DATA DIVE: One-third of stakeholders back including carbon credits in EU ETS

Published 10:56 on May 27, 2026 / Last updated at 14:39 on May 27, 2026 / , and / CO2 Management (Engineered Removals), EMEA (Europe), Insights (Data Dives), International (Paris Article 6/PACM), Nature-based Carbon (Forestry, Other NbS), Net Zero Transition (Investment, Reporting & Disclosure), Voluntary (VCM Developments, VCM Governance)

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Only a third of EU ETS stakeholders are explicitly in favour of allowing the use of international carbon credits in the cap-and-trade market, whereas a strong majority backs the bloc’s use of credits outside the scheme, data from the European Commission’s call for evidence reveals.

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Five nature-based project developers graduate from offset platform’s accelerator programme

Published 20:31 on May 26, 2026 / Last updated at 20:31 on May 26, 2026 / / Americas (US & Canada), Asia Pacific (Asia), EMEA (Africa, Europe), Nature-based Carbon (Forestry), Net Zero Transition (Investment, Reporting & Disclosure), Voluntary (VCM Developments)

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A cohort of five nature-based project developers from around the world have completed a German-based offset platform’s fourth accelerator programme.

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Anti-deforestation initiatives may fail without transparency reforms -report

Published 19:34 on May 26, 2026 / Last updated at 19:34 on May 26, 2026 / / Americas (LATAM & Caribbean), EMEA (Africa), Nature & Biodiversity (Corporate, Policy), Nature-based Carbon (Forestry)

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Illicit financial flows linked to timber trade mispricing may be higher than previously estimated, averaging $289 million annually in Cameroon and $214 mln in Brazil, according to a new report.

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MENA Roundup: Morocco, Oman build carbon market vision and infrastructure

Published 16:40 on May 26, 2026 / Last updated at 16:40 on May 26, 2026 / / CO2 Management (CCUS, Engineered Removals), EMEA (Africa, Middle East), International (Paris Article 6/PACM), Nature-based Carbon (Forestry), Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation, Power/Electrification), Voluntary (VCM Developments, VCM Governance)

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Morocco this month inked another bilateral Article 6.2 agreement, as the government is finally putting in place market infrastructure to support its ‘learning by doing’ approach, while Oman produced a concrete roadmap outlining its carbon market priorities.

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Deforestation risks turning Congo Basin from carbon sink to emitter -study

Published 15:24 on May 26, 2026 / Last updated at 08:52 on May 27, 2026 / / EMEA (Africa), International (Paris Article 6/PACM), Nature-based Carbon (Forestry, Other NbS), Voluntary (VCM Developments)

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The Congo Basin needs a boost of investment, strengthened governance, and coordinated action in order to ward off mounting pressure on its resources and remain a vital carbon sink, including through more forestry carbon crediting projects, a UN-backed panel of scientists warned on Tuesday. 

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German airline customers offset nearly 1 MtCO2 in 2025 via climate contribution programme

Published 15:14 on May 26, 2026 / Last updated at 15:14 on May 26, 2026 / / CO2 Management (CCUS, Engineered Removals), EMEA (Europe), International (Aviation/CORSIA), Nature-based Carbon (Forestry, Other NbS), Net Zero Transition (Transport & Heating Fuels), Voluntary (VCM Developments)

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A Germany-based airline has announced that its customers contributed to climate protection projects covering more than 710,000 tonnes of CO2 in 2025, an increase of around one-fifth year-on-year.

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INTERVIEW: Biodiversity credits are closest ecosystem service to commercial viability

Published 14:08 on May 26, 2026 / Last updated at 14:08 on May 26, 2026 / / Americas (LATAM & Caribbean, US & Canada), Asia Pacific (Asia, Pacific), EMEA (Africa, Europe, Middle East), Insights (Interviews), Nature & Biodiversity (Markets), Nature-based Carbon (Forestry)

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Biodiversity credits are the ecosystem services market closest to becoming commercially viable as a funding source in their own right, but for now most nature value is still being priced indirectly, the head of a nature-based solutions financier has said.

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Brunei moves to generate forest carbon credits

Published 12:48 on May 26, 2026 / Last updated at 12:48 on May 26, 2026 / / Asia Pacific (Asia), International (Paris Article 6/PACM), Nature-based Carbon (Forestry), Voluntary (VCM Developments, VCM Governance)

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Brunei Darussalam is set to tap its vast forest resources for international carbon markets, media reported.

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Indonesia’s forest carbon market restart faces friction over export rules, taxes

Published 12:04 on May 26, 2026 / Last updated at 12:04 on May 26, 2026 / / Asia Pacific (Pacific), International (Paris Article 6/PACM), Nature-based Carbon (Forestry), Voluntary (VCM Developments, VCM Governance)

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Indonesia’s development of its forest carbon market is running into concerns over export levies, taxation, regulatory uncertainty, and technical bottlenecks, according to experts and stakeholders.

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Japanese developer secures partnership for JCM afforestation project in Laos

Published 12:00 on May 26, 2026 / Last updated at 12:00 on May 26, 2026 / / Asia Pacific (Asia), International (Paris Article 6/PACM), Nature-based Carbon (Forestry)

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A Japanese carbon project developer has secured a partnership to expand its presence in Laos, where it will pursue the creation of credits under the bilateral Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM) through afforestation activities.

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