MENA Roundup: Morocco, Oman build carbon market vision and infrastructure

Published 16:40 on May 26, 2026 / Last updated at 16:40 on May 26, 2026 / / CO2 Management (CCUS, Engineered Removals), EMEA (Africa, Middle East), International (Paris Article 6/PACM), Nature-based Carbon (Forestry), Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation, Power/Electrification), Voluntary (VCM Developments, VCM Governance)

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Morocco this month inked another bilateral Article 6.2 agreement, as the government is finally putting in place market infrastructure to support its ‘learning by doing’ approach, while Oman produced a concrete roadmap outlining its carbon market priorities.

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German airline customers offset nearly 1 MtCO2 in 2025 via climate contribution programme

Published 15:14 on May 26, 2026 / Last updated at 15:14 on May 26, 2026 / / CO2 Management (CCUS, Engineered Removals), EMEA (Europe), International (Aviation/CORSIA), Nature-based Carbon (Forestry, Other NbS), Net Zero Transition (Transport & Heating Fuels), Voluntary (VCM Developments)

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A Germany-based airline has announced that its customers contributed to climate protection projects covering more than 710,000 tonnes of CO2 in 2025, an increase of around one-fifth year-on-year.

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Climeworks CEO urges diversification of carbon removal buyers

Published 14:53 on May 26, 2026 / Last updated at 14:53 on May 26, 2026 / / Americas (US & Canada), CO2 Management (CCUS, Engineered Removals), EMEA (Europe), Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation), Voluntary (VCM Developments)

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The CEO of large carbon removal developer Climeworks has called on governments and corporations to expand their support for new technologies, warning that the industry cannot rely on a small group of early adopters to scale operations fast enough to meet global climate goals.

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Belgian firm raises €17.5 mln to scale plasma-based CO2 utilisation technology

Published 14:32 on May 26, 2026 / Last updated at 14:32 on May 26, 2026 / / CO2 Management (CCUS), EMEA (Europe), Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation, Investment, Reporting & Disclosure), Voluntary (VCM Developments)

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A Belgian startup has raised €17.5 million in Series A funding to scale its plasma-based carbon utilisation technology, it announced Tuesday.

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Carbon removal registry certifies module for mobile biochar production

Published 13:02 on May 26, 2026 / Last updated at 13:02 on May 26, 2026 / / CO2 Management (CCUS, Engineered Removals), EMEA (Europe), Nature-based Carbon (Other NbS), Voluntary (VCM Governance)

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A removals registry has certified a new module for biochar produced in mobile reactors, supporting projects that transport reactors between sites.

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New carbon capture, utilisation plant starts producing low-carbon aggregates in Spain

Published 13:01 on May 26, 2026 / Last updated at 13:01 on May 26, 2026 / / CO2 Management (CCUS), EMEA (Europe), Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation), Voluntary (VCM Developments)

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A €20 million carbon capture and utilisation (CCU) plant has begun producing low-carbon aggregates at the Port of Bilbao in Spain, using industrial CO2 from a nearby refinery and thermal residues that would otherwise typically be sent to landfill.

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Pioneer ocean carbon capture developer faces bankruptcy without imminent fundraise

Published 12:51 on May 26, 2026 / Last updated at 13:12 on May 26, 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 direct ocean carbon capture developer has issued an urgent call for investment or said it will file for bankruptcy this week.

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Barossa project economics remain strong as carbon costs stay below forecasts, Santos says

Published 10:32 on May 26, 2026 / Last updated at 10:32 on May 26, 2026 / / Asia Pacific (Pacific), CO2 Management (CCUS), Net Zero Transition (Power/Electrification)

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Australian oil and gas company Santos has remained optimistic about the financial viability of its Barossa gas project, supported by high LNG prices and lower-than-anticipated carbon costs.

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European city becomes fifth largest CDR buyer with BECCS deal

Published 10:14 on May 26, 2026 / Last updated at 10:14 on May 26, 2026 / / CO2 Management (Engineered Removals), EMEA (Europe), Voluntary (VCM Developments)

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An agreement to buy 750,000 tonnes of carbon removals from a Swedish bioenergy carbon capture and storage (BECCS) facility sees a new market entrant buy at a scale approaching that typically reserved for the American tech giants, notably Microsoft.

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First transaction under EU’s CRCF scheme to deliver credits in 2029

Published 08:00 on May 26, 2026 / Last updated at 09:57 on May 27, 2026 / / CO2 Management (CCUS, Engineered Removals), EMEA (Europe), Nature-based Carbon (Other NbS), Voluntary (VCM Developments, VCM Governance)

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The first EU-backed transaction registered under the bloc’s Carbon Removals and Carbon Farming (CRCF) scheme will deliver its initial credits in 2029, according to the partners involved in the project.

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