Colombia’s incoming environment minister vows carbon market revival, reversing outgoing government’s measures -media
Colombia’s incoming environment minister has pledged to revive the country’s carbon market by reversing key policies introduced under the outgoing administration, including a cap on the use of carbon credits to offset the national carbon tax and controversial draft regulations governing carbon projects.
Read MoreMexican state signs agreement to explore jurisdictional ART carbon programme
A 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.
Read MoreUtilities giant flags water scarcity, waste management as key nature-related business risks under TNFD
A French-headquartered utilities company has identified water withdrawals, resource regeneration, and hazardous waste management as some of its most material nature-related dependencies, impacts, and financial risks in its latest Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) assessment.
Read MoreVerra signs capacity building agreement with Argentine province, looks to support international transfers
The government of Argentina’s Misiones has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Verra to strengthen the province’s technical capacity to participate in international carbon markets, following the standard’s recent approval of its landmark jurisdictional forest carbon programme.
Read MoreUK water investment programme could anchor billions in nature finance, policy brief says
England’s water industry investment programme could become one of the country’s largest long-term sources of nature finance if regulators and utilities expand the role of catchment-scale and nature-based solutions, according to a policy brief published on Tuesday.
Read MoreColombian corporates eye water credits as water neutrality gains traction -industry rep
Companies in Colombia are increasingly adopting corporate water stewardship frameworks, with voluntary water credits beginning to attract interest as businesses explore strategies to achieve water neutrality commitments, an industry association representative said on a webinar.
Read MoreCrowdfunding campaign targets regen agriculture soil carbon projects in Spain
A crowdfunding campaign has been launched in Spain to finance the expansion of soil carbon projects, aiming to bridge a financing gap between the adoption of regenerative farming and the issuance of carbon credits.
Read MoreChile approves 2026-30 energy roadmap with pilot ETS, $100 mln Article 6 funding target
Chile’s Ministry of Energy has formally approved its Energy Roadmap 2026-30, placing the sectoral emissions trading system (ETS) pilot and international carbon markets as key instruments in the country’s energy transition.
Read MoreWorld Bank updates green bond framework, project eligibility list
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private-sector branch of the World Bank Group, has updated its Green Bond Framework to expand the range of projects eligible for financing.
Read MoreTNFD opens consultation on refining nature risk assessment guidance
The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) has opened a public consultation on proposed updates to its guidance for assessing nature-related risks, aiming to improve how companies translate nature dependencies and impacts into financially material risks.
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