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- Thu 23:22Development partners – The Restoration Seed Capital Facility (RSCF), implemented by UN Environment Programme, has named French nature-based solutions developer Hummingbirds as its first Project Development Partner, aiming to accelerate private investment into forest restoration projects across Latin America, Africa, and Southeast Asia, it announced this week. Under the partnership, RSCF will provide early-stage finance to help build a pipeline of investment-ready projects spanning REDD+, afforestation and reforestation, improved forest management, and blue carbon. Hummingbirds specialises in de-risking early-phase nature-based carbon projects through pre-feasibility and pilot-stage financing.
- Brazil-Bolivia alliance – Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz said during this week's CAF presidential forum in Panama that he had signed a pre-agreement with his Brazilian counterpart, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, for the development of a programme called Bolivia Verde, which will have carbon credits at its core, El Deber reported.
- Thu 23:20Community collaboration - Two companies are collaborating to deliver 11.2 MW of community solar in Delaware, according to an announcement made Tuesday. Turning Point Energy and Standard Solar have scheduled the project for completion in 2027, the former of which developed the efforts and the latter will own and operate in the long-term.
- Thu 23:19Disputed lands - In Brazil, the most recent scandal involving carbon projects is still being reported and investigated. Marco Antonio Melo, a farmer disputing land ownership with the Brazilian government, said he has received R$15 mln ($2.9 mln) for the use of land where allegedly fraudulent carbon credits were being generated. In addition, he received quota payments from funds managed by Reag, which was placed under intervention by the Brazilian Central Bank. According to reports, these funds were artificially inflated by R$45.5 bln with assets from project developers Global Carbon and Golden Green. Melo also said he still expects further payments from the project controlled by the family of Daniel Vorcaro, owner of the intervened Banco Master, Folha de S. Paulo reported. The disputed lands in Apui, in the state of Amazonas, are likely to have their carbon credit generation project blocked by the National Institute for Colonization and Agrarian Reform (Incra), according to Globo Rural.
- Thu 23:19Still sunny in the Sunshine state? - Florida state senators advanced a Republican measure that, if passed, would restrict cities and local governments from adopting policies that fight climate change. SB 1628 was approved by the Florida Senate Environment and Natural Resources Committee on Tuesday along a 5-3 party vote. The proposal would ban the adoption of comprehensive climate plans or policies that discourage the use of fossil fuels. It would also block local governments from using climate considerations in their purchasing decisions. Four counties in Florida, including Palm Beach and Miami-Dade, formed a compact in 2009 to address climate concerns, and other parts of the state so far have adopted net-zero policies, as South Florida remains vulnerable to climate change. (Citrus County Chronicle)
- Thu 22:41Agroforestry is gaining traction across the US Midwest, but gaps in conservation policy are limiting wider uptake despite growing farmer interest, a new report said.
- Thu 22:40An investment advisory body published guidance on integrating deforestation into institutional net zero strategies.
- Thu 22:33Alberta should decarbonise its energy system by expanding renewable electricity, electrifying buildings, transport, and industry, and cutting overall energy demand, rather than relying on carbon capture or hydrogen, according to a Tuesday report.
- Thu 21:55The National Treasury of Brazil announced on Wednesday the results of the third auction of its initiative to attract international investment into an ecological transition, awarding six banks R$15 billion ($2.9 bln) in public catalytic money focused mostly on energy transition projects.
- Thu 21:23An Alberta university is seeking sellers of Technology Innovation and Emissions Reduction (TIER) market credits.
- Thu 21:11Wind wins - The 800 MW Vineyard Wind project offshore Massachusetts can resume construction, as per a federal judge’s ruling on Tuesday, Utility Dive reported. This marks the fourth of five offshore wind projects that have secured relief from the Trump administration’s efforts to halt offshore wind.
- Thu 20:47Federal officials have delayed finalising the repeal of the US EPA’s 2009 endangerment finding rule underpinning many GHG standards in the country, the Washington Post reported on Thursday citing insider sources – a claim officially denied by the White House.
