BRIEFING: EU Commission’s move to slash environmental laws is political Marmite in Parliament
The European Commission’s plans to cut what it deems to be red tape from the bloc’s environmental regulations evoked a love-it-or-hate-it reaction among members of the EU Parliament this week.
Read MoreBRIEFING: Blue finance needs better-shaped projects to scale up, expert says
Existing gaps in blue finance are due to difficulties in designing investment-ready projects rather than a lack of available funding, an expert told a webinar on Tuesday.
Read MoreBRIEFING: 7 EU environmental policy developments to follow in 2026
The European Commission’s concerted push to cut red tape may be the headline theme of its environmental agenda this year, but like at any good festival, it would be a mistake to focus solely on the main stage.
Read MoreBRIEFING: Malaysia looks to palm oil credits to boost supply as carbon market action remains slow
Malaysia’s palm oil industry could generate significant volumes of carbon credits, but structural challenges in the country’s carbon market such as low liquidity, high costs, and regulatory uncertainty continue to constrain progress, according to experts.
Read MoreBRIEFING: High Seas Treaty enters into force, first COP due within a year
The agreement on Marine Biological Diversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ), also known as the High Seas Treaty, will enter into force on Jan. 17, with the first COP expected to take place within a year.
Read MoreBRIEFING: UK govt announces funding for farming in protected landscapes
The UK government has announced £30 million in funding next year for its Farming in Protected Landscapes programme, alongside changes to its Sustainable Farming Incentive, a minister said on Thursday.
Read MoreBRIEFING: Colombia unveils 2026 legal calendar to introduce, change four carbon pricing instruments, regulate Article 6
The Colombian government expects to publish a series of long-anticipated regulations ahead of the mid-year presidential elections that will affect the country’s compliance and voluntary carbon markets, its long-awaited emissions trading system (ETS), and international carbon credit transfers under Article 6.
Read MoreBRIEFING: Surprise and relief – Pulp and printed product companies react to delayed rollout of EU’s anti-deforestation law
The European Parliament’s final decision to delay the bloc’s regulation on deforestation-free products this week has been met with surprise and relief across paper, pulp, and publishing sectors, Carbon Pulse heard Thursday.
Read MoreBRIEFING: Bolivia tables landmark bill to launch ETS, regulate VCM and Article 6
The Bolivian congress is seeking to establish an emissions trading system (ETS) while simultaneously providing long-awaited legal certainty for voluntary carbon markets and Article 6 cooperation, under a draft law recently introduced to the country’s lower house.
Read MoreBRIEFING: Project developers split over savanna fire management ACCU issuance
Submissions to the Australian savanna fire management (SFM) method, currently before the integrity body, has highlighted differing views on the way issuance from historical sequestration should be treated.
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