Global greenhouse gas emissions from rice paddies have nearly doubled over the past six decades, driven primarily by expansion in cultivated area and intensified crop residue incorporation, with methane remaining by far the dominant source of warming, according to a new study.

An ocean carbon removal research initiative has awarded funding to two scientific projects examining how ocean alkalinity enhancement (OAE) could affect commercially and culturally important marine species, amid growing scrutiny over the ecological risks of marine CO2 removal techniques.

A major ratings agency has released principles for high-integrity High Forest, Low Deforestation (HFLD) credits under jurisdictional REDD+ (JREDD+) programmes, following concerns raised by the Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM) over the ART TREES v2.0 HFLD methodology.

A UK-based conservation charity is investigating the feasibility of creating a carbon code for species-rich grassland habitats, similar to the UK’s existing woodland and peatland programmes.

Continued collaboration - Guyana and Singapore are looking to expand cooperation on carbon credits and climate-related initiatives, building on an existing partnership between the two countries, President Irfaan Ali said on Wednesday following talks with Singapore Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan in Georgetown. Ali said Guyana was seeking to further develop that foundation while also looking for Singapore to join the Global Biodiversity Alliance, as part of wider efforts to strengthen climate and biodiversity cooperation. The discussions come as Guyana seeks to leverage international partnerships while managing rapid oil-based economic growth and advancing its Low Carbon Development Strategy. (Guyana Chronicle)

The European Commission is pivoting towards voluntary carbon farming and nature credits in its post-2030 climate agenda, while a long-discussed agriculture emissions trading system (ETS), informally dubbed ETS3 or AgETS, has effectively been shelved.

Japan set out permitting standards for seabed drilling in environmental conservation areas on Friday, for purposes including offshore carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects, in changes to a conservation law.

A UK carbon removal registry has applied to become an authorised certification body under the EU’s Carbon Removals and Carbon Farming (CRCF) regulation, becoming the first to publicly seek recognition under the EU scheme, it announced on Thursday.

Trade- and service-oriented members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) may benefit in the near term from a mixed buyer and seller strategy under Article 6 to achieve lowest-cost mitigation, according to a new report from a Riyadh-based think tank.

South Korea has kicked off a national technology development project for soil carbon sequestration, with an initial focus on biochar and enhanced rock weathering (ERW) solutions.

Two carbon project developers have been awarded support from Singapore’s Economic Development Board (EDB) through its Carbon Project Development Grant, they announced separately.