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- Wed 23:13A Mexican state has signed an agreement to assess the development of a jurisdictional forest carbon programme under the Architecture for REDD+ Transactions (ART) TREES standard covering almost 3 million hectares, it announced this week.
- Wed 17:52June saw the durable CDR market consolidate as developers digested an announcement from the Science Based Targets initiative's (SBTi) that will see a demand boost in the long term, as monthly contracted tonnes fell to around 350,000 tonnes in deals.
- Wed 16:27Get a job – The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM) has launched a call for applications for an Indigenous Peoples or local communities representative from the Asia-Pacific region to join its Governing Board, with a July 24, 2026 deadline. The successful candidate will sit on one of three reserved seats for Indigenous and local community leaders, with full voting rights on decisions shaping ICVCM’s high‑integrity Core Carbon Principles and wider voluntary carbon market governance. ICVCM said it is seeking a trusted regional voice able to represent Indigenous Peoples and local communities impartially, with experience in community‑level carbon projects and promoting inclusion of women, youth, persons with disabilities and other marginalised groups. Details here.
- Wed 16:26A proposed Kenya land restoration and renewable biomass initiative could advance into carbon project development if a new feasibility assessment finds it technically and commercially viable, a Canada-based carbon offset provider said on Wednesday.
- Wed 15:54A Singapore-based price assessment platform has linked up with a futures exchange to ease trading hedging risk in carbon markets, it was announced Wednesday.
- Wed 12:37A Hong Kong-based carbon market platform and financing facility, backed by the Global Carbon Council (GCC), launched on Wednesday with the signing of a memorandum of agreement (MoA) between the parties at IETA’s Asia Climate Summit.
- Wed 12:12Chile’s Ministry of Environment (MMA) is actively courting REDD+ projects to diversify the portfolio of carbon credits used to offset its CO2 tax – but the low $5 per tonne tax rate can make it economically inviable to integrate them.
- Wed 11:33Indonesia has issued new rules allowing some carbon credits to be traded overseas without government authorisation or corresponding adjustments, while setting out a framework for international standards to operate within the country’s revamped registry system due to be launched later this week.
- Wed 10:14Two major corporate buyers have agreed to purchase more than 635,000 carbon removals over 10 years from an agroforestry project seeking to restore 6,000 hectares of degraded land in Indonesia’s Sulawesi, the project developer said.
- A Qatar-based voluntary standard has become the latest body to integrate an industry-led carbon capture and storage (CCS) framework into its crediting programme.
- Wed 06:50Carbon care - Thailand’s Public Health Ministry is targeting carbon credit revenue from 100 hospitals by the end of 2026 as part of a drive to decarbonise the country’s healthcare system, the government said. The hospitals are expected to gain certification under the Thai Voluntary Emission Reduction programme, with Bang Bo Hospital in Samut Prakan the first to qualify and now preparing to sell credits. The ministry has installed rooftop solar systems at 1,683 hospitals nationwide and is also promoting electric vehicles, greener operating rooms, improved waste management, and sustainable food. It aims to cut healthcare emissions by 25% by 2030 and 50% by 2035, before reaching net zero by 2050, according to Thailand’s Government Public Relations Department.
- Wed 06:49An Irish native woodland restoration project has entered independent third-party validation under the Origin Xero Carbon Programme, marking another step towards the issuance of what its developer says will be verified domestic carbon credits and highlighting progress in Ireland's nascent voluntary carbon market.
- Wed 06:49Two tenders have been published for carbon credits under the UN's Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA) on behalf of Asian airlines searching for 614,000 tonnes of CO2e.
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Cook check - Verra has published a new checklist to help project developers and validation/verification bodies prepare projects using its VM0050 Energy Efficiency and Fuel-Switch Measures in Cookstoves v1.0 methodology. The spreadsheet outlines the key elements Verra typically reviews when assessing applications for project registration, verification, or combined registration and verification, with the aim of improving the quality and completeness of submissions. The organisation stressed that the checklist is intended as guidance rather than a comprehensive review framework, with additional project-specific issues still considered during assessments. It also noted that the methodology itself takes precedence in the event of any discrepancies, and said it plans to publish similar checklists for other methodologies in the coming months.
- Wed 03:53Environmental groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have called on the government to halt its proposed carbon market legislation, warning that the draft law risks undermining existing governance reforms and investor confidence by advancing without sufficient consultation.
