US non-profit opens global 26-year biomass dataset to bolster carbon market monitoring
A US-based non-profit has released a global, high-resolution dataset tracking aboveground biomass over more than two decades, in a move that could strengthen monitoring, baselining, and verification across carbon markets and nature-based solutions.
Read MoreBRIEFING: In Latin America, ‘Microsoft pause’ could exacerbate barriers to biochar
Biochar credit generation in Latin America is constrained by fragile demand signals and high investment barriers, local developers have said, where a potential time-out from major carbon removals (CDR) buyer Microsoft could exacerbate both conditions.
Read MorePrivate capital accelerates supply, tests safeguards in US wetland mitigation credits -study
Private investment is reshaping a major US biodiversity offset market by boosting credit supply and competition, while raising concerns over whether environmental safeguards are keeping pace, according to new research.
Read MoreVerra rice methodology approved for first two CORSIA phases
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has approved a Verra methodology for the improved management of rice systems for use in the first two compliance phases of UN aviation sector offsetting scheme CORSIA, the standard announced on Thursday.
Read MoreUS judge dismisses Trump administration effort to stop Hawaii climate case
A US District Court judge rejected a request from the US Department of Justice to block Hawaii from challenging fossil fuel companies regarding climate change impacts.
Read MoreUPDATE – WCI Markets: CCAs grind lower after release of 15-day notice
California Carbon Allowance (CCA) futures continued to dip following the release of a 15-day notice of proposed programme updates earlier this week, which traders said adds to the uncertainty surrounding the market via changes to the Manufacturing Decarbonization Incentive (MDI) mechanism.
Read MoreDATA DIVE: US DOE reinstating $24 bln in Biden-era project awards
The Trump administration appears set to preserve $23.9 billion in US DOE grants, including previously terminated funding for direct air capture (DAC) and hydrogen hubs.
Read MoreUS says UNFCCC exit strengthens case against New York ‘superfund’ law
The Trump administration argued in a court filing last week that its planned withdrawal from the UN climate treaty reinforces – rather than weakens – its argument that New York’s climate liability superfund law unlawfully intrudes on federal authority.
Read MoreVCM MONTHLY: Healthy quarterly retirements across voluntary carbon market, CORSIA prices dive 25%
Over 50 million credits were retired over the first three months of 2026, the highest quarterly figure since Q1 2025, while the price of allowances under the UN’s offsetting scheme for global aviation have dropped by around 25% since the turn of the year.
Read MoreCanadian cleantech firm buys Quebec biocarbon plant, locks in 62,500-tonne offtake
A Canadian cleantech firm has struck a deal to acquire a Quebec-based biocarbon pilot facility and associated intellectual property, alongside securing a five-year offtake agreement, as it moves to scale production of low-carbon fuels for heavy industry.
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