New framework seeks to de-risk nature-based solutions for climate finance
A new framework has been launched to define the best-practice criteria for high-integrity nature projects, aiming to reduce delivery and credibility risks for investors and buyers in an increasingly scrutinised voluntary carbon market.
Read MoreMexico’s Queretaro updates offsetting rules for taxed carbon emissions beginning 2025
The Mexican state of Queretaro, one of the first in the country to operationalise a carbon tax, recently published the official guidelines for its Low Carbon Seal and Emissions Offsetting System linked to 2025 contributions onward, allowing selected companies to offset up to 50% of their taxed emissions through a hierarchical supply of carbon credits.
Read MoreCFME26: Morocco developing corresponding adjustments framework for Article 6 credits
Morocco is aiming to develop a corresponding adjustments (CAs) methodology under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement this year, an expert said at Carbon Forward Middle East this week.
Read MoreMalaysian govt agency partners with banking group to pilot forest finance models
The Malaysia Forest Fund (MFF), a federal government agency, has signed an agreement with a banking group to develop and pilot sustainable financing solutions aimed at supporting forest conservation and climate action.
Read MoreCercarbono updates baseline quantification, eligibility criteria in newest ARR methodology
Colombia-based carbon standard Cercarbono announced on Wednesday the final update of its methodology for afforestation, reforestation, and revegetation (ARR) projects, following a public consultation launched in July last year.
Read MoreBRIEFING: Malaysia looks to palm oil credits to boost supply as carbon market action remains slow
Malaysia’s palm oil industry could generate significant volumes of carbon credits, but structural challenges in the country’s carbon market such as low liquidity, high costs, and regulatory uncertainty continue to constrain progress, according to experts.
Read MoreCarbon registry finalises new mangrove crediting method
A registry has certified a new protocol for CO2 removal through mangrove restoration, it announced Tuesday.
Read MorePNG carbon market rules seek to cut project risk with developer protections, secondary ownership rights
Papua New Guinea has introduced legal protections for project developers under newly gazetted carbon market regulations, including formal recognition of “secondary ownership” rights, a move aimed at reducing project risk in the forest-rich country.
Read MoreVCM Report: CDM closure causes rush to sell legacy carbon credits
Voluntary prices rallied at the start of the year, and sources reported healthy liquidity in Clean Development Mechanism credits as traders and project owners scramble to sell inventory ahead of the proposed closure of the UN registry.
Read MoreCarbon project developer reports heavy 2024 revenue slump in latest UK accounts
A large carbon project developer and consultancy has reported a 43% drop in revenue for the year 2024 in its latest UK accounts as post-tax losses rose 11-fold.
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