LCAW26: Government coalition to publish carbon credit policy playbook at COP31
A government-led coalition of 11 countries plans to publish a non-binding policy playbook at COP31 to guide national measures aimed at increasing demand for high-integrity carbon credits, it announced Tuesday.
Read MoreVCM REPORT: CORSIA futures fall to fresh 2-year lows, wider credit demand shows strong signs amid focus on quality
CORSIA futures sank to fresh two-year lows last week, with benchmark contracts slipping further below $10/tonne as uncertain sentiment over demand continued, while there were some positive signals in terms of retirements in the wider voluntary carbon market (VCM) amid an ongoing refocusing on quality.
Read MoreLCAW26: Nature-based carbon projects face catch 22, report says
Project developers working on nature-based carbon are trapped within a structural catch 22 whereby an offtake is necessary to receive investment, but funding is required to secure an offtake, according to a report launched at London Climate Action Week (LCAW) on Monday.
Read MoreUN agency joins African carbon fee initiative as observer, advisor
A UN agency outpost in Djibouti has joined a compliance carbon pricing initiative active in several African countries, as an observer and strategic advisor.
Read MoreUK climate targets at risk from car industry lobbying, says former government advisor
The UK’s seventh carbon budget and its net zero ambitions are under threat from a car industry “stuck in the past” that needs to “wake up and smell the coffee”, a leading academic and former government adviser warned Monday.
Read MoreLCAW26: Integrating removals is way of “future-proofing” UK ETS, official says
The forthcoming integration of domestic carbon removals (CDR) into the UK’s Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) is a way of incentivising investment in the market and “future-proofing the ETS”, regardless of fluctuations in political appetite on net zero over time, a UK government official said at London Climate Action Week.
Read MoreGambia explores payments for ecosystem services in national plan
The Gambia’s national biodiversity plan has explored payments for ecosystem services (PES) and carbon credits as innovative tools for raising financing for conservation.
Read MoreNbS carbon removal offtake security costs could raise credit prices, report warns
Security requirements in long-term nature-based (NbS) carbon removal offtake agreements could increase developers’ financing needs and push up credit prices, particularly for early-stage projects in the Global South, a new report has warned.
Read MorePrivate investment in nature grew fivefold in a decade -report
Private investment in nature increased from $2.8 billion in 2016 to over $14 bln in 2025, reflecting growing momentum in a market that includes environmental credit-linked deals, a report said on Monday.
Read MoreTanzania files Article 6 report, opening path to CORSIA credits
Tanzania has filed its Initial Report under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, a step that will enable the country to take part in international carbon markets and set the stage for CORSIA‑eligible credits from clean cooking projects, a cookstove developer announced on Monday.
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