Scottish startup secures $3 mln for biochar product
An Edinburgh-based company closed an investment and grant funding round this week, securing $3 million for expanding its carbon removal operations.
Read MoreFEATURE: Market welcomes GHG Protocol’s new land use standard, but forestry gap and implementation questions raise concerns
The Greenhouse Gas Protocol’s long-awaited Land Sector and Removals Standard (LSRS) has been broadly welcomed as a major step forward for corporate carbon accounting of agriculture- and land-related emissions, though questions remain over implementation details, traceability rules, and the exclusion of forest carbon.
Read MoreStructural failure, weak transparency and falling prices render VCM a “dead body”, argue researchers
Structural failings, lack of transparency, and weakening price signals have left the voluntary carbon market (VCM) a “dead body”, according to a new academic analysis that used the 2023 REDD+ integrity scandal to examine buyer behaviour and market dynamics.
Read MoreThailand clears carbon credits for futures trading ahead of climate law
Thailand’s cabinet has approved carbon credits to be traded on its exchange to strengthen price discovery ahead of a new climate change law, the Southeast Asian country’s finance minister announced this week.
Read MoreVoluntary CDR market faces critical turning point -report
Carbon removal (CDR) supply risks stalling as buyer hesitation leaves the voluntary carbon market (VCM) at a critical inflection point, according to a new assessment by a US-based carbon management firm.
Read MoreANALYSIS: Voluntary market cautiously welcomes EU carbon removal work, demand remains major concern
Voluntary carbon market participants have heralded the EU as the first mover in creating a comprehensive, government-backed standard for certifying durable removals, but many still question where demand-side scale will come from and caution that ensuring a robust, high-integrity system still rests on fine-tuning the crediting framework.
Read MoreERW and biochar co-deployment could boost soil carbon removal -report
Co-applying enhanced rock weathering (ERW) and biochar can increase carbon removal (CDR) by improving soil chemical conditions, a new study has found, though short-term CO2 losses from increased microbial activity may temporarily outweigh inorganic carbon gains.
Read MoreFirst carbon removals issued from Nigeria biochar facility
The first carbon removals have been issued from a biochar production facility in Nigeria, with the inaugural credits purchased by a global buyers’ initiative.
Read MoreBRIEFING: Global carbon markets’ value lowest since 2021, year ahead critical -report
Global carbon markets contracted in 2025, with their total value falling to €791 billion, the lowest since 2021, analysts’ calculations have found, with 2026 now seen as a pivotal year for setting the long-term direction of the sector.
Read MoreVCM Report: Spot CORSIA-eligible carbon credits slump, Koko collapse continues to stir debate
Spot prices for Phase 1 CORSIA carbon credits tumbled last week amid a lacklustre voluntary market, where the recent collapse of the Koko Networks cookstove and clean fuel provider continues to stir debate.
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