Ocean foundation puts up $17 mln for marine projects in Asia
A German-headquartered foundation opened a call for proposals this week, offering a total $17 million of funding to projects focused on establishing blue carbon schemes in marine protected areas, and Other Effective area-based Conservation Measures (OECMs) across four Asian countries.
Read MoreNew programme to allocate C$100 mln to accelerate climate tech, agriculture projects
A Canadian venture capital company has launched a new C$100 million ($71 mln) fellowship programme to fund early-stage climate technology projects.
Read MoreVoluntary carbon credit retirements holding up, removals market showing signs of strain -report
Retirements across the voluntary carbon market (VCM) were strong across the first five months of 2026 with volumes no longer concentrated at lower price points, according to new analysis, but removals purchases were down by 50% over the same period with questions over whether recent demand boosts will be enough to keep developers heads above water.
Read MoreOcean CDR initiative to launch $5 mln RFP to fund expansion of global network for alkalinity enhancement research
An ocean carbon removal research initiative on Wednesday unveiled plans to launch a $5 million funding round aimed at expanding a global research network for ocean alkalinity enhancement (OAE), as interest grows in marine CDR technologies but questions remain over their scalability, environmental impacts, and monitoring requirements.
Read MoreSouth Korea, Malaysia ink biogas pact, eye Article 6 carbon projects
Malaysia and South Korea have agreed to cooperate on biogas development and carbon market initiatives, including potential Article 6 projects under the Paris Agreement, they announced this week.
Read MoreActivists challenge Ukraine carbon projects, despite no registry approval to date
Environmental activists are demanding answers about several agricultural carbon credit projects in Ukraine, arguing that insufficient transparency surrounding the initiatives raises concerns about the integrity of future carbon credits that could be generated under the voluntary carbon market.
Read MoreIndia seeks public input on draft rules for carbon offset scheme
India’s Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), administrator of the country’s emerging carbon market, has launched a public consultation on draft rules governing Programmes of Activities (PoA) under the offset mechanism.
Read MoreCarbon market investor expands Asia presence with Singapore office
A California-headquartered carbon credit investment and project management firm has opened a regional office in Singapore amid its Asian expansion efforts.
Read MoreCanadian nature-based solutions failing to realise full climate, water potential -researchers
A majority of nature-based solutions (NbS) projects implemented in Canada over the past 15 years have focused narrowly on biodiversity conservation despite possessing significant untapped potential to simultaneously address climate change, water security, and other societal challenges, according to new research.
Read MoreMajor firms deepen climate commitments as carbon credit adoption rises, report finds
More than half of the world’s largest companies now have net zero targets and nearly half plan to use carbon credits as part of their climate strategies, according to a report released Tuesday, highlighting the continued mainstreaming of voluntary carbon markets among major corporates.
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