BRIEFING: As financiers enter VCM, fears of future price risk and taxes linger
The voluntary carbon market (VCM) is drawing new institutional fixed-income investors, buyers, and funds – but several forms of risk and taxes are spooking others, a webinar heard.
Read MoreBRIEFING: EU weighs options to certify CO2 removals from cement, construction materials
The European Commission convened an expert workshop last week to examine the potential of so-called “mineral carbonation” methods, putting the cement and construction industry at the forefront of EU efforts to remove CO2 from the atmosphere and put climate change into reverse gear.
Read MoreBRIEFING: Spain moves to establish ecosystem services registry as nature markets gain focus
Spain is moving forward with the establishment of a registry for forest ecosystem services, which could pave the way for a national nature credit scheme, according to experts.
Read MoreBRIEFING: EU begins “exploratory work” to certify carbon removals from oceans
The European Commission convened an expert workshop last week to examine the CO2 sequestration potential of direct ocean carbon capture and storage (DOCCS) technologies, launching “exploratory work” towards possible EU wide certification.
Read MoreBRIEFING: Risk of UK biodiversity net gain unit scarcity amid infrastructure changes
Demand could outstrip supply for some habitat types in England’s biodiversity net gain (BNG) market due to the upcoming expansion of the scheme to cover national infrastructure projects, according to market participants.
Read MoreBRIEFING: Global carbon markets’ value lowest since 2021, year ahead critical -report
Global carbon markets contracted in 2025, with their total value falling to €791 billion, the lowest since 2021, analysts’ calculations have found, with 2026 now seen as a pivotal year for setting the long-term direction of the sector.
Read MoreBRIEFING: EU advisors split over livestock emissions certification rules
An EU expert group held extensive discussions Wednesday on an upcoming certification scheme for emissions reductions from livestock farming, without finding consensus on the scope of the methodology, or how to measure and track progress.
Read MoreBRIEFING: Canada oil and gas, electricity caution federal government on benchmark overhaul
Canadian oil and electricity advocates are asking the federal government to tread carefully as it looks to update its industrial carbon pricing benchmark – or scrap its proposal altogether.
Read MoreBRIEFING: EU Commission flags scope to integrate nature credits into marine protection policies
The EU market for nature credits will align with at least four marine protection policies, while helping bridge the funding gap left by carbon markets, a European Commission official told a webinar on Friday.
Read MoreBRIEFING: Calls for better resourcing, biodiversity prioritisation in ACCU Scheme review submissions
The government is being called on to better resource the development of Australian Carbon Credit Unit (ACCU) methodologies, as well as prioritising those that integrate biodiversity, as part of an ongoing review of the scheme.
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