Mexico’s Queretaro updates offsetting rules for taxed carbon emissions beginning 2025
The Mexican state of Queretaro, one of the first in the country to operationalise a carbon tax, recently published the official guidelines for its Low Carbon Seal and Emissions Offsetting System linked to 2025 contributions onward, allowing selected companies to offset up to 50% of their taxed emissions through a hierarchical supply of carbon credits.
Read MoreAlberta updates biomass waste combustion offset protocol
Alberta has opened its biomass waste combustion for energy generation protocol for public comment, according to a draft published Thursday.
Read MoreLATAM Roundup: 2026 starts with carbon regulation pushes, eyes on US-Venezuela issue
The new year began by providing a glance at what might be expected in Latin America in 2026: the advancement of carbon regulations in the region amid the backdrop of political tensions.
Read MoreBRIEFING: Colombia unveils 2026 legal calendar to introduce, change four carbon pricing instruments, regulate Article 6
The Colombian government expects to publish a series of long-anticipated regulations ahead of the mid-year presidential elections that will affect the country’s compliance and voluntary carbon markets, its long-awaited emissions trading system (ETS), and international carbon credit transfers under Article 6.
Read MoreWashington bills could expand cap-and-invest obligations, generate carbon credits on public land
Washington state legislators have prefiled two bills that would increase compliance obligations for certain entities under the state’s emissions trading scheme and enable the state to generate revenues from public land via carbon credit project development.
Read MoreBRIEFING: Bolivia tables landmark bill to launch ETS, regulate VCM and Article 6
The Bolivian congress is seeking to establish an emissions trading system (ETS) while simultaneously providing long-awaited legal certainty for voluntary carbon markets and Article 6 cooperation, under a draft law recently introduced to the country’s lower house.
Read MoreCOP30: FEATURE – Brazil’s coalition could shape systems amid global carbon market growth, experts say
Brazil’s international coalition could be uniquely positioned to facilitate mutual recognition of credits and knowledge exchange between countries amid a global explosion of carbon pricing systems – if certain steps are taken, experts said during COP30 in Belem.
Read MoreBrazilian Amazon states release integrity guide to steer higher-quality carbon projects
A new guide for developing high-integrity carbon projects in the Brazilian Amazon has been launched to support developers in navigating Brazil’s evolving carbon governance landscape and producing higher-quality nature-based projects that can attract stronger market demand.
Read MoreCOP30: INTERVIEW – Brazilian asset manager eyes ETS rollout as catalyst for expanding carbon market investments
Brazil’s forthcoming emissions trading system (ETS) is drawing attention from domestic investors, with a $2.7 billion asset manager envisioning rising demand for carbon credits generated from its pipeline.
Read MoreQuebec climate change body recommends province deepen climate goals, reach net zero with carbon storage
Quebec’s climate change committee has recommended the WCI-linked province integrate carbon sequestration into its climate strategy alongside new emission reduction targets.
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