Climate finance won’t meet minimum needs until 2030s as growth rate slows, report warns
Global climate finance flows neared $2.1 trillion last year, but will not meet minimum requirements for mitigation until “well into” the 2030s, as the annual rate of acceleration has dropped significantly, a report warned on Tuesday.
Read MoreLCAW26: Government coalition to publish carbon credit policy playbook at COP31
A government-led coalition of 11 countries plans to publish a non-binding policy playbook at COP31 to guide national measures aimed at increasing demand for high-integrity carbon credits, it announced Tuesday.
Read MoreVCM REPORT: CORSIA futures fall to fresh 2-year lows, wider credit demand shows strong signs amid focus on quality
CORSIA futures sank to fresh two-year lows last week, with benchmark contracts slipping further below $10/tonne as uncertain sentiment over demand continued, while there were some positive signals in terms of retirements in the wider voluntary carbon market (VCM) amid an ongoing refocusing on quality.
Read MoreLCAW26: Nature-based carbon projects face catch 22, report says
Project developers working on nature-based carbon are trapped within a structural catch 22 whereby an offtake is necessary to receive investment, but funding is required to secure an offtake, according to a report launched at London Climate Action Week (LCAW) on Monday.
Read MoreUK climate targets at risk from car industry lobbying, says former government advisor
The UK’s seventh carbon budget and its net zero ambitions are under threat from a car industry “stuck in the past” that needs to “wake up and smell the coffee”, a leading academic and former government adviser warned Monday.
Read MorePakistan introduces climate levy, raises surcharges in FY2026‑27 budget
Pakistan’s FY2026‑27 federal budget introduced a Climate Support Levy and raised petroleum and gas surcharges, while reducing royalties and off‑grid levies compared to the previous year.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: India’s biochar boom risks oversupply within four years, developer warns
India’s fast-growing biochar industry could become overcrowded within three to four years as a multitude of developers, some of which are producing low-quality biochar, deploy projects across the country, with consolidation already beginning among smaller operators, a developer told Carbon Pulse.
Read MorePrivate investment in nature grew fivefold in a decade -report
Private investment in nature increased from $2.8 billion in 2016 to over $14 bln in 2025, reflecting growing momentum in a market that includes environmental credit-linked deals, a report said on Monday.
Read MoreMozambique mangrove project secures Verra validation under blue carbon methodology
A Mozambique mangrove restoration project covering 155,000 hectares across 750 km of coastline has been validated under Verra’s VM0033 blue carbon methodology, becoming the largest such project in Africa to meet the standard, its developer said Monday.
Read MoreCOMMENT: If a Month of Football Is Worth a Tax Break, the Climate Is Worth More
If governments are willing to suspend tax rules to host a football tournament, they should consider doing the same for verified carbon and recycling credits to unlock the private capital needed for climate action.
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