- Thu 18:51Projects taking place in Chile under Article 6.2 bilateral agreements have unlocked some $1.4 billion in investment, according to officials and panellists speaking at an event in Santiago on Thursday.
- A financier of climate technologies has unveiled details of a "seven-figure" purchase round aimed at accelerating early-stage carbon removal, abatement, and destruction projects.
- Form a line - The UNFCCC has released new forms to support the transition of Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) activities (PA and PoA) to the Article 6.4 mechanism under the Paris Agreement. Titled 'Request for Review of Provisional Issuance for Article 6.4 Mechanism Programmes of Activities and Projects Transitioned from CDM', the form standardises how reviews of provisional issuance can be requested for transitioned programmes of activities, project activities, and component projects. It specifies who may request a review, the required project identifiers, monitoring period details, issuance batch information, and valid grounds for review.
- Thu 18:12Money forever - The European Commission estimates that a full ban on PFAS, known as 'forever chemicals', could reduce health and environmental costs in Europe by €110 bln by 2050. Without stronger regulation, costs related to healthcare, site decontamination, and pollution management could reach €440 bln across the European Economic Area by 2050. A comprehensive ban could lower these costs to €330 bln, although impacts on ecosystems remain unquantified, the study, released Wednesday, noted. PFAS include over 10,000 persistent chemicals used in products such as firefighting foams, waterproof clothing, and semiconductors, and are linked to cancer and infertility. (Financial Times)
- Thu 18:08Grassland carbon sink estimates risk systematic error, with a new study finding that remote sensing misclassifies grassland pixels at least 15% of the time depending on the land cover product and error type, potentially affecting carbon accounting results.
- Thu 18:03Project developers working under a UK nature-focused carbon standard face tighter rules around additionality, following an update published Thursday.
- Thu 17:48Colombia's largest commercial bank and one of the country's most prominent oil producers partnered with a local developer to advance one of the country's first large-scale sustainable grazing carbon projects, they announced Wednesday.
- Thu 17:39More than one-fifth of French residents think that they will need to leave their home within the next 10 years due to the impacts of climate change, according to an academic speaking in London on Thursday.
- Thu 17:18EU carbon allowances dropped sharply at the start of Thursday's session and continued to drift to set a seven-week low at the close, as traders reported a continuation of the liquidation of long positions that had characterised Wednesday afternoon, while energy markets continued to firm amid strengthening rhetoric from the US over Iran's nuclear capability.
- The voluntary carbon market (VCM) is showing stronger alignment between credit integrity and price, but outdated supply and persistent misconceptions continue to undermine quality and investor confidence, according to experts.
- Thu 17:03The European Commission faced criticism from all sides of the European Parliament this week for its proposal to relax CO2 standards for cars and vans – either for having gone too far, or not far enough.
- Thu 16:08Cleaner water access - Gold Standard has opened a consultation on a methodology for safe drinking water supply, which closes on Mar. 14, 2026. The methodology covers avoided emissions from replacing baseline practices such as boiling unsafe water using non-renewable biomass or fossil fuels with sustainable drinking water supply. It can be applied to a range of contexts where improved access to safe drinking water delivers both emissions reductions and wider sustainable development impacts. The standard particularly welcomes feedback on determination of charcoal production emission factors, the baseline scenario, leakage emissions, and reversals.
- The US is developing the most new gas-fired power capacity globally, more than a third of which to power data centres, and the trend is taking hold in Europe too – threatening the continent's energy transition, a non-profit has found.
- More than 120 civil society groups have urged EU leaders to cancel a planned US-EU trade deal and rapidly curb the bloc’s reliance on US liquefied natural gas (LNG), warning that Europe is entrenching a new energy dependency that bankrolls “US fossil fuel imperialism” and undermines climate goals.
