Investment in carbon credits hits record high as buyers shift focus -analysts

Published 14:30 on May 15, 2026 / Last updated at 14:30 on May 15, 2026 / / Americas (LATAM & Caribbean, US & Canada), Asia Pacific (Asia, Pacific), CO2 Management (CCUS, Engineered Removals), EMEA (Africa, Europe, Middle East), Nature-based Carbon (Other NbS), Net Zero Transition (Investment, Reporting & Disclosure), Voluntary (VCM Developments)

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Early-stage capital invested in the carbon credit market reached a record $22 billion last year as more buyers sought to lock in price and quality, according to an analyst group.

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INTERVIEW: Delivery certainty, long-term deals key to biochar CDR growth

Published 09:03 on May 15, 2026 / Last updated at 09:03 on May 15, 2026 / / Americas (LATAM & Caribbean), CO2 Management (Engineered Removals), Insights (Interviews), Nature-based Carbon (Other NbS), Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation), Voluntary (VCM Developments, VCM Governance)

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Long-term procurement, delivery certainty, and measurable co-benefits are becoming increasingly important to scaling biochar carbon removals, a senior executive at the world’s largest biochar carbon removal producer by delivered volume told Carbon Pulse.

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Japanese energy company boosts CDR portfolio with investment in wastewater alkalinity enhancement startup

Published 06:12 on May 15, 2026 / Last updated at 06:12 on May 15, 2026 / / Americas (US & Canada), Asia Pacific (Asia), CO2 Management (Engineered Removals), Voluntary (VCM Developments)

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The venture capital arm of a major oil refiner in Japan has decided to invest in a US-based startup dedicated to wastewater alkalinity enhancement (WAE) solutions, marking its latest push into the carbon removal market.

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New Zealand govt refreshes VCM guidance

Published 06:06 on May 15, 2026 / Last updated at 06:06 on May 15, 2026 / / Asia Pacific (Pacific), CO2 Management (Engineered Removals), Nature-based Carbon (Forestry, Other NbS), Voluntary (VCM Governance)

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The New Zealand government has updated its guidance for voluntary climate change mitigation efforts, just days after it unveiled its strategy to grow the voluntary carbon and nature markets.

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US developer advances CO2-by-rail BECCS project with Puro milestone, credit offtake expansion

Published 22:22 on May 14, 2026 / Last updated at 22:22 on May 14, 2026 / Americas (US & Canada), CO2 Management (CCUS, Engineered Removals), Voluntary (VCM Developments)

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A developer of carbon transport and storage infrastructure in the US has secured a key validation milestone for its biomass carbon removal project and expanded a forward sales agreement for future CDR credits, as interest in engineered removals continues to build among corporate buyers.

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Wastewater CDR startup raises $25 mln to scale utility deployments

Published 21:05 on May 14, 2026 / Last updated at 21:05 on May 14, 2026 / / Americas (US & Canada), CO2 Management (Engineered Removals), EMEA (Europe), Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation), Voluntary (VCM Developments)

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A wastewater treatment technology company has raised $25 million to expand deployments of a process that it says can lower utility costs while delivering verified carbon removal (CDR), it announced Thursday.

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BRIEFING: Scaling carbon markets calls for blockchain-based banking to crowd in large investors -US bank

Published 12:58 on May 14, 2026 / Last updated at 12:58 on May 14, 2026 / / Americas (US & Canada), CO2 Management (CCUS, Engineered Removals), EMEA (Europe), Insights (Briefings), Nature-based Carbon (Forestry, Other NbS), Voluntary (VCM Governance)

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Clients of a large US bank are keen but struggling to enter the carbon market because they find it too “mystifying” and in need of standardisation through blockchain-based banking, a finance expert said at a conference, adding that this would finally attract the necessary large-scale capital. 

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Isometric issues spring update covering 17 protocols, 10 modules

Published 10:06 on May 14, 2026 / Last updated at 10:06 on May 14, 2026 / / CO2 Management (CCUS, Engineered Removals), EMEA (Europe), Nature-based Carbon (Forestry, Other NbS), Voluntary (VCM Developments, VCM Governance)

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Isometric on Wednesday released its Spring 2026 update addressing 17 carbon crediting protocols and 10 accounting modules, including changes to align protocols with existing buffer pool rules and broaden the application of its GHG Accounting Module.

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US CDR portfolio developer issues call for proposals targeting NbS, policy, and methane projects

Published 22:36 on May 13, 2026 / Last updated at 22:36 on May 13, 2026 / / Americas (US & Canada), CO2 Management (CCUS, Engineered Removals), Nature-based Carbon (Forestry, Other NbS), Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation, Power/Electrification, Transport & Heating Fuels), Voluntary (VCM Developments)

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A US carbon removal portfolio developer has issued a call for nature-based solutions (NbS), carbon removal (CDR) policy initiatives, and methane mitigation projects seeking funding through the next year.

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Big investors are waiting for carbon removal developers to prove their record

Published 14:42 on May 13, 2026 / Last updated at 14:42 on May 13, 2026 / / Americas (LATAM & Caribbean, US & Canada), Asia Pacific (Asia, Pacific), CO2 Management (Engineered Removals), EMEA (Africa, Europe, Middle East), Voluntary (VCM Developments)

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Startup carbon removal developers will struggle to attract large sums of capital in the coming years, as institutional investors remain wary of projects that lack offtake agreements and proven results, finance experts told a conference in London on Wednesday.

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