LACS26: Climate ambition, regulatory certainty could command premium in international carbon markets, experts say
The climate ambition of host countries and the stability of their regulatory frameworks are increasingly emerging as factors that could influence the price of internationally-traded carbon credits, as buyers and proponents seek to manage sovereign risks beyond the control of project execution, legal experts said this week during the Latin America Climate Summit (LACS) in Mexico.
Read MoreFAO guidance seeks alignment on tree crop mapping data
New guidance published this week seeks to improve the consistency and transparency of spatial data used to monitor deforestation-linked commodity supply chains.
Read MoreCarbon standard, forestry researchers partner to strengthen nature-based crediting
A Global South-focused carbon crediting standard is partnering with forestry researchers to strengthen the environmental integrity of nature-based credits in carbon markets, the two sides announced on Wednesday.
Read MoreNearly 600 mln eligible CORSIA credits held up in LoA bottleneck, finds rating agency
The bottleneck in host countries approving projects for CORSIA, the international aviation offsetting scheme, is holding back nearly 600 million eligible credits to date, a ratings agency has found.
Read MoreStudy shows biochar carbon credits trade higher with SDG co‑benefits
Buyers in the voluntary carbon market are paying more for biochar carbon credits when they are marketed with Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) co‑benefits, according to a study.
Read MoreCarbon market maker eyes superpollutant credits in partnership with ratings agency
A carbon removal market maker is partnering with a ratings agency as it expands its purchasing into the “ugly ducklings” of the carbon market – superpollutant credits, which it says are vital to averting imminent climate tipping points, the two announced on Tuesday.
Read MoreBenin eyes carbon markets to help deliver new Paris climate plan
Benin has raised its climate ambition under a newly submitted Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), pledging to cut greenhouse gas emissions by one-third over the next decade while positioning itself to tap international carbon markets under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement.
Read MoreCarbon removals vulnerable to uncertain demand, concentration -report
Concentration among a handful of buyers, weakening prices, and policy uncertainty are threatening the scale-up of carbon removal (CDR) despite recent growth in the sector, according to a report released on Tuesday.
Read MoreSouth African tour operator looks to lure tourists with carbon offset safari nights
Tourists on safari in South Africa can now offset their carbon emissions through a new partnership between a luxury tour firm and a grassland restoration project certified under Verra’s VM0042.
Read MoreExtreme wildfires persist despite low global burned area, emissions in 2025 -study
Global wildfire activity in 2025 produced the second-lowest burned area and third-lowest CO2 emissions since satellite records began in 2002, but a growing concentration of destructive fires in populated and carbon-rich regions continued to generate severe human and economic impacts, according to a review published this week.
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