- Thu 15:22Relaunch party in Mozambique - President Daniel Francisco Chapo and TotalEnergies CEO Patrick Pouyanne came together on Thursday to relaunch the Mozambique LNG plant after about five years of paralysis, the president's office announced a day before. This will help to create jobs in the construction and operational phases, and open new business opportunities for micro-, small-, and medium-sized enterprises, the office said. The $20 bln project was suspended following a nearby jihadist attack, which triggered a force majeure that ended late last year. The UK decided in December to pull a $1.5 bln package of support for the Mozambique LNG project, after TotalEnergies announced intentions to restart. Meanwhile, the African Development Bank's decided earlier this week to grant a $150 mln loan for another LNG plant in the country, the floating Coral North, led by Italy's Eni.
- Thu 15:03The largest industrial-scale production facility for electro-sustainable aviation fuels (e-SAF) in Germany looks set for lift-off after receiving approval for €350 million in public funding.
- Thu 14:18Faster, faster - RWE has called on Germany's government to speed up plans to build new gas-fired power plants, following the European Commission approving state support for 12 GW of new capacity, reported news outlet Die Welt. The govt must now hash out the final details with the Commission and present the new auction design before the summer break. Energy company RWE is urging for auctions to be kept simple and pragmatic, and for the awards to be made before the end of autumn. The plants are supposed to partly run on green hydrogen, but few details are made clear yet. The govt plans to use the gas plants as backup for times of little wind and solar output.
- Thu 14:16The rise of digital technologies like the Internet of Things and blockchain can help to build trust and coherence across Africa’s burgeoning carbon markets – but it needs to be combined with wider work to bolster investor confidence, according to experts.
- Thu 14:01UK-Africa scientific collaboration - The UK is supporting a new generation of researchers in Central Africa on sustainable forestry, the government announced Thursday. The British High Commission in Yaoundé unveiled scholars under the Congo Rainforest Alliance for Forest Training for Sustainable Development (CRAFT) programme. The initiative aims to build new knowledge on the Congo Basin’s climate, forests, water systems, and societies to support better policy making. It's the first major initiative under the Congo Basin Scientific Initiative (CBSI) funded through UK International Development with £9.1 mln over five years. More details here.
- Thu 14:01Private equity firms remain heavily exposed to fossil fuels despite years of climate pledges, according to updated information released by a data consortium.
- Thu 13:26Carbon, capture, and storage (CCS) costs are expected to be higher than $150/tonne, far above current compliance or voluntary carbon prices, leaving many projects reliant on national subsidies to be commercially viable, a survey has found.
- Thu 13:22Germany has extended the European Energy Exchange’s (EEX) mandate to run auctions of its EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) allowances for a further two years, securing the exchange’s role as auction platform through the end of 2028.
- Thu 13:20End of an era - Digging coal at a major lignite mine in eastern Germany is set to end in 2030 - three years earlier than planned, as expanding wind and solar has made its extraction economically unviable, operator LEAG told broadcaster rbb. Regional supply of renewables is reducing the need for coal-fired power from the Welzow-Süd mine particularly during the summer, and LEAG wants to ensure its operations turn a profit throughout the year. LEAG also said it will apply to build new gas power plants, after the European Commission greenlit state backing for 12 GW of new capacity. Germany plans to full exit coal-fired power in 2038 at the latest, but many industry observers expect coal plant operations to become economically unviable before then.
- Thu 13:01Australia’s government forecasts that diesel emissions from its mining sector have peaked and will decline over the next decade is at odds with reality, according to research published Friday.
- Thu 13:00A Seattle-based reforestation company has announced the sale of the majority of their carbon removal (CDR) credits for a US-based biomass burial project.
- Thu 12:54A public-private partnership focused on restoring Africa’s Miombo woodlands has launched its first four carbon removal projects across southern and eastern Africa, targeting more than 50 million carbon removals over their lifetimes.
- Thu 12:28A confidential paper for the European Commission, seen by Carbon Pulse, sets out how long-lived wood and other bio-based materials in buildings could earn EU carbon removal certificates, detailing which building components would qualify, how to count stored carbon, and what rules should govern additionality, monitoring, and liability.
