Select European corporate buyers favouring NbS over engineered removals, study finds
Some European corporate climate managers are showing a preference for nature-based solutions (NbS) over engineered carbon removals (CDR) when purchasing credits, according to a study published this week that surveyed firms in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.
Read MoreBRIEFING: Asia’s share of voluntary carbon supply shrinks as market pivots to quality
Asia’s share of global voluntary carbon credit supply has fallen in recent years even as demand for high-quality offsets remains, a webinar heard Tuesday, with governments and companies pointing towards jurisdictional forest programmes to unlock supply.
Read MoreDigital MRV could strengthen carbon credit integrity but data quality concerns persist, ICVCM survey says
Digital monitoring technologies could improve transparency and accuracy in the voluntary carbon market but also introduce new integrity risks without proper governance, according to recent survey results published by the Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM).
Read MoreGCC issued 4.5 mln credits last year, targets 18 mln issuance in 2026
The Global Carbon Council (GCC) issued around 4.46 million carbon credits in 2025, bringing cumulative issuance under the Qatar-based standard to roughly 13.1 mln credits as the programme expands project registrations and prepares to scale activity this year, according to its latest annual report.
Read MoreLATAM Roundup: A packed carbon markets agenda for 2026
The year 2026 marks the launch of new carbon policies and decarbonisation markets in Latin America, as per reporting last week.
Read MoreVCM Report: Voluntary carbon prices slip lower as buying appetite dries up amid oil spikes
CORSIA prices stabilised last week, but there was a general-sell off in much of the avoidance complex amid uncertainty about the impact of the war in the Middle East on the economy.
Read MoreCarbon registry updates Article 6.2 procedures, methodologies as it submits CORSIA application
A carbon crediting registry has released updated Article 6.2 procedures for projects seeking eligibility for international transfers of mitigation outcomes (ITMOs), including potential use under CORSIA, alongside an updated list of approved methodologies.
Read MoreJapan revises five methodologies under J-Credit scheme
Japan has revised five methodologies under its domestic J-Credit carbon offset scheme, updating rules for agricultural methane reductions, biochar soil carbon, and energy-efficiency technologies.
Read MoreFirms retired over 2 mln credits from suspended Amazon carbon project -media
More than 2 million carbon credits from a Brazilian Amazon forest project were retired by companies after the project had been suspended and placed under investigation by Verra, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Friday.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: ART board member urges alignment between TFFF, J-REDD+
The Tropical Forest Forever Facility (TFFF) should build on the governance systems developed for jurisdictional REDD+ (J-REDD+), as the two mechanisms share objectives and draw on complementary sources of finance, a board member of standard body ART told Carbon Pulse.
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