A digital soil mapping (DSM) approach using machine learning and remote sensing could provide a scalable, lower-cost alternative to existing soil carbon monitoring, reporting, and verification (MRV) methods, with uncertainty deductions for carbon credit issuance falling below 5% for large, long-term projects, according to a new study.

The European Commission on Thursday adopted its first certification methodologies for carbon farming under the EU’s Carbon Removal and Carbon Farming (CRCF) Regulation, updating draft rules that were released for public consultation in January.

According to an update from the UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre, a total 65%, or 129 of 198 countries, have now taken steps towards Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism (PACM) participation by appointing their Designated National Authorities (DNAs).

Kenya is working to launch a carbon credit exchange serving the domestic and wider East African market within the next 12 months, media reported Friday.

A European impact fund is positioning itself to be a first big developer of forestry and carbon projects in one of Africa’s lesser known host countries, the Republic of Congo – and is helping the government build its market infrastructure along the way. 

New biochar book - A new book exploring biochar’s potential to support economic development and climate action was launched this week during an online event hosted by the Minnesota Biochar Initiative. "Biochar: Fueling a new economy in the developing world" is co-authored by Patrick Pineda, vice president of business development and sustainability at Florida Crystals and former CEO of The Next 150, and Sara Duarte, co-founder and chief science officer at SuperBiochar and former biochar research and development leader at The Next 150. Drawing on peer-reviewed research and practical experience, the book examines how biochar can support entrepreneurship, farming communities, financial resilience, sustainable resource management, and climate change mitigation.

Launched -  Indonesia has officially launched its new Carbon Unit Registry System (SRUK). The environment ministry said 49 mitigation projects spanning the energy, waste, forestry, and agriculture sectors are in the pipeline under Indonesia’s domestic SPEI certification scheme, with estimated emissions reduction potential of 5.85 MtCO2e annually. The registry was built using Climate Data Steering Committee data-model standards and is designed to connect with IDXCarbon and international registry systems.

An American forest carbon scientist has founded a new credit ratings agency committed to transparency and re-building market trust through enhanced and customisable scoring metrics. 

Carbon removal (CDR) buyers apart from Microsoft committed to a record-high volume of quarterly purchases, according to analysis published by a CDR portfolio manager on Thursday.