US 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 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 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.
Read MoreBRIEFING: UN adopting ICJ opinion boost for Paris Agreement, international climate treaties
Last week’s UN General Assembly vote to adopt a resolution endorsing the International Court of Justice’s (ICJ) advisory opinion on states obligations on climate change is a boost for multilateralism and international climate frameworks, including the Paris Agreement, experts told Carbon Pulse.
Read MoreSIDS look to Bonn talks to shape new 1.5C tools around project delivery
Small island developing states (SIDS) are pushing for two emerging 1.5C implementation tools to become practical routes for faster finance and project delivery, as negotiators look to shape the initiatives ahead of the SB64 talks in Bonn, Germany.
Read MorePCF26: Peru plans frenzy of registry, Article 6 announcements by June -official
Peru will by June accredit new standards to its national RENAMI carbon registry and approve over a dozen Article 6 projects, just on the heels of its recent authorisation of a flagship clean cooking project under Article 6.2, according to a senior official.
Read MoreANALYSIS: Potential EU CBAM-linked Article 6 demand could reach 17 Mt per year, as market questions “arbitrary” cap
Annual demand for Article 6 carbon credits, generated by proposed rules to allow them to be deducted from EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) fees, could theoretically rise to more than 17 million tonnes through 2040, analysts have said, but limitations imposed by Brussels mean that, at least in the near term, buying is likely to be a fraction of that potential volume.
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 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 MoreCarbon markets face “mission creep” as COP32 implementation clock ticks
Carbon markets risk failing to reach their true potential because governments and industry groups have overloaded them with ideological and regulatory demands, said experts on Friday, warning that “mission creep” was undermining efforts to mobilise climate finance.
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