DATA DIVE: One-third of stakeholders back including carbon credits in EU ETS
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.
Read MoreFive nature-based project developers graduate from offset platform’s accelerator programme
A cohort of five nature-based project developers from around the world have completed a German-based offset platform’s fourth accelerator programme.
Read MoreAnti-deforestation initiatives may fail without transparency reforms -report
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.
Read MoreMENA Roundup: Morocco, Oman build carbon market vision and infrastructure
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.
Read MoreDeforestation risks turning Congo Basin from carbon sink to emitter -study
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.Â
Read MoreGerman airline customers offset nearly 1 MtCO2 in 2025 via climate contribution programme
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.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: Biodiversity credits are closest ecosystem service to commercial viability
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.
Read MoreBrunei moves to generate forest carbon credits
Brunei Darussalam is set to tap its vast forest resources for international carbon markets, media reported.
Read MoreIndonesia’s forest carbon market restart faces friction over export rules, taxes
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.
Read MoreJapanese developer secures partnership for JCM afforestation project in Laos
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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