Major oil and gas companies spent over $273 mln lobbying for favourable US carbon market rules, investigation finds
Oil and gas companies have spent over $273 million to bolster carbon credit use in California’s emissions trading scheme, as well as shape early governance of climate-related market risks at a US financial regulator, a report found.
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.
Read MoreSenegal mangrove project second registered under Verra’s wetlands methodology
A mangrove restoration project in western Senegal has been registered under Verra’s Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) and Climate, Community, and Biodiversity (CCB) standards, becoming the second globally under the body’s flagship VM0033 blue carbon methodology, its developer announced this week.
Read MoreBrazilian mining giant puts carbon pricing at centre of $2.5 bln decarbonisation plan
A Rio de Janeiro-headquartered mining company has mapped nearly $2.5 billion in estimated decarbonisation-related spending and warned that carbon pricing mechanisms could cost the company up to $4 bln from 2030 onwards, according to an annual report.
Read MoreVerra puts large Zambian agriculture, forestry project on hold
Verra has put a large Zambian REDD+ project on hold, six years after project registration, according to the standard body’s registry.
Read MoreUN-backed restoration finance facility backs Peru forest carbon developer
A UN-backed restoration finance facility has partnered with a Peru-focused nature-based solutions developer to help advance a pipeline of community-led forest restoration and conservation projects targeting carbon, biodiversity, and sustainable land-use outcomes across Latin America.
Read MoreCarbon removals linked to UK ETS should have a project-risk assessment, says ratings agency
The UK government should incorporate project-level ratings assessments when they integrate domestic carbon removals into their Emissions Trading System (ETS), a ratings agency said Tuesday.
Read MoreBusiness coalition urges EU to heed its ideas for scaling carbon farming
A group of companies including Danone, Nestle, and Unilever, shared a set of recommendations on Tuesday which it says could accelerate a European agricultural transition under the bloc’s Carbon Removal Carbon Farming (CRCF) regulation.
Read MoreFinnish CDR registry passes 1 mln credits as 2025 retirements more than double
A Helsinki-based carbon removal (CDR) registry has surpassed one million retired carbon credits, after retirements more than doubled in 2025, the company announced on Tuesday.
Read MoreVerra publishes low-carbon shipping fuel methodology
Verra published its first framework to quantify emissions reductions in marine transport Tuesday in an effort to support alternative low-carbon fuels in shipping.
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