, or cancellation without near-term funding, according to a survey.
- Mon 11:33Space emissions tracking - Japan-based ANA Holdings has joined a domestic consortium led by Axelspace to develop satellite and aircraft-based CO2 monitoring technology under a programme backed by Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. The project will deploy compact sensors across satellites, commercial flights, and ground networks to track emissions by source, time, and location, with support from partners including Meisei Electric and JIJ, and a demonstration satellite planned for launch in the early 2030s.
- Cookstove rollout consultation - Kenya-based Burn Manufacturing has invited stakeholders to consultations for a proposed Article 6.2 activity titled “Distribution of 100,000 IoT-enabled Electric Induction Cookstoves across targeted urban and peri-urban areas in Kenya”. The large-scale project will deploy connected electric cookstoves across urban and peri-urban regions, with meetings scheduled in Nyeri, Nairobi, and Kisumu in early April to gather feedback from local communities, non-profits, and policymakers.
- Mon 11:32Farm credits - Japan-based Green Carbon and Toyota City have started accepting corporate donations to support the country’s first AWDJ-Credit methodology demonstration project, based on alternate wetting and drying (AWD) rice cultivation. The initiative builds on an earlier pilot and is backed by a cooperation agreement on agricultural carbon credit creation, with plans to expand nationwide using a corporate hometown tax scheme to fund farm-based emissions reductions and support farmer income.
- Mon 11:27Taiwan is considering deferred or instalment payment plans for emitters under the island's carbon fee programme amid a global oil shock, while the rules for the use of international carbon credits are set to be announced around summer.
- Mon 09:03Several leading companies in China's power sector have formed an industry alliance to develop an offset methodology for nuclear projects under the country's national voluntary CCER programme.
