A US rice methane reduction project sold 1,000 carbon credits to a climate-focused non-profit, the developer announced this week.

The Paris Agreement's Article 6 mechanism could help channel more investment into carbon removal (CDR) projects in the Global South, but slow domestic implementation and uneven demand signals are still limiting its impact, developers said Tuesday.

A carbon removal marketplace has announced an exclusive deal to distribute biochar produced by an India-based developer, with 10,000 credits available this year.

Registry upgrade - US-based carbon crediting standard Climate Action Reserve (CAR) is seeking expressions of interest (EOI) for a long-term partner to help design, implement, and maintain a next-generation registry platform, as it looks to modernise project data management and carbon credit tracking. The US-based standard said the process will involve an EOI stage, due to close June 8, followed by a request for proposals process expected to finish by the end of 2026. The Reserve has registered 982 projects and issued more than 259 mln credits to date, and has used Xpansiv/APX as its registry partner since 2008.

Carbon project growth - Tanzania has registered 99 carbon projects as the country opens its carbon trading sector more widely to citizens, companies, and institutions, local news outlet The Citizen reported. Deo Shirima, director of measurement, verification, registration, and assessment of greenhouse gases at the National Carbon Monitoring Centre (NCMC), said several companies had completed registration while others were in the final stages, reflecting growing interest as Tanzania seeks to expand its role in global carbon markets.

As the aviation industry prepares for the next phase of the UN's Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA) in 2027, a new legal analysis has warned that the long-anticipated surge in global demand for carbon credits may fall far short of expectations due to weak national implementation and inconsistent enforcement.

Forest protection targets focused primarily on total forest area may overlook substantial carbon losses linked to fragmentation, according to new research analysing 17 million forest patches across the conterminous US.

Gold Standard launched a consultation on Tuesday, introducing a new voluntary reporting pathway for project developers which it said could reduce the risk of double counting co-benefit and certified contributions to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

An Indonesian forest project is expected to be issued around 4 million carbon credits from 2022-25 vintages, its developer said on Tuesday.

A Tanzania-based forest carbon project developer channelled $4.5 million in carbon revenue to local communities in 2025, while preparing to transition two REDD+ projects to Verra’s VM0048 methodology and scale its portfolio, according to its annual report.

Brazil’s Petrobras acquired 1.2 million carbon credits from an Amazon forest conservation project in 2025, retiring some of the units to offset emissions from a carbon neutral gasoline product, according to its latest climate and energy transition report.

An EU-backed buyers’ club for carbon removal (CDR) credits has emerged as the leading option to unlock private finance for the sector, with experts converging around a corporate‑led platform focused on near‑commercial projects in Europe.

Project proponents announced the successful verification and issuance of more than 500,000 credits for Oregon-based reforestation on Tuesday.

Several Latin American countries are poised to benefit from the European Commission's newly published rules for recognising domestic carbon prices, including carbon credits, paid before products are exported and subject to the EU's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM).