Carbon project pathway under review for Kenya land restoration, biomass initiative
A proposed Kenya land restoration and renewable biomass initiative could advance into carbon project development if a new feasibility assessment finds it technically and commercially viable, a Canada-based carbon offset provider said on Wednesday.
Read MoreSingapore-based carbon platform partners with futures exchange to ease carbon trading
A Singapore-based price assessment platform has linked up with a futures exchange to ease trading hedging risk in carbon markets, it was announced Wednesday.
Read MoreBRIEFING: Chile’s low CO2 tax rate excluding REDD+ credits, unlikely to rise
Chile’s Ministry of Environment (MMA) is actively courting REDD+ projects to diversify the portfolio of carbon credits used to offset its CO2 tax – but the low $5 per tonne tax rate can make it economically inviable to integrate them.
Read MorePublic investor, asset managers launch Tasmanian forestry platform
An Australian government-owned climate investor and two asset managers have launched a A$142 million ($98.5 mln) natural capital platform in Tasmania.
Read MoreIrish native woodland project enters verification process ahead of first carbon credits
An Irish native woodland restoration project has entered independent third-party validation under the Origin Xero Carbon Programme, marking another step towards the issuance of what its developer says will be verified domestic carbon credits and highlighting progress in Ireland’s nascent voluntary carbon market.
Read MoreScientist questions integrity of NSW forest credit method
Former CSIRO Chief Scientist John Raison has told Climate Minister Chris Bowen that Australia’s new native forest carbon credit method risks undermining the credibility of the ACCU scheme.
Read MoreEnvironmental groups urge DRC to pause carbon market law, warning over governance risks
Environmental groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have called on the government to halt its proposed carbon market legislation, warning that the draft law risks undermining existing governance reforms and investor confidence by advancing without sufficient consultation.
Read MoreVerra signs capacity building agreement with Argentine province, looks to support international transfers
The government of Argentina’s Misiones has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Verra to strengthen the province’s technical capacity to participate in international carbon markets, following the standard’s recent approval of its landmark jurisdictional forest carbon programme.
Read MoreVerra looks to compliance carbon markets after 2025 issuance slowdown
Verra has high hopes for growth via regulated carbon markets after issuances under its flagship carbon standard fell by around 30% year-on-year in 2025, according to its annual report.
Read MoreNGO coalition urges DRC to halt plans to lift logging moratorium, warns of climate and governance risks
A coalition of more than 70 environmental, Indigenous rights, and human rights organisations has urged the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to abandon plans to lift its 23-year-old moratorium on allocating new industrial logging concessions, warning that the move would jeopardise climate commitments, undermine recent forest governance reforms, and expose vast areas of the Congo Basin to unsustainable exploitation.
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