INTERVIEW: Colombian govt shelves Article 6 regulation proposal, project pipeline advances
Although the Colombian government has deprioritised enacting an Article 6 regulation amid the end of the presidential term in August, its main implementation technical partner is developing a project pipeline, preparing for its eventual one-go rollout.
Read MoreECS26: BRIEFING – Voluntary carbon seeing growth in multi-year offtakes as buyers become more selective
Brokers in the voluntary carbon market are seeing a growth in multi-year offtakes from corporate buyers who have become more selective in their procurement, and are seeking nature-based removals in particular, they told Carbon Pulse.
Read MorePOLL: Analysts expect UKAs to retain support on EU ETS on linkage hopes, major downside risk if talks fail
Carbon analysts from two firms see UK carbon prices averaging above £60 in 2026 as the prospects of linking the market with the EU ETS should narrow spreads to European permits, though they warned of political downside risks in the second half of the year if a mid-year EU-UK summit is delayed or talks fail to make a breakthrough.
Read MoreBRIEFING: In Latin America, ‘Microsoft pause’ could exacerbate barriers to biochar
Biochar credit generation in Latin America is constrained by fragile demand signals and high investment barriers, local developers have said, where a potential time-out from major carbon removals (CDR) buyer Microsoft could exacerbate both conditions.
Read MoreDATA DIVE: US DOE reinstating $24 bln in Biden-era project awards
The Trump administration appears set to preserve $23.9 billion in US DOE grants, including previously terminated funding for direct air capture (DAC) and hydrogen hubs.
Read MoreBRIEFING: Santa Marta fossil fuels conference framed as complementary to UN climate talks
Efforts to build a fossil fuel phaseout coalition are being framed as complementary rather than alternative to the UN climate process, with stakeholders stressing broader participation at a Thursday media event.
Read MoreVCM MONTHLY: Healthy quarterly retirements across voluntary carbon market, CORSIA prices dive 25%
Over 50 million credits were retired over the first three months of 2026, the highest quarterly figure since Q1 2025, while the price of allowances under the UN’s offsetting scheme for global aviation have dropped by around 25% since the turn of the year.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: Frontier wants more corporates to buy into carbon removals
A pause in Microsoft’s carbon removal purchases should galvanise corporates to buy into a market that sorely needs them, the market’s second largest buyer told Carbon Pulse.Â
Read MoreANALYSIS: Latest Safeguard compliance data continues last year’s trends, for better or worse
This week’s release of surrender data for the second year of Australia’s reformed Safeguard Mechanism has highlighted both the positives and drawbacks of the scheme, depending on who you ask.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: Sri Lanka’s carbon market ‘a world of opportunity’ held back by state inertia, says local developer
Sri Lanka has no meaningful carbon market today, but has the potential to unlock millions of tonnes of compliance-grade credits if bureaucratic delays and financing gaps are resolved, according to a Colombo-based developer.
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