A government-led coalition of 11 countries plans to publish a non-binding policy playbook at COP31 to guide national measures aimed at increasing demand for high-integrity carbon credits, it announced Tuesday.

Coffee (CO)2 go – COFCO International, an overseas agribusiness platform of China’s COFCO Corporation, has signed an MoU with a fund managed by Patria Investments, a Latin America-focused global alternative asset manager, to explore sustainable agricultural supply chains and carbon removal credits in Brazil. The agreement includes assessing opportunities tied to coffee, other agricultural commodities, low-carbon logistics infrastructure, and Patria’s Reforest Fund, which focuses on natural capital projects combining ecological restoration with productive land use. The companies said the work could support climate-resilient and regenerative farming practices, restoration of degraded and underutilised land, farmer engagement, capacity building, sustainable livelihoods, and the evaluation of carbon credit generation aligned with recognised standards.

Onboarding guide – DNV has published a recommended practice for onboard carbon capture and storage (OCCS), establishing a standardised framework for measuring and verifying the performance of systems installed on ships, Marine Link reported Monday. The guidance comes as the International Maritime Organization is developing OCCS rules, expected by 2028. DNV said OCCS could offer a decarbonisation pathway for much of the existing global fleet, estimating that CO2 offloading infrastructure at 20 major ports could reduce total world fleet emissions by 9%.

CORSIA futures sank to fresh two-year lows last week, with benchmark contracts slipping further below $10/tonne as uncertain sentiment over demand continued, while there were some positive signals in terms of retirements in the wider voluntary carbon market (VCM) amid an ongoing refocusing on quality.

The Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul will launch a tender worth $80 million for the commercialisation of carbon credits in the coming days, Governor Eduardo Riedel said, tying the initiative to productivity gains, planted forests, and payments for environmental services.

Project developers working on nature-based carbon are trapped within a structural catch 22 whereby an offtake is necessary to receive investment, but funding is required to secure an offtake, according to a report launched at London Climate Action Week (LCAW) on Monday.

A US tech platform increased carbon removal (CDR) spending by nearly 30% in 2025, while also adding biochar credits to its portfolio.

Two large private funding vessels announced carbon finance disbursements last week, while public-sector commitments have companies contemplating looming compliance carbon prices.

Amazon decided to open its carbon credit service to qualified UK companies after hearing from many that they were scared to even dip a toe in the carbon market, as required by the tech giant's Climate Pledge, a company official said on Monday.

CDR warning – Voluntary carbon markets alone cannot deliver carbon removal at climate-relevant scale and must be backed by robust public policy, according to a new analysis by Clean Air Task Force (CATF). CATF says Microsoft’s pause on carbon removal credit purchases underscores that even large, high-integrity corporate buyers cannot scale durable CDR to the multibillion-ton levels needed, potentially up to 10 billion tonnes a year. The group argues governments must “do the heavy lifting” by funding the full innovation pipeline, expanding incentives such as the US 45Q tax credit, building shared transport and storage infrastructure, and hard-wiring CDR into strategies and procurement programmes in jurisdictions like California and Colorado.

A team of Swiss researchers has developed a lab-tested direct air capture (DAC) material made from food-processing waste, which they say could offer a lower-energy and potentially cheaper route to removing CO2 from ambient air if it can be scaled.

Rock steady – Frontier, the carbon credit buyers club, has approved Puro.earth's Enhanced Rock Weathering (ERW) 2025 methodology for use by its members. Frontier recently committed to buy $1.8 billion of permanent carbon removals between 2022 and 2040, doubling its previous commitment. It is the second Puro.earth methodology to earn Frontier's endorsement, following the club's 2024 approval of Puro.earth's Geologically Stored Carbon methodology. Frontier was launched in 2022 with $925 million in commitments by tech companies Stripe, Alphabet, Shopify and Meta and global management consulting firm McKinsey.

German agency seeks African advisor – German development agency GIZ is seeking a junior advisor in Pretoria to support the South African component of its Article 6 Connect project, which aims to help South Africa and Ethiopia participate in international carbon markets under the Paris Agreement. The project, implemented on behalf of Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, focuses on capacity building around Article 6, including support for regulations, processes, instruments, and platforms needed for participation in international carbon markets. The advisor will support coordination with South Africa’s Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, help organise technical meetings and workshops, prepare reporting and communication materials, and assist with tender packages and consultant coordination. Applications close July 3, with the role running until July 31, 2027.

Gold Standard has published updated climate responsibility guidance that gives companies more detailed recommendations on indirect abatement, ongoing emissions responsibility, and credible climate claims.

Security requirements in long-term nature-based (NbS) carbon removal offtake agreements could increase developers’ financing needs and push up credit prices, particularly for early-stage projects in the Global South, a new report has warned.

India's fast-growing biochar industry could become overcrowded within three to four years as a multitude of developers deploy projects across the country, with consolidation already beginning among smaller operators, a developer told Carbon Pulse.

A German multi-service group has entered a technology partnership to support a Munich-based direct air capture (DAC) company’s first larger demonstration plant in Germany, with the cooperation due to begin in 2027.

A Mozambique mangrove restoration project covering 155,000 hectares across 750 km of coastline has been validated under Verra’s VM0033 blue carbon methodology, becoming the largest such project in Africa to meet the standard, its developer said Monday.

If governments are willing to suspend tax rules to host a football tournament, they should consider doing the same for verified carbon and recycling credits to unlock the private capital needed for climate action.

Buyer group Frontier has approved an enhanced rock weathering (ERW) methodology developed by a Helsinki-based carbon crediting platform for suppliers selling carbon removal credits.

A public battle between a Singapore-based exchange that also trades in carbon credits and an activist short seller has escalated into a dispute over market integrity and governance, drawing scrutiny to Asia's leading commodity and carbon trading hubs.

South Korea blue carbon – The Korea Fisheries Resources Agency held a series of workshops this month across seven regions to support its Sea Forest Carbon Trading pilot project, according to news outlet Tridge. The sessions were aimed at local government officials and fishers already involved in the project, as well as those interested in joining. The agency began the workshop series in the Incheon-Gyeonggi region on June 10, followed by sessions for Chungnam-Jeonbuk on June 11, Jeonnam on June 12, Busan-Gyeongbuk on June 17, Gyeongnam on June 18, and Jeju on June 19.

It can work – Japan's Carbon Zero Global said it has obtained a feasibility assessment for a Vietnamese afforestation project being developed with local partner Infinity Invention, finding the project could generate around 75,934 carbon credits over 2025-65. The assessment examined the applicability of Verra's VM0047 afforestation, reforestation and vegetation restoration methodology across about 200 ha of planted forest. The company said the findings support the project's technical feasibility and could pave the way for participation in both voluntary and international carbon markets.

Carbon credit registry and certification body Isometric closed a $40 million Series A to expand its artificial intelligence (AI) certification platform across the $350 billion industrial certification market, according to a company statement.

Indonesia could slash freight emissions, cut its dependence on imported diesel, and save money in fuel subsidies by electrifying its truck fleet, but high upfront costs and limited charging infrastructure risk locking Southeast Asia’s largest economy into decades of diesel use, according to a new report.

India has launched a consultation on draft rules that would allow nature-based carbon projects into its emerging carbon market, proposing a risk-buffer system for forest, wetland, mangrove, and soil carbon activities.