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Voluntary carbon credit retirements hit record high in first half of 2025
Voluntary carbon credit retirements have hit a record high in the first six months of 2025, according to new data, mostly boosted by activity in newer registries active in the market. Read MoreTop
Brazilian prosecutors call on Para to halt FPIC process for J-REDD programme, alleging breach of national law
Federal Brazilian prosecutors sent a letter last week asking the state of Para to cease free, prior, and informed consultation (FPIC) processes for its jurisdictional REDD+ (J-REDD+) programme, arguing the effort breaches the nation's carbon market law approved last year, the latest development in an ongoing legal tangle between the two jurisdictions. Read MoreTop
Reactive carbon capture can create synthetic RNG at cost with other low-carbon technologies -study
Reactive carbon capture and conversion (RCC) is an economically-feasible and cost-competitive energy source to produce synthetic renewable natural gas (RNG) and provide long duration storage, according to analysis from a US national laboratory. Read MoreTop
SB62: FEATURE - UN climate unit grapples with an identity crisis, amid calls for reforms and budget shortfalls
The UN’s climate change unit is grappling with an identity crisis, as three decades of global talks have failed to make a true dent in emissions, long-running tensions between blocs of countries are exacerbated by wider geopolitics, and US withdrawal leaves a looming shortfall in budget as well as a change in leadership dynamics. Read MoreTop
Pacific nations lead the charge as NDC 3.0 deadline nears
Pacific island countries are making significant progress in efforts to meet their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) set under the Paris Agreement, according to a report published recently. Read MoreTop
New UN-backed cookstove carbon methodology may fall short of ICVCM criteria
Hopes could be dashed for cookstove project developers that want the Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM) to ease its requirements for the Core Carbon Principles (CCP) high-integrity stamp, after a UN-backed methodology opted to use a more generalised approach to crediting, according to new documents. Read MoreTop
US DOE releases new guidelines on environmental reviews after SCOTUS ruling
One month after the US Supreme Court (SCOTUS) rescinded environmental review mandates, the DOE announced Monday that it had officially rolled back its environmental review rules and replaced them with a new set of guidelines. Read MoreTop
UN calls for $100 carbon credits to unlock Asia Pacific climate finance potential
A carbon price of $100 per tonne is needed to unlock the generation potential of forestry and agriculture carbon credits in Asia Pacific’s poorest nations, the United Nations said in a report on Tuesday, warning that 97% of this potential may remain untapped by 2050 without substantial price increases. Read MoreTop
Greens demand urgent procedure for EU's 2040 climate target ahead of COP30
The Greens in the European Parliament are calling for an accelerated parliamentary procedure to finalise the EU's 2040 climate target in time for the COP30 international summit in November. Read MoreTop
Brazil's Cerrado has capacity of over 94 mln carbon credits annually -report
Brazil’s Cerrado biome has the potential to generate 79.5 million REDD+ and 14.8 mln afforestation, reforestation, and revegetation (ARR) carbon credits each year, according to a report published Tuesday. Read MoreTop
BRIEFING: Connecting an ASEAN grid over expanding LNG imports will cost less and lower emissions, webinar hears
ASEAN countries are planning to import more LNG as a way to boost energy security, however they would be better off investing in renewable energy and expanding the region's power grid, both from a cost and emissions reductions perspective, a webinar heard Tuesday. Read MoreTop
Climate Action Reserve launches work on Chile landfill gas protocol as regulatory goalposts shift
The Climate Action Reserve (CAR) standard has launched a work programme to develop a landfill gas (LFG) protocol for Chile that will require regulatory additionality – just as the country undertakes revisions to its national LFG regulation. Read MoreTop
EU seeks feedback on CBAM extension, anti-circumvention measures
The European Commission on Tuesday launched a public consultation on the extension of the EU's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) to some downstream products, seeking feedback in view of legislative proposals due in Q4 this year. Read MoreTop
Fate of EU Green Claims Directive now in the hands of Denmark
The Green Claims Directive has landed on Denmark’s desk as the country assumed the EU’s rotating Council presidency on Tuesday for the next six months, potentially giving Copenhagen the chance to revive a file currently mired in deadlock. Read MoreTop
