Agri-tech startup raises $31 mln to scale low-emission rice operations in Southeast Asia
A Singapore-based agri-tech startup has raised $31 million in a Series B financing round to scale low-emission rice production across Southeast Asia.
Read MoreVerra biochar methodology revision would expand facility eligibility, tighten additionality tests
Production increases at existing biochar facilities could become eligible under Verra’s proposed overhaul of its biochar methodology, which would also introduce project-level additionality tests, uncertainty deductions, and expanded monitoring requirements.
Read MorePeru significantly expands enabled carbon accounting frameworks under national registry
Peru has recognised four additional carbon crediting standards and seven methodologies under its National Registry of Mitigation Measures (RENAMI), broadening the range of eligible mitigation activities under the Paris Agreement’s Article 6 mechanisms.
Read MoreNature-based developer, Japanese utility look to generate carbon credits in Tanzania
A developer of nature-based carbon removals is teaming up with a Japanese power company to develop projects in Tanzania under the Japan’s Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM), it announced on Wednesday.
Read MoreIsometric launches soil carbon protocol, registers first developers
Carbon removal registry and certification body Isometric on Wednesday announced a new improved soil management protocol, with three project developers already registered to generate carbon removal certificates under the framework.
Read MoreCDR should be treated as public infrastructure, researchers say
Carbon removal (CDR) should be treated as essential public infrastructure rather than primarily as a tradable commodity, with compliance markets, public mandates, and public investment used to support community ownership, according to a new study.
Read MoreDemand remains steady but prices fall across voluntary carbon market in Q2 -analysts
Demand across the voluntary carbon market (VCM) remained steady in the first half of 2026 after a large retirement from a US oil and gas company helped to keep pace with 2025’s record level, according to data from an analytics firm.
Read MoreSwiss agribusiness, Israeli bio firm partner on soil carbon programme
A crop input supplier has struck a partnership to market biological products alongside a soil carbon programme that will allow farmers to generate carbon credits in Latin America and Europe, the companies announced Tuesday.
Read MoreNature-based standard updates methodology for soil carbon projects
A standard-setter for nature projects is seeking feedback on a fundamental shift in its methodology for soil carbon projects, recognising that they need to be tailored to local conditions, it announced on Tuesday.
Read MoreVCM MONTHLY: Issuances down 31% while retirements fall 2% over first half of 2026
Carbon credit issuances across major registries in the voluntary market fell 31% year-on-year between January and June as retirements dropped 2%, while prices generally remained stable or gained strength.
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