India seeks feedback on additional carbon credit methods
India has opened a public consultation on two additional draft methodologies under the offset mechanism of its Carbon Credit Trading Scheme (CCTS), looking to expand the range of activities that could generate carbon credits.
Read MoreGerman govt carbon offsetting for travel slumps amid shortage of high-quality credits -media
Germany’s federal government has slashed spending on carbon offsetting for official travel by more than 90% in 2025 as stricter international standards left policymakers struggling to find enough qualifying carbon credits, according to Table.Briefings.
Read MoreEcuador takes first step to enabling carbon markets with Article 6 regulation
Ecuador’s Ministry of Environment and Energy (MAE) has approved new rules governing the authorisation, registration, traceability, and transfer of mitigation outcomes under Article 6, creating the country’s first dedicated framework for participating in international carbon markets despite longstanding legal uncertainty surrounding carbon credit trading.
Read MoreVCM REPORT: CORSIA prices struggle to recover despite hopes for post-war demand rebound
CORSIA prices failed to rebound last week, with price assessments for eligible units down by more than 12% week-on-week and benchmark ICE futures dipping below $10/tonne amid higher jet fuel prices, even as market executives expressed hope for resurgence in demand once the Middle East conflict ends.
Read MoreUS non-profit launches tool to track clean cooking commitments in NDCs
Nearly three-quarters of low- and middle-income countries include clean cooking or wider household energy measures in their national climate plans, according to a new public tracker launched last week by a US-based non-profit.
Read MoreLATAM 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 MorePCF26: FEATURE – Carbon finance in Peru should complement int’l aid, officials and partners say
Peru’s carbon market should be self-sustaining instead of relying excessively on foreign aid, without necessarily replacing international funds, officials and institutional partners told Carbon Pulse this week at the Peru Carbon Forum in Lima.
Read MoreICE launches CORSIA liquidity provider programme covering futures, options
ICE Futures Europe has launched a new liquidity provider programme for its CORSIA carbon market contracts, in a move aimed at supporting trading activity across both current and future compliance periods of the UN aviation offsetting scheme.
Read MoreBRIEFING: Campaigners pose three quality approaches for use of international credits in EU
The European Union should adopt a hybrid approach when considering the quality of international credits that could count towards its 2040 emission reduction target, using self-set principles to assess against the Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism (PACM) and other quality benchmarks, two non-profits said this week.
Read MoreAustralia’s emissions fall as coal, gas power give way to renewables
Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions fell 2.1% in 2025, driven by record renewable energy generation and lower emissions from the fossil fuel sector, government data showed on Friday.
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