Paraguay developing national registry in-house, additional regulations
The construction of the “cornerstone” of Paraguay’s Article 6 ambitions is moving rapidly, aiming for a 2026 timeline amid a push to unlock its first international transfers, government officials said.
Read MoreBiochar ready for scale-up but weak demand holds back deployment -report
Biochar is already technologically ready for large-scale carbon removal (CDR) deployment but remains constrained by limited demand and underdeveloped application markets, according to a global report released Friday.
Read MoreAustralia launches consultation on farm emissions reporting rules
Australia on Friday opened consultation on draft national guidelines to standardise how agricultural emissions, which account for roughly 18% of national emissions, are measured and reported.
Read MoreWashington state forest offset overhaul risks failing permanence test, researchers warn
Carbon market researchers have raised concerns that proposed revisions to Washington state’s forestry offset protocol risk failing to ensure the environmental integrity of credits issued under the scheme.
Read MoreICE to align CORSIA, nature-based credit futures calendar with compliance carbon market, shifting delivery windows
ICE Futures Europe has proposed changes to the trading calendar and delivery timelines for its CORSIA-eligible and nature-based carbon credit futures, in a move aimed at aligning the contracts more closely with established compliance market conventions.
Read MoreAdditionality remains hard to quantify for ARR projects -webinar
Assessing additionality in forestry carbon projects remains a key challenge, panellists said in a webinar on Thursday.
Read MoreIsometric certifies new version of carbon credit standard, expanding to tackle super pollutants
Carbon credit registry Isometric has certified Version 2.0 of its core standard, expanding its crediting scope to super pollutants.
Read MoreBRIEFING: Opinion split over role of voluntary credit integrity initiatives, UK govt consultation finds
Stakeholders across the UK’s carbon and nature markets hold differing views on whether the government should use voluntary integrity initiatives as best practice guides, the government said on Thursday.
Read MoreBRIEFING: Blue carbon demand holds, but integrity, financing hurdles persist
Challenges around additionality, financing, and limited demand are emerging as key constraints for scaling blue carbon markets, even as interest in high-quality projects remains strong, experts said on Thursday.
Read MoreEcuador sees ART TREES documents approved, threads legal needle
The ART Secretariat has accepted two documents from Ecuador under the TREES jurisdictional REDD+ (J-REDD+) standard, marking the first advancement in Ecuador’s ART TREES journey in five years.
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