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- Sun 21:32Peru’s carbon market should be self-sustaining instead of relying excessively on foreign aid, without necessarily replacing international funds, officials and institutional partners told Carbon Pulse this week at the Peru Carbon Forum in Lima.
- Fri 23:38An afforestation project in eastern Colombia has completed its first verified issuance after seven years under development, with backers aiming to expand the planted area and bring additional volumes to market.
- Fri 23:20Seaweed-based carbon removal (CDR) could be far less effective than some global models suggest, as iron limitation and competition with phytoplankton reduce both cultivation potential and net ocean carbon uptake, according to a new modelling study.
- Most of the ministers of the Brazilian Supreme Federal Court (STF) voted to strike down the mandate for insurance companies to invest in carbon credits.
- Fri 14:25Indonesia’s mangrove financing has grown more complex, backed by public budgets, international partnerships, and market mechanisms, but scaling up will depend on making projects transaction ready, a report said.
- Fri 13:34Survivability - Indonesian developer Fairatmos has signed an MoU with conservation group Yayasan Konservasi Pesisir Indonesia to strengthen mangrove restoration and blue carbon development in the country, it announced. The partnership will focus on smart nursery development, joint research and academic publications, and exploring future blue carbon project opportunities. The organisations said the tie-up aims to improve long-term tree survivability and support science-based, scalable coastal restoration efforts.
- Fri 13:11A US oil major this week retired an estimated $250 million in avoided deforestation credits generated as a byproduct of one of the largest oil discoveries in decades, a project that has since sparked a multi-billion dollar legal battle.
- Fri 02:37Carbon market standard Verra will decide whether to permanently integrate insurance- and fund-based alternatives to traditional buffer pools post-pilot, depending in part on whether credits issued under the approaches can qualify for integrity labels such as the Core Carbon Principles (CCP), according to a programme manager.
