France adopts third national low-carbon strategy, with economy-wide sectoral targets
The French government announced Wednesday it has adopted its third National Low-Carbon Strategy (SNBC 3), setting out sectoral pathways to halve territorial greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 from 1990 levels and reach carbon neutrality by 2050.
Read MoreWestern Australian conservation supported A$2.4 bln of economic activity in a year
Nature conservation across Western Australia underpinned A$2.4 billion ($1.7 bln) of economic activity across the state over 2023-24 while supporting ecosystem services and social benefits, according to a report released on Thursday.
Read MoreIndonesia’s top court quashes REDD+ project’s licence reinstatement
Indonesia’s Supreme Court has overturned a lower court ruling that had reinstated the operating licence of PT Rimba Raya Conservation (RRC), the concession holder of one of the world’s largest REDD+ forest carbon projects, according to a case record published on the court’s website.
Read MorePeru significantly expands enabled carbon accounting frameworks under national registry
Peru has recognised four additional carbon crediting standards and seven methodologies under its National Registry of Mitigation Measures (RENAMI), broadening the range of eligible mitigation activities under the Paris Agreement’s Article 6 mechanisms.
Read MoreNature-based developer, Japanese utility look to generate carbon credits in Tanzania
A developer of nature-based carbon removals is teaming up with a Japanese power company to develop projects in Tanzania under the Japan’s Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM), it announced on Wednesday.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: Latin America risks losing long-term nature finance without local-level institutional reforms
Latin America could miss out on international nature finance unless it shifts its focus from mere project delivery to strengthening local institutions and community leadership, according to a climate policy expert.
Read MoreDirect storage of biomass could remove 115 mln tCO2e annually, issue brief says
A new issue brief recommends a path to scale direct storage of biomass (DSB) to a larger American market.
Read MoreDemand remains steady but prices fall across voluntary carbon market in Q2 -analysts
Demand across the voluntary carbon market (VCM) remained steady in the first half of 2026 after a large retirement from a US oil and gas company helped to keep pace with 2025’s record level, according to data from an analytics firm.
Read MoreVCM MONTHLY: Issuances down 31% while retirements fall 2% over first half of 2026
Carbon credit issuances across major registries in the voluntary market fell 31% year-on-year between January and June as retirements dropped 2%, while prices generally remained stable or gained strength.
Read MoreNZ reforestation initiative retools for carbon, nature markets
A New Zealand initiative aiming to encourage native reforestation is pivoting to broader carbon and nature markets for funding, following a lack of commitment from the government for an earlier iteration which would have leveraged the country’s Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC).
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