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BRIEFING: Huge sovereign forest carbon deals go dark as Dubai-based Blue Carbon slips into the shadows

Published 02:24 on December 3, 2025 / Last updated at 09:35 on December 5, 2025 / , , and / Asia Pacific (Asia), EMEA (Africa, Middle East), Insights (Briefings), International (Paris Article 6/PACM), Nature-based Carbon (Forestry), Voluntary (VCM Developments)

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A series of high-profile sovereign forest carbon project agreements covering vast swathes of land, struck between Dubai-based Blue Carbon LLC and multiple developing nation governments in 2023-24, have stalled or could now be void as the company appears to have ceased operations, according to sources and media reports.
A series of high-profile sovereign forest carbon project agreements covering vast swathes of land, struck between Dubai-based Blue Carbon LLC and multiple developing nation governments in 2023-24, have stalled or could now be void as the company appears to have ceased operations, according to sources and media reports.


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