Xpansiv to launch CORSIA Phase 1 contract on CBL platform in April

Published 15:36 on March 27, 2025  /  Last updated at 15:36 on March 27, 2025  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, Aviation/CORSIA, EMEA, International, Nature-based, Voluntary

Carbon infrastructure company Xpansiv will launch in April a new standardised spot contract for Phase 1 of CORSIA, the UN’s international aviation emissions offsetting scheme, it announced Thursday, but there was no corresponding notice of new futures contracts.

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Ratings could safeguard $15-bln market for voluntary carbon in compliance schemes, finds analysis

Published 15:21 on March 27, 2025  /  Last updated at 15:21 on March 27, 2025  / /  Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, Carbon Taxes, EMEA, EU ETS, International, Middle East, Nature-based, Paris Article 6, South & Central, UK ETS, Voluntary

The transacted value of voluntary carbon credits integrated into compliance schemes could reach $15 bln by the early 2030s, according to a ratings agency – with ratings to play a key role in shoring up integrity.

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Rwanda partners with GGGI to boost Article 6 readiness

Published 14:33 on March 27, 2025  /  Last updated at 14:33 on March 27, 2025  / /  Africa, EMEA, International, Nature-based, Paris Article 6, Voluntary

The Rwandan government has partnered with the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) to enhance the country’s readiness to participate in the international carbon markets under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement.

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Total raises carbon investment plans to build 50-mln portfolio of nature-based credits by 2030

Published 14:28 on March 27, 2025  /  Last updated at 14:28 on March 27, 2025  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, EMEA, Nature-based, Voluntary

TotalEnergies has outlined plans to double annual spending on carbon credits to build a stock of 50 million nature-based offsets by 2030, as it aims to then retire millions per year to meet its climate goals.

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ANALYSIS: Colombian CO2 tax offsetting bounces back as retirements surge

Published 14:03 on March 27, 2025  /  Last updated at 14:03 on March 27, 2025  / /  Americas, Carbon Taxes, Nature-based, South & Central, Voluntary

Market experts are putting out various explanations for the surge in voluntary carbon credit retirements against the Colombian CO2 tax in 2024, including theories linked to the controversial introduction of a cap in 2022 on taxed emissions that can be offset with domestic credits.

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India’s cement industry can’t reach net zero without CCUS, efficient use -report

Published 13:44 on March 27, 2025  /  Last updated at 13:44 on March 27, 2025  / /  Asia Pacific, Nature-based, Other APAC, Voluntary

The Indian cement sector, the world’s second largest, can’t reach net zero by 2070 without carbon capture, utilisation, and storage (CCUS) and improved efficiency of how cement is used, according to a report released this week.

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Ocean’s natural sequestration process removes $1 trillion worth of carbon every year -study

Published 13:22 on March 27, 2025  /  Last updated at 13:22 on March 27, 2025  / /  Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, Australia, EMEA, Nature-based, US, Voluntary

The biological carbon pump — the natural process of marine organisms and fish drawing CO2 from the atmosphere and storing it in the ocean — has the potential to remove roughly $1 trillion per year worth of carbon, according to a study published on Thursday.

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Malaysia opens draft domestic forestry standard for public consultation

Published 13:03 on March 27, 2025  /  Last updated at 13:03 on March 27, 2025  / /  Asia Pacific, Nature-based, Other APAC, Voluntary

The Malaysia Forest Fund (MFF), a federal government agency, on Thursday began a public consultation process for its flagship domestic carbon offsetting standard for the forestry sector.

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Momentum builds behind forest carbon in Russia as officials tout 400 mln credit supply potential

Published 10:12 on March 27, 2025  /  Last updated at 10:12 on March 27, 2025  / /  EMEA, Nature-based, Voluntary

Russian officials recently held a roundtable to discuss forest climate projects in a bid to determine how to move the market forward, citing hundreds of millions of carbon credit potential in the country.

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BRIEFING: Philippines to provide clarity on forest carbon investment by mid-year

Published 10:01 on March 27, 2025  /  Last updated at 10:01 on March 27, 2025  / /  Asia Pacific, Nature-based, Other APAC, Voluntary

The Philippines is aiming to provide more clarity by mid-year on how investors can utilise the country’s forest lands to create carbon credits, a webinar heard Thursday.

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