COMMENT: Solving the integrity paradox – Accessibility for all ARR project sizes
On Earth Day 2026, a new Gold Standard methodology challenges the “one-size-fits-all” approach to ARR projects, proposing a flexible framework that reconciles integrity with accessibility to unlock carbon finance.
Read MoreCOMMENT: Financial infrastructure will unlock institutional finance in CDR
Fears of buyer concentration in durable CDR are overstated: beneath the headlines, a more diverse corporate base is emerging, and with the right financial infrastructure, institutional capital can unlock the scale the market needs.
Read MoreBRIEFING: Malaysia bets on Article 6 for conditional cuts in carbon market policy
Malaysia has launched its National Carbon Market Policy (DPKK), setting out a framework to develop a domestic market and tap international finance under the Paris Agreement to help deliver on conditional emissions reduction targets.
Read MoreEmbedding CDR in waste sectors could deliver net negative outcomes, study says
Integrating carbon removal (CDR) technologies into wastewater, concrete recycling, and mining waste management could turn these sectors net negative at marginal cost increases, according to a report released Tuesday.
Read MoreTanzania opens carbon markets to local communities under new guidelines -media
Local communities and private forest owners in Tanzania will be allowed to participate in carbon markets under new government guidelines, a government official said in parliament last week, according to local media.
Read MoreMalaysian state signs agreement to explore NbS projects with oil and gas firm
Malaysia’s Terengganu state has signed a memorandum of understanding with an oil and gas company to explore the development of nature-based carbon projects.
Read MoreLiquid carbon exchange essential to unlock private capital for Indonesia’s climate goals, says regulator
Liquidity in Indonesia’s carbon exchange will be critical in diverting private sector finance into decarbonisation projects and help the Southeast Asian country meet its climate targets, the country’s financial regulator said in a new roadmap.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: Due diligence rules pose legal risk to carbon market actors in Colombia
A global shift toward cross-border due diligence rules in environmental value chains has not missed Colombia or its carbon market, creating legal vulnerabilities for financial institutions and potentially carbon credit buyers, according to a Colombian environmental attorney.
Read MoreBRIEFING: Colombian govt must be “arbiter rather than bystander” of carbon markets, official says
Colombia’s left-wing government is not anti-carbon markets but resists unrestrained “market logic”, advocating instead for a strong regulatory framework, according to a top official – even as critics claim the government has failed to perform the oversight functions it already has.
Read MoreVerra rice methodology approved for first two CORSIA phases
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has approved a Verra methodology for the improved management of rice systems for use in the first two compliance phases of UN aviation sector offsetting scheme CORSIA, the standard announced on Thursday.
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