LATAM Roundup: EU’s draft CBAM rules may be a boon for some in the region
Several Latin American countries are poised to benefit from the European Commission’s newly published rules for recognising domestic carbon prices, including carbon credits, paid before products are exported and subject to the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM).Â
Read MoreOffset developer reports revenue surge, return to profit on strong Q4 performance
A Canadian offset developer reported a sharp rise in revenue and a return to profitability in 2025, with results heavily weighted toward a strong fourth quarter.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: Colombian players push carbon market reforms to election frontrunners
Industry stakeholders are presenting proposals to revive Colombia’s domestic carbon market to presidential candidates, including the elimination of an offsetting cap, and instituting a carbon credit price floor.
Read MoreNACW26: California CCUS draft anticipated in coming weeks
California air regulator ARB is poised to publish draft language on carbon capture, utilisation, and sequestration in the state, the North American Carbon World 2026 conference heard on Wednesday.
Read MoreLATAM Roundup: Governments shape forest carbon credit flows across markets
Over the past week, developments across Latin America showed forest-based carbon supply being channelled into different market pathways, with countries diverging on whether credits are exported, retained for domestic compliance, or supplied to voluntary markets.
Read MoreWashington state forest offset overhaul risks failing permanence test, researchers warn
Carbon market researchers have raised concerns that proposed revisions to Washington state’s forestry offset protocol risk failing to ensure the environmental integrity of credits issued under the scheme.
Read MoreFEATURE: Colombian ETS a cautionary tale for Latin America
Colombia’s Emissions Trading System (Spanish: PNCTE) is one of the oldest planned cap-and-trade initiatives in Latin America – but it should serve as a warning rather than a model for others, due to weak policy foundations, scarce data, and poor stakeholder coordination, experts told Carbon Pulse.
Read MoreTribe formally pulls California-registered forest carbon offset project destroyed by wildfire
A US-based forest carbon project, registered under California’s cap-and-trade scheme, has been officially ended by tribal leaders after it was ravaged by wildfire several years ago.
Read MoreBRIEFING: Canada oil and gas, electricity caution federal government on benchmark overhaul
Canadian oil and electricity advocates are asking the federal government to tread carefully as it looks to update its industrial carbon pricing benchmark – or scrap its proposal altogether.
Read MoreProposed Washington state forestry changes could cut present offset value by over one-third
Washington’s Department of Ecology (ECY) has proposed sweeping changes to its forestry offset protocol that could reduce the present value of credits issued by a combined 36% over 25 years, according to a rulemaking document published on Tuesday.
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