Forest 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 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.
Read MoreSB64: BRIEFING – Plans for COP30 presidency’s twin roadmaps spark divergent reactions
The Brazilian COP30 presidency’s deforestation roadmap, presented in an early form on Monday, has been well received by a coalition of the willing, while the endeavour to draft a fossil fuel transition plan has sparked some backlash, Carbon Pulse heard in Bonn.
Read MoreForests and climate set to suffer under countries’ bioenergy reliance, warns coalition
Countries are relying too heavily on bioenergy to reduce carbon emissions in their national Paris Agreement pledges, which spells bad news for forests and climate as huge swathes of land are eaten up for growing biomass, according to environmental and social justice groups.
Read MoreSouth African rangeland carbon project seeks Verra-approved validator
A South African rangeland restoration programme is seeking a Verra-approved validation and verification body (VVB) to assess an initial project area covering more than 173,000 hectares, it announced last week.
Read MoreFiji exits World Bank carbon programme after failing to meet requirements
Fiji’s Ministry of Finance has ended the country’s participation in the World Bank‑backed Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF) Carbon Fund Emission Reductions Program (ERP), after failing to meet key requirements, a World Bank report said.
Read MoreLaunch of carbon removal offtake call from reforestation in Colombia
Some 1 million carbon removal units are available from 2030 from a reforestation project in Colombia, according to a call for offtake launched by a project developer and climate consultancy.
Read MorePortugal registers first project under national VCM
An afforestation initiative has become the first-ever project to register on Portugal’s voluntary carbon market (VCM) platform, launched last October.
Read MoreNewly-launched forest conservation finance vehicle seeks $50 mln for community-led projects
A forest finance facility launched Friday is targeting an initial $50 million raise to provide early-stage and continuity capital for Indigenous and traditional community-led forest conservation projects.
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