BRIEFING: California CCUS, CDR rulemaking split over scope, liability, and market role
California’s proposed carbon capture, utilisation, and storage (CCUS) and removal (CDR) regulations have drawn competing calls for broader project eligibility, tighter definitions, stronger community safeguards, and lighter-touch treatment of federally regulated geologic storage, according to public comments submitted to state regulator ARB.
Read MoreWildfires push Canada’s forests towards becoming a net carbon source, study finds
Canada’s forests are being pushed towards becoming a net carbon source as wildfire activity intensifies, according to a recent study.
Read MoreEXCLUSIVE: Coalition launches new common language, framework for managing permanence in carbon markets
Researchers, environmental organisations, and carbon market experts are urging the industry to look beyond traditional buffer pools and adopt a wider range of tools to ensure the long-term durability of nature-based carbon credits – using a new “unified framework”.
Read MoreJapanese corporate seeks partners to develop direct ocean carbon capture tech
A Japanese corporate giant is seeking more partners to pioneer direct ocean capture (DOC), after announcing it was developing a pilot plant following two years of research by an institute in Finland.
Read MoreFEATURE: “A logical destination” – govt-led forestry carbon projects remove market friction, command premiums
Forestry-based carbon projects that are government-led and factored into national accounting systems can achieve landscape-scale change, with credit prices trading at a premium, say experts.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: Scientist optimistic restoration will outpace deforestation in next 30 years
Global data shows early signs that ecosystem restoration rates could exceed those of deforestation, according to the founding chair of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, who is optimistic this milestone could be reached within 30 years.
Read MoreForest group in Zambia raises about $113,000 from carbon trading
Zambia has signed a new agreement to advance jurisdictional climate action, formally integrating a major forest carbon project into its provincial framework.
Read MoreUN review flags major gaps in Malawi’s carbon market reporting
A United Nations technical review has identified significant weaknesses in Malawi’s reporting and governance arrangements for participation in international carbon markets under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, raising concerns about transparency, accounting practices, and environmental integrity.
Read MoreVCM MONTHLY: Retirements and issuances rise while CORSIA prices slide
Carbon credit issuances and retirements bounced up in May year-on-year across the voluntary carbon market while benchmark CORSIA prices fell 22% to end the month around $10/tonne, their lowest level since June 2024.
Read MoreUS platform seeks 100k tonnes from Global South
A US climate platform is seeking more than 100,000 carbon removals (CDR) and super pollutant mitigation credits, with a particular focus on projects in Southeast Asia, Latin America, and island nations, it announced.
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