PREVIEW: High hopes for Indonesian exchange’s first international carbon credit sale, but doubts raised over buyer interest

Published 06:06 on January 17, 2025  /  Last updated at 06:06 on January 17, 2025  / /  Asia Pacific, Nature-based, Paris Article 6, Voluntary

Indonesia’s first international sale of carbon credits on its national exchange next week has been hailed as an exciting development for the country’s market, but observers have raised concerns that there could be a lack of interested buyers for a multitude of reasons.

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Switzerland commits millions for carbon removal projects

Published 05:06 on January 17, 2025  /  Last updated at 05:06 on January 17, 2025  / /  EMEA, International, Paris Article 6, Switzerland, Voluntary

Switzerland has opened a funding round worth CHF 100 million (€106 mln) to develop carbon removal projects in the country, the government announced Thursday.

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CARBON FORWARD MIDDLE EAST: Arab League, voluntary carbon standard to sign Article 6 MoU -executive

Published 11:50 on January 16, 2025  /  Last updated at 11:50 on January 16, 2025  / /  Africa, Aviation/CORSIA, EMEA, International, Middle East, Paris Article 6, Voluntary

The Arab League will next week sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with a voluntary carbon standard to build capacity for Paris Agreement carbon markets, an executive told Carbon Forward Middle East in Abu Dhabi on Thursday.

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Carbon credit rating agency BeZero secures $32 mln to push total funding past $100 mln

Published 00:01 on January 16, 2025  /  Last updated at 23:34 on January 15, 2025  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, Aviation/CORSIA, EMEA, International, Nature-based, Paris Article 6, Voluntary

BeZero Carbon has secured $32 million in fresh funding to help expand its rating coverage to Article 6 credits, the international aviation emission scheme CORSIA, and the voluntary sector.

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Iraq, UK sign cooperation deal on carbon markets, energy transition

Published 11:44 on January 15, 2025  /  Last updated at 11:44 on January 15, 2025  / /  EMEA, International, Kyoto Mechanisms, Middle East, Paris Article 6, Voluntary

Iraq signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the British government on Tuesday that would support carbon market development, among other decarbonisation aims, according to the Iraqi Prime Minister’s Office.

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WEF calls for hybrid approach of unilateral, multilateral schemes towards global carbon pricing

Published 02:23 on January 15, 2025  /  Last updated at 02:23 on January 15, 2025  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, Climate Talks, EMEA, International, Paris Article 6

Global carbon pricing measures must strike the right balance between unilateral and multilateral measures to be fair and effective, and encourage incremental progress, analysis from the World Economic Forum (WEF) published Tuesday said.

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LATAM Roundup: Southern neighbours press on with green transition amid US inauguration, RenovaBio market tightens

Published 16:16 on January 13, 2025  /  Last updated at 16:16 on January 13, 2025  / /  Americas, Climate Talks, International, Nature-based, Paris Article 6, South & Central, Voluntary

With the US presidential inauguration just one week away, heralding the return of former President Donald Trump, Latin American strides forward on carbon markets and energy transition contrast with the predicted pall over US climate policy.

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South Korea, Honduras sign REDD+ partnership

Published 07:46 on January 13, 2025  /  Last updated at 07:46 on January 13, 2025  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, Nature-based, Paris Article 6, South & Central, South Korea, Voluntary

South Korea and Honduras have signed a deal to strengthen their collaboration on REDD+ projects, as Seoul seeks to extensively source forest-based carbon credits to meet its 2030 national climate targets.

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CARBON FORWARD MIDDLE EAST: Top 5 trends shaping MENA carbon markets in 2025

Published 00:30 on January 13, 2025  /  Last updated at 00:32 on January 13, 2025  / /  Africa, Carbon Taxes, CBAM, EMEA, International, Middle East, Paris Article 6, Voluntary

The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) represent a small but increasingly dynamic segment of international carbon markets, with five trends from the past year defining regional engagement.

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Bhutan publishes ART TREES concept note, aims for ITMOs

Published 23:34 on January 10, 2025  /  Last updated at 23:34 on January 10, 2025  / /  Asia Pacific, Aviation/CORSIA, International, Nature-based, Paris Article 6, Voluntary

The Secretariat of the ART TREES standard on Friday announced it had added Bhutan’s jurisdictional REDD+ concept note to the ART Registry, wherein the Himalayan country has also committed to following protocols to issue Internationally Transferred Mitigation Outcomes (ITMOs) under the Paris Agreement.

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