Wastewater CDR startup raises $25 mln to scale utility deployments

Published 21:05 on May 14, 2026 / Last updated at 21:05 on May 14, 2026 / / Americas (US & Canada), CO2 Management (Engineered Removals), EMEA (Europe), Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation), Voluntary (VCM Developments)

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A wastewater treatment technology company has raised $25 million to expand deployments of a process that it says can lower utility costs while delivering verified carbon removal (CDR), it announced Thursday.

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Verra announces vetted trio of data providers for ARR methodology benchmarks

Published 20:14 on May 14, 2026 / Last updated at 20:14 on May 14, 2026 / / Americas (LATAM & Caribbean, US & Canada), Asia Pacific (Asia, Pacific), EMEA (Africa, Europe, Middle East), Nature-based Carbon (Forestry), Voluntary (VCM Developments, VCM Governance)

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Verra now has three new vetted third-party data providers to supply benchmark data for projects using its afforestation, reforestation, and revegetation (ARR) methodology, it announced Thursday.

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Brazilian developer certifies first Atlantic Forest ARR credits, destined for Microsoft

Published 20:01 on May 14, 2026 / Last updated at 20:01 on May 14, 2026 / / Americas (LATAM & Caribbean, US & Canada), Nature-based Carbon (Forestry), Voluntary (VCM Developments)

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A Brazilian project developer has generated its first tranche of afforestation, reforestation, and revegetation (ARR) carbon credits in the Atlantic Forest to be delivered to Microsoft, the company announced on Thursday.

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Carbon standard shares synthetic gas protocol, touts potential to stack superpollutant credits

Published 15:38 on May 14, 2026 / Last updated at 15:38 on May 14, 2026 / / EMEA (Europe), Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation), Voluntary (VCM Developments, VCM Governance)

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A carbon removal registry published a protocol for hydrofluorocarbons and ozone-depleting substances on Thursday, following comments from a company official that companies might stack superpollutant credits with longer-term removals.

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Latin American province, airline negotiate sale of CORSIA-eligible units at $23/t -media

Published 15:16 on May 14, 2026 / Last updated at 16:44 on May 20, 2026 / / Americas (LATAM & Caribbean), International (Aviation/CORSIA), Nature-based Carbon (Forestry), Voluntary (VCM Developments)

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A province in South America expects it will soon be issued millions of CORSIA Eligible Emissions Units (EEUs) and is arranging to sell most or all of these to a regional airline at just over $23 per unit, local media has reported.

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Oman launches new framework to convert emissions reduction targets into carbon credits

Published 14:15 on May 14, 2026 / Last updated at 14:15 on May 14, 2026 / / EMEA (Middle East), International (Paris Article 6/PACM), Net Zero Transition (Power/Electrification, Transport & Heating Fuels), Voluntary (VCM Developments)

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Oman has launched a new regulatory framework for carbon markets, through which it plans to convert its emissions reduction targets into verified and tradeable carbon credits, according to media reports.

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BRIEFING: Scaling carbon markets calls for blockchain-based banking to crowd in large investors -US bank

Published 12:58 on May 14, 2026 / Last updated at 12:58 on May 14, 2026 / / Americas (US & Canada), CO2 Management (CCUS, Engineered Removals), EMEA (Europe), Insights (Briefings), Nature-based Carbon (Forestry, Other NbS), Voluntary (VCM Governance)

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Clients of a large US bank are keen but struggling to enter the carbon market because they find it too “mystifying” and in need of standardisation through blockchain-based banking, a finance expert said at a conference, adding that this would finally attract the necessary large-scale capital. 

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Spanish bank launches carbon credit trading platform

Published 11:04 on May 14, 2026 / Last updated at 11:04 on May 14, 2026 / / CO2 Management (CCUS), EMEA (Europe), Nature-based Carbon (Forestry), Net Zero Transition (Investment, Reporting & Disclosure), Voluntary (VCM Developments)

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A Spanish lender has launched a carbon credit trading platform aimed at helping corporate clients and small businesses offset their CO2 emissions, expanding the bank’s push into sustainable finance and voluntary carbon markets.

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Isometric issues spring update covering 17 protocols, 10 modules

Published 10:06 on May 14, 2026 / Last updated at 10:06 on May 14, 2026 / / CO2 Management (CCUS, Engineered Removals), EMEA (Europe), Nature-based Carbon (Forestry, Other NbS), Voluntary (VCM Developments, VCM Governance)

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Isometric on Wednesday released its Spring 2026 update addressing 17 carbon crediting protocols and 10 accounting modules, including changes to align protocols with existing buffer pool rules and broaden the application of its GHG Accounting Module.

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Environmental planting project to generate 3.2 mln ACCUs amid supply concerns

Published 09:55 on May 14, 2026 / Last updated at 09:55 on May 14, 2026 / / Asia Pacific (Pacific), Nature-based Carbon (Forestry), Voluntary (VCM Developments)

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An Australian carbon services firm has launched the nation’s largest environmental carbon planting project, expected to generate about 3.2 million Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) over its lifetime, as demand for high‑integrity credits increases.

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