New carbon capture, utilisation plant starts producing low-carbon aggregates in Spain

Published 13:01 on May 26, 2026 / Last updated at 13:01 on May 26, 2026 / / CO2 Management (CCUS), EMEA (Europe), Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation), Voluntary (VCM Developments)

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A €20 million carbon capture and utilisation (CCU) plant has begun producing low-carbon aggregates at the Port of Bilbao in Spain, using industrial CO2 from a nearby refinery and thermal residues that would otherwise typically be sent to landfill.

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Pioneer ocean carbon capture developer faces bankruptcy without imminent fundraise

Published 12:51 on May 26, 2026 / Last updated at 13:12 on May 26, 2026 / / CO2 Management (Engineered Removals), EMEA (Europe), Nature-based Carbon (Other NbS), Net Zero Transition (Investment, Reporting & Disclosure), Voluntary (VCM Developments)

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A direct ocean carbon capture developer has issued an urgent call for investment or said it will file for bankruptcy this week.

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Brunei moves to generate forest carbon credits

Published 12:48 on May 26, 2026 / Last updated at 12:48 on May 26, 2026 / / Asia Pacific (Asia), International (Paris Article 6/PACM), Nature-based Carbon (Forestry), Voluntary (VCM Developments, VCM Governance)

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Brunei Darussalam is set to tap its vast forest resources for international carbon markets, media reported.

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Indonesia’s forest carbon market restart faces friction over export rules, taxes

Published 12:04 on May 26, 2026 / Last updated at 12:04 on May 26, 2026 / / Asia Pacific (Pacific), International (Paris Article 6/PACM), Nature-based Carbon (Forestry), Voluntary (VCM Developments, VCM Governance)

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Indonesia’s development of its forest carbon market is running into concerns over export levies, taxation, regulatory uncertainty, and technical bottlenecks, according to experts and stakeholders.

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Biodiversity credits could become the future of carbon markets, exec says

Published 11:29 on May 26, 2026 / Last updated at 11:29 on May 26, 2026 / / EMEA (Europe), Nature & Biodiversity (Markets), Nature-based Carbon (Forestry), Voluntary (VCM Developments)

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Biodiversity credits could become the next premium layer of carbon markets, rewarding projects that protect nature as well as store carbon, the head of a climate finance company has said in a paper.

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Forward curves for voluntary credits launched, based on market data

Published 11:20 on May 26, 2026 / Last updated at 11:20 on May 26, 2026 / / Americas (LATAM & Caribbean, US & Canada), Asia Pacific (Asia, Pacific), EMEA (Africa, Europe, Middle East), Voluntary (VCM Developments)

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A procurement and intelligence platform has launched a library of forward vintage curves for credits issued on the voluntary carbon market.

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European city becomes fifth largest CDR buyer with BECCS deal

Published 10:14 on May 26, 2026 / Last updated at 10:14 on May 26, 2026 / / CO2 Management (Engineered Removals), EMEA (Europe), Voluntary (VCM Developments)

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An agreement to buy 750,000 tonnes of carbon removals from a Swedish bioenergy carbon capture and storage (BECCS) facility sees a new market entrant buy at a scale approaching that typically reserved for the American tech giants, notably Microsoft.

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Vietnam clears way for first forest carbon credit issuance with new decree

Published 09:34 on May 26, 2026 / Last updated at 09:34 on May 26, 2026 / / Asia Pacific (Asia), International (Paris Article 6/PACM), Nature-based Carbon (Forestry), Voluntary (VCM Governance)

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Vietnam has finalised rules governing forest carbon credit trading, paving the way for the Southeast Asian country’s first issuances later this year.

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Exchange group drafts rules for listed company transition labels

Published 09:00 on May 26, 2026 / Last updated at 07:47 on May 25, 2026 / / Americas (LATAM & Caribbean, US & Canada), Asia Pacific (Asia, Pacific), EMEA (Africa, Europe, Middle East), Net Zero Transition (Investment, Reporting & Disclosure), Voluntary (VCM Developments)

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A global exchange industry body has drafted principles for stock exchanges to label listed companies and IPO candidates with credible climate transition plans, it announced Tuesday.

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Romanian forest carbon project pays for full assessment after buyers snub credits due to low ‘estimated’ rating

Published 08:19 on May 26, 2026 / Last updated at 08:19 on May 26, 2026 / / EMEA (Europe), Nature-based Carbon (Forestry), Voluntary (VCM Developments, VCM Governance)

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Europe’s only Verra-certified improved forest management (IFM) project has paid to have the activity fully assessed by a ratings agency after finding out earlier ‘estimated’ quality scores were too low to attract buyers, its developer told Carbon Pulse.

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