UNOC: Momentum carries summit to edge of High Seas Treaty success

Published 21:23 on June 13, 2025 / Last updated at 21:23 on June 13, 2025 / / Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, Australia, Biodiversity, EMEA, International

The UN Ocean Conference (UNOC) in Nice brought the High Seas Treaty within reach of becoming operational, with stakeholders saying the event fell short of what was needed while bringing significant momentum.

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New AI framework could help fill scenario gaps in climate policy planning -report

Published 15:26 on June 13, 2025 / Last updated at 15:26 on June 13, 2025 / / Asia Pacific, China, International

A deep learning framework could offer a rapid method with low computational cost to generate thousands of “synthetic” climate mitigation scenarios aligned with IPCC categories, research released Friday has found.

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Seven countries picked for $1 bln industry decarbonisation programme

Published 15:14 on June 13, 2025 / Last updated at 15:14 on June 13, 2025 / / Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, EMEA, International, Voluntary

A $1 billion concessional finance initiative to decarbonise industry in emerging economies has chosen its first country participants, it announced in a release Friday.

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Researchers caution against voluntary biodiversity credit market in New Zealand

Published 15:05 on June 13, 2025 / Last updated at 15:05 on June 13, 2025 / / Asia Pacific, Biodiversity, New Zealand

A research institute in New Zealand has released a policy brief highlighting major challenges in developing a high-integrity voluntary biodiversity credit market in the country, with demand uncertainty seen as one of the most significant.

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UNOC: Pacific Islands announce world’s largest Indigenous-led ocean reserve

Published 14:48 on June 13, 2025 / Last updated at 14:48 on June 13, 2025 / / Asia Pacific, Biodiversity, Other APAC

The governments of Vanuatu and the Solomon Islands have announced plans to set up the world’s largest Indigenous-led ocean reserve, with Papua New Guinea and New Caledonia ready to join the initiative.

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Pakistan greenlights “transaction-ready” carbon project for international trading

Published 13:43 on June 13, 2025 / Last updated at 13:43 on June 13, 2025 / / Asia Pacific, International, Other APAC, Paris Article 6, South Korea, Voluntary

The government of Pakistan has granted approval to the country’s third carbon offset project for trading credits under Article 6.2 of the Paris Agreement.

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COMMENT: Beyond Carbon – A Certification Co-designed with Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities

Published 13:39 on June 13, 2025 / Last updated at 13:39 on June 13, 2025 / Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, Contributed Content, EMEA, Nature-based, Other APAC, Other Content, South & Central, Voluntary

The draft “Beyond Carbon Benefits” certification under the Architecture for REDD+ Transactions marks a major shift in carbon markets by integrating social, cultural, biodiversity, and forest service co-benefits – co-designed with Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLC) – to ensure REDD+ initiatives are more equitable, inclusive, and effective beyond carbon accounting alone. Representatives from IPLC organisations explain why they chose to co-lead the design of a new certification, and how they think it represents a shift, both in terms of how forests are valued, and also how market instruments are designed.

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BRIEFING: Host country capacity building now the focus, as Article 6 shifts to implementation

Published 12:42 on June 13, 2025 / Last updated at 12:42 on June 13, 2025 / and / Americas, Asia Pacific, EMEA, International, Kyoto Mechanisms, Nature-based, Paris Article 6, Voluntary

While Article 6 implementation has gathered pace in the months since last November’s historic COP29 decision, there is still a lot of work to be done, particularly in capacity building across host countries, many of which still need to finalise key carbon markets regulation before they are “open for business”.

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ID Market: Trading inches up in May amid suspension on international deals

Published 12:16 on June 13, 2025 / Last updated at 12:16 on June 13, 2025 / / Asia Pacific, Nature-based, Other APAC, Voluntary

Indonesia’s carbon market recorded a moderate increase in activity during May, with trading volumes recovering from April’s lows, though international transactions remained absent due to the ongoing government moratorium.

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CN Markets: CEA prices rebound to RMB 70, though analysts say rebound set to be muted

Published 12:10 on June 13, 2025 / Last updated at 12:10 on June 13, 2025 / / Asia Pacific, China

Permit prices in China’s national CO2 emissions market saw a modest recovery over the past week with improved liquidity, though analysts remained cautious about the near-term price outlook.

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