Carbon removal registry consults on new biomass storage method

Published 14:45 on January 21, 2026 / Last updated at 14:45 on January 21, 2026 / / Americas (US & Canada), CO2 Management (CCUS, Engineered Removals), EMEA (Europe), Nature-based Carbon (Other NbS), Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation), Voluntary (VCM Governance)

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A carbon removal registry has released a draft module designed to create a standardised framework for durably storing biomass in subsurface mine workings.

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Gold Standard publishes carbon methodology for microbial CO2 removal in croplands

Published 10:51 on January 21, 2026 / Last updated at 10:51 on January 21, 2026 / / CO2 Management (CCUS), EMEA (Europe), Nature-based Carbon (Other NbS), Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation), Voluntary (VCM Governance)

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Gold Standard has launched a new carbon methodology that enables farmers and project developers to earn credits by using microbes to lock atmospheric CO2 into agricultural soils.

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Registry issues first river alkalinity enhancement carbon credits

Published 16:24 on January 20, 2026 / Last updated at 16:24 on January 20, 2026 / / Americas (US & Canada), CO2 Management (CCUS), EMEA (Europe), Nature-based Carbon (Other NbS), Voluntary (VCM Developments, VCM Governance)

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A carbon removal standard has issued the world’s first certified carbon removal credits from river alkalinity enhancement (RAE), they announced Tuesday.

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ERW on farmland needs shift to cation-based monitoring, study says

Published 15:48 on January 20, 2026 / Last updated at 15:48 on January 20, 2026 / / Americas (US & Canada), CO2 Management (Engineered Removals), EMEA (Europe), Nature-based Carbon (Other NbS), Voluntary (VCM Developments)

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Carbon crediting rules for enhanced rock weathering (ERW) on farmland may be relying on flawed monitoring approaches and should focus on tracking weathering-derived cations rather than carbon flows in soils, according to a recent academic review.

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Netherlands to launch €10 mln subsidy for carbon removal

Published 17:14 on January 19, 2026 / Last updated at 17:14 on January 19, 2026 / / CO2 Management (CCUS, Engineered Removals), EMEA (Europe), Nature-based Carbon (Other NbS), Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation), Voluntary (VCM Developments)

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The Netherlands is launching a new government subsidy programme aimed at accelerating the development of carbon removal technologies, marking one of Europe’s clearest public funding efforts to support carbon removal (CDR).

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VCM Report: CORSIA carbon futures fall against grain of forecasts for tight market

Published 17:03 on January 19, 2026 / Last updated at 17:03 on January 19, 2026 / / Americas (LATAM & Caribbean, US & Canada), Asia Pacific (Asia, Pacific), CO2 Management (CCUS, Engineered Removals), EMEA (Africa, Europe, Middle East), Insights (VCM Reports), International (Aviation/CORSIA, Paris Article 6/PACM), Nature-based Carbon (Forestry, Other NbS), Voluntary (VCM Developments, VCM Governance)

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Futures for Phase 1 CORSIA slid last week despite the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) publishing country-by-country offsetting data, which reaffirmed emissions would be higher than previously expected for 2024-26 period of the scheme.

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CFME26: Morocco developing corresponding adjustments framework for Article 6 credits

Published 21:33 on January 16, 2026 / Last updated at 09:59 on January 17, 2026 / / CO2 Management (CCUS, Engineered Removals), EMEA (Africa, Middle East), International (Aviation/CORSIA, Paris Article 6/PACM, UN Climate Talks), Nature-based Carbon (Forestry, Other NbS), Voluntary (VCM Developments, VCM Governance)

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Morocco is aiming to develop a corresponding adjustments (CAs) methodology under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement this year, an expert said at Carbon Forward Middle East this week.

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Microsoft to buy nearly 3 mln soil carbon credits from US agtech firm

Published 05:01 on January 15, 2026 / Last updated at 23:37 on January 14, 2026 / / Americas (US & Canada), CO2 Management (Engineered Removals), Nature-based Carbon (Forestry), Voluntary (VCM Developments)

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Microsoft will purchase 2.85 million soil carbon removal (CDR) credits from a US-based agtech firm as part of a new 12-year deal, it was announced on Thursday, marking the third transaction between the two companies.

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Legal obstacles could slow ERW in Minnesota without targeted reforms -report

Published 20:42 on January 13, 2026 / Last updated at 20:42 on January 13, 2026 / / Americas (US & Canada), CO2 Management (Engineered Removals), Nature-based Carbon (Other NbS)

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Existing US federal and state laws create potential regulatory obstacles for enhanced rock weathering (ERW) projects in Minnesota, while targeted legal reforms could help close gaps and enable the carbon dioxide removal pathway to scale, according to a new analysis.

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Carbon removal buyers coalition picks French, US startups in pre-purchase round

Published 15:47 on January 13, 2026 / Last updated at 15:47 on January 13, 2026 / / Americas (US & Canada), CO2 Management (Engineered Removals), EMEA (Europe), Nature-based Carbon (Other NbS), Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation), Voluntary (VCM Developments)

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A coalition of carbon removal buyers has facilitated $3.05 million in pre-purchases from two companies as part of its sixth round of advance credit buying.

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