LATAM Roundup: Article 6 snaps up tech-based solutions as REDD+ keeps grip on VCM
For now, technology-driven activities dominate Latin America’s Article 6.2 Letters of Authorisation (LoAs), in a departure from the REDD-heavy profile of the local voluntary market (VCM) – but jurisdictional REDD+ (J-REDD+) is poised to flood both systems, Carbon Pulse has reported.
Read MoreGerman airline customers offset nearly 1 MtCO2 in 2025 via climate contribution programme
A Germany-based airline has announced that its customers contributed to climate protection projects covering more than 710,000 tonnes of CO2 in 2025, an increase of around one-fifth year-on-year.
Read MoreMajor ratings agency outlines principles for high-integrity HFLD credits
A major ratings agency has released principles for high-integrity High Forest, Low Deforestation (HFLD) credits under jurisdictional REDD+ (JREDD+) programmes, following concerns raised by the Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM) over the ART TREES v2.0 HFLD methodology.
Read MoreEuropean airline signs carbon removal offtake deal with marketplace
A large European airline has signed a multi-year offtake agreement with a Berlin-based broker, doubling the share of permanent carbon removals in its credit portfolio.
Read MoreArgentina proposes legal, regulatory regime for all carbon credits
A bill introduced Tuesday to Argentina’s congress has proposed a three-tiered legal regime for carbon credits, an authorisation procedure, and a national carbon registry, also reinforcing the federalist relationship between the country’s provinces and national government.
Read MoreWeak national enforcement threatens projected CORSIA carbon credit demand wave -report
As the aviation industry prepares for the next phase of the UN’s Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA) in 2027, a new legal analysis has warned that the long-anticipated surge in global demand for carbon credits may fall far short of expectations due to weak national implementation and inconsistent enforcement.
Read MoreLATAM Roundup: EU’s draft CBAM rules may be a boon for some in the region
Several Latin American countries are poised to benefit from the European Commission’s newly published rules for recognising domestic carbon prices, including carbon credits, paid before products are exported and subject to the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM).
Read MoreUS forestland manager expands natural capital reporting in operational restructuring
A US forestland manager on Monday announced a management restructuring aimed at expanding its ability to quantify and report environmental benefits beyond carbon, as it said investors are placing greater emphasis on nature-related risks and environmental disclosures.
Read MoreCanadian carbon developer narrows net loss in Q1 as CORSIA sales begin
A Canada-based carbon project financier reported a Q1 net loss on Friday that was lower from the previous three-month period while also disclosing first-quarter sales of CORSIA-eligible cookstove credits.
Read MoreLatin American province, airline negotiate sale of CORSIA-eligible units at $23/t -media
A province in South America expects it will soon be issued millions of CORSIA Eligible Emissions Units (EEUs) and is arranging to sell most or all of these to a regional airline at just over $23 per unit, local media has reported.
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