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ANALYSIS: Kenya's limit on ITMO sales highlights Article 6 supply constraints, and may force developers back onto VCM

Published 13:43 on June 16, 2026 / Last updated at 13:43 on June 16, 2026 / and / EMEA (Africa, Europe), Insights (Analysis), International (Aviation/CORSIA, Paris Article 6/PACM, UN Climate Talks), Voluntary (VCM Developments)

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Kenya's recent announcement that it will limit Article 6 transfers to 10 million Internationally Transferred Mitigation Outcomes (ITMOs) between 2026 and 2030 surprised many market participants, particularly given the scale of the country's existing carbon project pipeline, and may signal a fundamental shift for project developers relying on voluntary prices currently languishing in single-digit figures. Read More
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SB64: Climate finance tensions tainting talks across topics in Bonn

Published 21:56 on June 16, 2026 / Last updated at 21:56 on June 16, 2026 / / Americas (LATAM & Caribbean, US & Canada), Asia Pacific (Asia, Pacific), EMEA (Africa, Europe, Middle East), International (UN Climate Talks)

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Political tensions around the issue of climate finance are seeping into and tainting progress in negotiations across other topics at annual mid-year UN climate talks in Bonn this week. Read More
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India, Japan adopt rules under JCM, paving way for Article 6 projects

Published 17:03 on June 16, 2026 / Last updated at 17:03 on June 16, 2026 / / Asia Pacific (Asia), International (Paris Article 6/PACM), Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation)

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India and Japan have adopted the operational rules for their bilateral Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM), making it India's first live framework for trading carbon credits under Article 6.2 of the Paris Agreement. Read More
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SB64: "At least" 14 more projects to receive host party approval by end of month -official

Published 16:39 on June 16, 2026 / Last updated at 16:39 on June 16, 2026 / / Americas (LATAM & Caribbean, US & Canada), Asia Pacific (Asia, Pacific), EMEA (Africa, Europe, Middle East), International (Paris Article 6/PACM, UN Climate Talks)

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"At least” 14 additional projects, but hopefully more, will receive host party approval (HPA) to transition to Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism (PACM) from the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) by the deadline at the end of this month, a UN official said on Tuesday. Read More
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Washington state adopts updated forest offset rule for cap-and-invest programme

Published 23:03 on June 16, 2026 / Last updated at 23:03 on June 16, 2026 / / Americas (Compliance Markets & Taxes, US & Canada), Nature-based Carbon (Forestry)

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Washington state regulators adopted revisions to the US forest offset protocol under its cap-and-invest programme on Tuesday, finalising changes intended to make the crediting framework more applicable to the state's forests while responding to comments on permanence and Tribal land constraints. Read More
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Senegal mangrove project second registered under Verra's wetlands methodology

Published 22:45 on June 16, 2026 / Last updated at 22:45 on June 16, 2026 / / EMEA (Africa), Nature-based Carbon (Other NbS), Voluntary (VCM Developments)

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A mangrove restoration project in western Senegal has been registered under Verra's Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) and Climate, Community, and Biodiversity (CCB) standards, becoming the second globally under the body's flagship VM0033 blue carbon methodology, its developer announced this week. Read More
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SB64: Status quo falls short of Belem biofuels pledge, but policy signals can drive growth -panellists

Published 17:06 on June 16, 2026 / Last updated at 17:06 on June 16, 2026 / / Americas (LATAM & Caribbean, US & Canada), Asia Pacific (Asia), EMEA (Africa, Europe), International (Aviation/CORSIA, Shipping, UN Climate Talks), Net Zero Transition (Transport & Heating Fuels)

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The status quo will be insufficient to reach a Belem pledge to quadruple the use of sustainable fuels by 2035, but the right policy signals and can help drive growth in the emerging sector, experts said during mid-year UN climate talks. Read More
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Verra puts large Zambian agriculture, forestry project on hold

Published 22:02 on June 16, 2026 / Last updated at 22:02 on June 16, 2026 / / EMEA (Africa), Nature-based Carbon (Forestry, Other NbS), Voluntary (VCM Developments)

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Verra has put a large Zambian REDD+ project on hold, six years after project registration, according to the standard body's registry. Read More
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Brazilian mining giant puts carbon pricing at centre of $2.5 bln decarbonisation plan

Published 22:06 on June 16, 2026 / Last updated at 22:06 on June 16, 2026 / / Americas (LATAM & Caribbean), Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation, Investment, Reporting & Disclosure), Voluntary (VCM Developments)

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A Rio de Janeiro-headquartered mining company has mapped nearly $2.5 billion in estimated decarbonisation-related spending and warned that carbon pricing mechanisms could cost the company up to $4 bln from 2030 onwards, according to an annual report. Read More
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Business coalition urges EU to heed its ideas for scaling carbon farming

Published 16:52 on June 16, 2026 / Last updated at 16:52 on June 16, 2026 / / CO2 Management (Engineered Removals), EMEA (Europe), Nature-based Carbon (Forestry, Other NbS), Voluntary (VCM Developments, VCM Governance)

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A group of companies including Danone, Nestle, and Unilever, shared a set of recommendations on Tuesday which it says could accelerate a European agricultural transition under the bloc’s Carbon Removal Carbon Farming (CRCF) regulation. Read More
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EU states back competitiveness fund with ETS-linked decarbonisation focus

Published 16:27 on June 16, 2026 / Last updated at 16:27 on June 16, 2026 / / EMEA (Europe), Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation, Power/Electrification)

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EU member states have agreed a partial negotiating position on the European Competitiveness Fund (ECF), a flagship pillar of the bloc’s next long-term budget. Read More
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Net zero CO2 emissions by 2045, fossil fuel phaseout by 2070, can limit warming to 1.5C -study

Published 16:00 on June 16, 2026 / Last updated at 18:42 on June 15, 2026 / / Americas (LATAM & Caribbean, US & Canada), Asia Pacific (Asia, Pacific), EMEA (Africa, Europe, Middle East), Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation, Power/Electrification, Transport & Heating Fuels)

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Global CO2 emissions need to reach net zero by 2045, followed by all GHG emissions around 2060, in order to limit warming to 1.5C in the long run, according to analysis published on Tuesday. Read More
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Finnish CDR registry passes 1 mln credits as 2025 retirements more than double

Published 14:30 on June 16, 2026 / Last updated at 13:20 on June 16, 2026 / / CO2 Management (Engineered Removals), EMEA (Europe), Voluntary (VCM Developments)

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A Helsinki-based carbon removal (CDR) registry has surpassed one million retired carbon credits, after retirements more than doubled in 2025, the company announced on Tuesday. Read More