ANALYSIS: Australia’s savanna fire management method could significantly impact ACCU supply, with major market implications
Australia’s proposed new savanna fire management (SFM) method could see carbon credit supply from existing projects increase by 72 million between 2026-35, however stricter method and contract negotiation requirements may slow its uptake, according to experts.
Read MoreANALYSIS: Japan-India JCM pact sets up tech-heavy pipeline as participants seek clarity on rules
Japan and India’s bilateral Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM) partnership could become one of the biggest buyer–supplier corridor, but officials and market participants warned volumes could lag without quick clarity on methodologies, fees and UN accounting.
Read MoreANALYSIS: Nature-based carbon sector fights back as UN panel meets to discuss crunch permanence standard
Nature-based removal stakeholders continue to fight for their place in Paris Agreement carbon markets, with analysis of over 100 market responses to a controversial draft Article 6 permanence standard showing a clear lack of consensus and dissatisfaction with the latest text, as an expert methodological panel meets this week to discuss how to move things forward.
Read MoreANALYSIS: New UK carbon removals business model will make the market “bankable”, industry says
The UK government’s publication of its Greenhouse Gas Removals (GGR) Business Model has been welcomed across the carbon removal sector as a breakthrough moment for the industry, offering long-term financial stability and a pathway to scale engineered removals.
Read MoreANALYSIS: EU will need over 140 mln Article 6 credits to meet 2040 climate goal, experts say
Analysts estimate that the EU will require between 140 and 150 million international carbon credits to meet its new 2040 climate target – potentially rising to 1 billion tonnes of CO2 equivalent depending on the calculation method – though the European Commission has yet to specify how these volumes will be determined.
Read MoreANALYSIS: Indonesia’s carbon export restart stalled by regulatory uncertainty, experts say
Indonesia last month lifted its de facto ban on international carbon credit sales, but uncertainty around credit eligibility, taxation, and compliance rules is holding back transactions, according to market participants.
Read MoreANALYSIS: Cookstoves carbon market on cusp of breakthrough, with credits weeks away from integrity, CORSIA labels
Cookstoves could be the catalyst that drives a wider voluntary carbon market rebound in 2025, sources have told Carbon Pulse, with a large pipeline of credits now advancing fast towards obtaining the first Core Carbon Principles (CCPs) integrity labels for the sector, and new supply soon be marked as eligible for the UN’s Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA).
Read MoreANALYSIS: Experts laud “major” Article 6 baseline, leakage standards following PACM meeting
Key carbon project baseline and leakage standards, adopted following a meeting of UNFCCC experts last week, have been heralded as a significant step forward in ensuring the Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism (PACM) is robust and aligned with internationally agreed climate warming goals.
Read MoreANALYSIS: ACCU market caught between jubilation and frustration following election
The Australian carbon ecosystem is set to strengthen and grow off the back of renewed policy certainty, despite deep wells of frustration from project developers over the slow method development process.
Read MoreANALYSIS: Stakeholders push ARB for timely implementation of LCFS amendments, but worries persist
Stakeholders urged California regulators to swiftly conclude its extended Low Carbon Fuels Standard (LCFS) rulemaking, although concerns surrounding previous as well as newly proposed provisions continued to linger in comments submitted to the latest 15-day package.
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