Brazil's state-controlled oil company completed the production and sale of its first batch of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) made from soy oil certified under the aviation sector's CORSIA certificate for non-deforestation sourcing.

Regulatory oversight should be viewed as an enabling condition to scale up carbon credit markets, according to new research.

Supply bottlenecks make international carbon credit procurement cumbersome, but host country processes need to hasten to stimulate investment, said a representative of Switzerland’s procurement entity, adding domestic political pressures beckon on its horizon.

Ukraine has adopted a two-year framework on Wednesday to test procedures for authorising, issuing, and transferring mitigation outcomes under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, alongside rules for a national carbon registry.

Green tick - The emissions monitoring system by Daphne Technology known as 'PureMetrics' has been found suitable by Lloyd's Register as a direct continuous emissions monitoring system for select GHG emissions from marine diesel engines onboard ships. The assessment was based on reviewed documentation and onboard demonstration tests, said the press release Thursday. The appraisal confirms that the system is designed to monitor CO2 and methane, as well as other greenhouse gases, and is designed for installation on marine diesel and dual-fuel engines.

China repeatedly criticises the European Union's carbon border tariff as a unilateral trade measure, but a more pragmatic response is forming behind the scenes, according to a new report that said Beijing is aligning its own carbon architecture with European standards to protect exporters.

Fertilisers, wasted – A new analysis by Zero Carbon Analytics found that European farms spent €16 bln on synthetic nitrogen fertiliser that never reached crops, between 2019-24. The excess has leaked into rivers and streams, leading to nitrate contamination of groundwater and excessive water pollution. Some €6.1 bln was spent on gas for fertiliser that generated no food. Expenditure surged following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, jumping from €0.4 bln in 2019 to €2.9 bln in 2022. The news comes just as member states agreed on emergency measures to help farmers cope with rising fertiliser prices, as part of the bloc’s response to mounting pressure on farm incomes linked to the Middle East crisis.

The European Commission is “seriously considering” granting free CO2 permits to shipping companies that use clean fuels as part of the upcoming reform of the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) due to be presented in July.

A Kenyan biogas project has announced it has secured formal approval from the country's government, eyeing Article 6 trade, just days after a government minister said the number of credits allowed for international sale would be limited to around 10 million until 2030.

A coalition of European clean aviation technology firms has urged the European Commission to extend the EU’s Emissions Trading System (ETS) to international flights, directly challenging an earlier push by major airlines and six EU governments to curb or delay higher carbon charges on the sector.

Divergent rules for managing carbon reversal risks could weaken market integrity and encourage project developers to choose less demanding standards, according to a report released Thursday.

Greenhouse gas emissions across the EU have fallen by more than 17% over the past decade, even as the bloc's economy expanded, according to fresh data released by Eurostat.

A major Japanese shipping company said it is waiting on the passage of key regulations, including the Net Zero-Framework, before it ramps up purchases of carbon removal (CDR) credits.

Asia-Pacific industry is beginning to explore how carbon market‑style accounting can support the emissions assurance now demanded under the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), even as regional readiness remains highly uneven.

Small island developing states (SIDS) want the Bonn climate talks to move mitigation finance and Article 6 support beyond discussions and towards practical access to concessional capital, project preparation support, and implementation pathways needed to meet finance-dependent climate targets, experts told Carbon Pulse.

The Colombian Ministry of Transportation, in partnership with several private and international organisations, has launched the country's first zero-emissions freight corridor, aiming to tackle one of the country's main sources of GHGs.