UPDATE – Carbon credit insurers receive Verra approval for durability pilot

Published 21:48 on July 2, 2026 / Last updated at 22:34 on July 2, 2026 / / Americas (US & Canada), CO2 Management (CCUS), EMEA (Europe), Nature-based Carbon (Forestry, Other NbS), Voluntary (VCM Developments, VCM Governance)

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A Zurich-headquartered carbon credit insurer has received Verra approval for its reversal insurance under the standard’s durability pilot initiative.

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Carbon standard finalises new bioCCS methodology in bid to align with EU carbon removal framework

Published 11:36 on July 2, 2026 / Last updated at 11:36 on July 2, 2026 / / CO2 Management (CCUS, Engineered Removals), EMEA (Europe), Nature-based Carbon (Other NbS), Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation), Voluntary (VCM Governance)

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Rainbow has finalised a methodology for biogenic carbon capture and storage (bioCCS) that directly incorporates requirements from the EU’s Carbon Removals and Carbon Farming (CRCF) regulation, marking one of the first voluntary carbon market methodologies explicitly designed around the bloc’s emerging carbon removal certification framework.

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Climate tech accelerator opens sixth intake, expands scope to AI-enabled carbon solutions

Published 22:34 on June 30, 2026 / Last updated at 22:34 on June 30, 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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The Carbon to Value Initiative (C2V Initiative) has opened applications for the sixth cohort of its ‘carbontech’ accelerator, seeking startups developing carbon capture, utilisation, and removal technologies as well as AI-enabled tools designed to accelerate commercial deployment.

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European developer files for bankruptcy after funding efforts fall short, seeks buyer for ocean carbon removal technology

Published 18:15 on June 30, 2026 / Last updated at 18:15 on June 30, 2026 / / CO2 Management (Engineered Removals), EMEA (Europe), Nature-based Carbon (Other NbS), Net Zero Transition (Investment, Reporting & Disclosure), Voluntary (VCM Developments)

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A Dutch direct ocean carbon capture (DOC) developer has filed for bankruptcy after failing to secure the funding needed to continue operations, despite having demonstrated its technology, secured public grants, and attracted investor interest.

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Germany-backed CDR programme coordinates plan to scale up research

Published 14:35 on June 30, 2026 / Last updated at 14:35 on June 30, 2026 / / CO2 Management (CCUS, Engineered Removals), EMEA (Europe), Nature-based Carbon (Forestry, Other NbS), Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation, Investment, Reporting & Disclosure), Voluntary (VCM Developments, VCM Governance)

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Researchers from a carbon removal (CDR) initiative backed by around €33 million from the German government are advancing work into scaling up engineered and land-based removals, the programme has announced.

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ERW boosts carbon storage in young broadleaf woodland by up to 27%, study finds

Published 10:00 on June 30, 2026 / Last updated at 13:21 on June 25, 2026 / / CO2 Management (Engineered Removals), EMEA (Europe), Nature-based Carbon (Other NbS), Voluntary (VCM Developments)

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Enhanced rock weathering (ERW) increased aboveground carbon storage in young native broadleaf woodland plots by up to 27% over four years, while soil microbiome enrichment delivered a smaller and less consistent early growth boost, a major UK study has found.

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New method could strengthen biochar carbon stability checks, study finds

Published 15:43 on June 29, 2026 / Last updated at 15:43 on June 29, 2026 / / Asia Pacific (Asia), CO2 Management (Engineered Removals), EMEA (Europe), Nature-based Carbon (Other NbS), Voluntary (VCM Developments)

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A microscopy-based method could help assess whether biochar material has been sufficiently carbonised for long-term storage, a new study has found.

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LCAW26 roundup: Hope floats for climate action while London drips in heat 

Published 13:21 on June 26, 2026 / Last updated at 00:17 on June 27, 2026 / , , and / CO2 Management (CCUS, Engineered Removals), EMEA (Europe), Nature-based Carbon (Forestry, Other NbS), Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation, Investment, Reporting & Disclosure), Voluntary (VCM Developments, VCM Governance)

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Scorching heat dominated this year’s London Climate Action Week – even amid talk of new challenges and ideas, ranging from the hopes and fears posed by AI, to the need and opportunity to quickly stem ultra-potent superpollutants. 

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Campaigners call for national CDR goals, despite EU ‘target fatigue’

Published 11:48 on June 25, 2026 / Last updated at 11:48 on June 25, 2026 / / CO2 Management (Engineered Removals), EMEA (Europe), Nature-based Carbon (Forestry, Other NbS), Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation)

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Climate NGO Carbon Gap has urged EU governments to set binding national targets for permanent carbon removal (CDR) under the bloc’s 2040 climate framework, warning that a single, EU‑wide net emissions goal will not deliver the volumes needed to reach net zero.

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LCAW26: Voluntary carbon coalition rebrands and launches fellowship

Published 19:37 on June 24, 2026 / Last updated at 19:37 on June 24, 2026 / / CO2 Management (Engineered Removals), Nature-based Carbon (Forestry, Other NbS), Net Zero Transition (Investment, Reporting & Disclosure), Voluntary (VCM Developments, VCM Governance)

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A coalition of academic institutions, non-profits, and private businesses has rebranded itself and launched a new fellowship programme to help scale high-integrity carbon markets, the group announced Tuesday. 

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