An offsets developer based in British Columbia reported net earnings of C$693,200 ($500,900) in the first quarter of 2026 and nearly tripled the company’s quarterly revenue year-on-year.

A carbon removal market maker is partnering with a ratings agency as it expands its purchasing into the "ugly ducklings" of the carbon market – superpollutant credits, which it says are vital to averting imminent climate tipping points, the two announced on Tuesday.

Brazil should consider an Article 6 strategy that allows the export of carbon credits while retaining 50% of mitigation outcomes for domestic climate targets, carbon trading industry group IETA said in a new report.

A major carbon removal (CDR) registry will evolve to issue three different classes of credits, it said Tuesday, after announcing plans to certify units under the EU’s Carbon Removals and Carbon Farming (CRCF) scheme.

Benin has raised its climate ambition under a newly submitted Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), pledging to cut greenhouse gas emissions by one-third over the next decade while positioning itself to tap international carbon markets under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement.

Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from North American agricultural soils amended with organic fertilisers are substantially lower on average than the default factors used in international greenhouse gas inventories, though certain manure types and management practices remain significant emissions hotspots, according to a new study.

Concentration among a handful of buyers, weakening prices, and policy uncertainty are threatening the scale-up of carbon removal (CDR) despite recent growth in the sector, according to a report released on Tuesday.

A developer of enhanced rock weathering projects has worked with Formula 1 racing engineers on a new soil carbon measurement process that significantly reduces sampling time and associated emissions.

Verra has approved its first-ever government-led REDD+ project, a milestone as countries seek to monetise the avoided deforestation sector under jurisdictional carbon crediting.

India has opened a public consultation on two additional draft methodologies under the offset mechanism of its Carbon Credit Trading Scheme (CCTS), looking to expand the range of activities that could generate carbon credits.

Tourists on safari in South Africa can now offset their carbon emissions through a new partnership between a luxury tour firm and a grassland restoration project certified under Verra’s VM0042.

Feedback sought – Carbon Registry-India (CR-I), a voluntary carbon crediting programme operated by the Network for Certification and Conservation of Forests (NCCF), has opened a public consultation for the Piplantri Tree Plantation Project (CRI30023IN), an afforestation and land restoration initiative in the western state of Rajasthan. The project aims to convert degraded and under-utilised land into forested landscapes that can sequester carbon, enhance biodiversity, and improve ecosystem services. Feedback has been invited from local communities, experts, government agencies, and other stakeholders before the project advances through the registry's approval process.

Germany’s federal government has slashed spending on carbon offsetting for official travel by more than 90% in 2025 as stricter international standards left policymakers struggling to find enough qualifying carbon credits, according to Table.Briefings.

Low-carbon infrastructure - A subsidiary of Japan's Hitachi has launched a service to help clients offset emissions from IT infrastructure through the use of domestically issued J-Credits. Hitachi Vantara has been working with its business partner, Mitsubishi HC Capital, to leverage its expertise in carbon credits. The new service eliminates the need for separate carbon-offsetting procedures, allowing companies to balance their essential IT infrastructure investments with initiatives that reduce their environmental impact, the company said.