Japanese developer secures partnership for JCM afforestation project in Laos
A Japanese carbon project developer has secured a partnership to expand its presence in Laos, where it will pursue the creation of credits under the bilateral Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM) through afforestation activities.
Read MoreVietnam clears way for first forest carbon credit issuance with new decree
Vietnam has finalised rules governing forest carbon credit trading, paving the way for the Southeast Asian country’s first issuances later this year.
Read MoreAustrian developer strikes second deal to market CORSIA-eligible carbon credits
A carbon asset manager with ambitions to become a major supplier of CORSIA-eligible credits has struck its second marketing deal, the company announced on Tuesday.
Read MoreLATAM Roundup: Argentina, Brazil advance carbon market plans as region eyes Article 6 demand
Latin American countries advanced carbon market plans last week, with Argentina proposing a carbon credit regime and Brazil outlining the rollout of its future emissions trading system, as the region eyes Article 6 demand to unlock investment.
Read MoreArticle 6 authority adopts new clean cooking fNRB tool, requests additional country-level values
The Article 6.4 Supervisory Body (SBM) has formally adopted a new tool for calculating the fraction of non-renewable biomass (fNRB), a key parameter underpinning baseline-setting in cookstove and biomass carbon activities, though has requested more granular country-level values be included following further work.
Read MoreIndonesia, UNEP expand REDD+ cooperation, back forestry climate goals
Indonesia’s forestry ministry and the UN Environment Programme have signed an agreement to boost cooperation on reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+).
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 MoreCarbon marketplace launches new CORSIA credit auction
A carbon marketplace and exchange has launched its first digital carbon credit auction for 75,000 CORSIA-labelled carbon credits.
Read MoreBRIEFING: World Bank urges countries to embed carbon pricing, Article 6 plans into climate strategies
Countries need to stop looking at carbon pricing in silos when it comes to long-term climate planning and instead embed it into national strategies from the outset, the World Bank said in two complementary reports.
Read MoreZimbabwe carbon credits, removed from Gold Standard, will still be sold as ‘CORSIA-eligible’, claims owner
The marketing partner of a cookstove project in Zimbabwe that has suddenly found its credits taken off the Gold Standard (GS) registry will continue to pin hopes on the country’s national carbon registry being approved for CORSIA, its chief executive told Carbon Pulse this week.
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