Australia can grow carbon removals, biodiversity, and farming in tandem, says report
Australia can generate up to 127 million tonnes of annual carbon removals from land-sector activities by 2050, according to a report published Monday which argued sequestration and biodiversity restoration can occur simultaneously with expanding agricultural production.
Read MoreUK-based registry first to apply for recognition under EU’s CRCF scheme
A UK carbon removal registry has applied to become an authorised certification body under the EU’s Carbon Removals and Carbon Farming (CRCF) regulation, becoming the first to publicly seek recognition under the EU scheme, it announced on Thursday.
Read MoreGulf countries could adopt dual buyer, seller role to optimise Article 6 strategy -report
Trade- and service-oriented members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) may benefit in the near term from a mixed buyer and seller strategy under Article 6 to achieve lowest-cost mitigation, according to a new report from a Riyadh-based think tank.
Read MoreSBTi shifts focus to implementation in new strategy to help corporates to net zero
The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has unveiled a new 2026-30 strategy that will see it pivot from a generalised approach to more tailored support across sectors and geographies for corporates aiming to reach net zero, with a direct reference in the plan to the possible use of ‘high-integrity’ carbon credits as a “complement” for emission reductions.
Read MoreGermany launches project to develop carbon removals across three African countries
Germany’s Federal Ministry for the Environment (BMUV) has launched a new initiative to develop high‑integrity carbon removals in Africa, backed by funding from the International Climate Initiative (IKI) and implemented by the development agency GIZ.
Read MoreEU carbon removals buyers’ club officially launched in Brussels
The European Commission and private sector players formally launched the EU’s carbon removals buyers’ club in Brussels this week, though the organisation’s governance and legal structure remain to be clarified.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: Pakistan province eyes carbon market expansion, sub-national ETS by 2027
Punjab, Pakistan’s most populous province, is preparing an extensive push into carbon markets, with officials targeting the launch of a sub-national emissions trading system (ETS) by mid-2027 while developing a pipeline of Article 6 and voluntary carbon market projects spanning forestry, transport, waste, energy, and clean water.
Read MoreOpen system CDR scale hinges on cutting ‘uncertainty discounts’, panellists say
Open system carbon removal (CDR) projects need larger deployments and shared datasets to reduce monitoring, reporting, and verification (MRV) uncertainty that is raising credit costs and limiting scale, experts said on Wednesday.
Read MoreMajor US forest offset buffer pool may be six-fold short of reversal risk needs -report
The buffer pool used for forest offset projects under a major US compliance programme is likely too small by an average factor of 6.3 to cover reversals from wildfires, drought, and insect outbreaks over 100 years, according to a paper published Wednesday.
Read MoreArgentina proposes legal, regulatory regime for all carbon credits
A bill introduced Tuesday to Argentina’s congress has proposed a three-tiered legal regime for carbon credits, an authorisation procedure, and a national carbon registry, also reinforcing the federalist relationship between the country’s provinces and national government.
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