- Thu 12:19A government-funded scheme to help decarbonise UK industry allowed companies to progress projects that otherwise wouldn't have been viable, a report found.
- Thu 12:10Species can be negatively impacted by afforestation and reforestation, particularly if projects prioritise carbon sequestration over biodiversity conservation, new research said this week.
- Thu 11:19Domestic processing - India plans to offer incentives for companies to set up energy intensive lithium and nickel processing plants to support its energy transition and electric vehicle ambitions, Reuters reported, citing unnamed government sources. The proposal includes a 15% capital subsidy for eligible projects starting from Apr. 2026, subject to caps and utilisation targets. Incentives would run for five years, capped at 40% of annual net sales for lithium plants and 25% for nickel facilities. The government initially aims to support two lithium and two nickel projects to meet domestic demand by 2030.
- Thu 11:10Indonesia’s carbon market is complex and weak on incentives, with an emission calculation system considered not yet fully accurate, according to a new survey of industry professionals.
- Thu 10:40China's crop straw resources hold great potential for carbon removal projects, but achieving a green premium takes further participation in the international CDR market, a new report has found.
- Lower emissions cement - Cement maker Holcim has invested in Norwegian carbon capture startup Capsol Technologies, which has developed a chemical absorption process used to remove CO2 from gas streams. The cement maker plans to apply Capsol's hot potassium carbonate (HPC) technology to help achieve its emissions reduction goals and drive profitable growth, stated the press release. The investment follows a Capsol demonstration project at Holcim’s Dotternhausen plant in Germany in 2025, as a step on the way to Holcim producing net-zero cement at scale.
- Thu 09:57North Sea future - The inaugural meeting of the new North Sea Future Board - chaired by UK Energy Minister Michael Shanks - is being held on Thursday in the Scottish city of Aberdeen, bringing together stakeholders across oil, gas, and clean energy. The board is tasked with helping to boost investment, unblock barriers, and support the industry workforce, and will support the UK govt's North Sea Future Plan for a prosperous energy transition in the region. The board's meeting follows the signing of a pact between nine North Sea countries this week to build 15 GW of offshore wind annually in the North Sea, and the securing of record offshore wind capacity in the latest UK auction.
- One jump ahead - Sustainability intelligence platform Sweep is appointing Patrick de Cambourg, the outgoing chair of the EFRAG Sustainability Reporting Board, as senior adviser. De Cambourg played a key role in developing the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS), including the simplified reporting standards currently under review by the European Commission, and also previously spent over 30 years at Mazars and presidency at France’s accounting standards body (ANC). His appointment at Sweep will give its customers a strategic advantage in regulatory intelligence and data readiness, stated the press release.
- Thu 08:00Carbon removals (CDR) must follow a like-for-like (LfL) rule if they are to help stabilise global warming in the long run rather than merely offset emissions in the short term, according to a new report by climate NGO Carbon Gap.
- Thu 06:47A prominent Australian feed additive company posted a strong growth in revenues over the past quarter after securing a major client, with plans to foray into overseas markets.
- Thu 06:31Electricity emissions from Australia’s largest grid fell 6.2% year-on-year last quarter as renewables supplied more than half of total energy needs for the first time, according to a report by the market operator.
- Thu 05:08Stuck in first gear - Vietnam has yet to produce green hydrogen at scale nearly two years after approving its national hydrogen strategy, a government report showed this week, with all announced projects still stuck in planning or permitting stages. The Ministry of Industry and Trade said several green hydrogen and ammonia projects had been proposed across southern provinces, but none had reached commercial operation due to high costs, weak demand, and regulatory gaps. Hydrogen use in Vietnam remains limited to small volumes of grey hydrogen consumed on-site by refineries and fertiliser plants, with no pipeline infrastructure in place, the ministry said. Authorities flagged the absence of clear incentives, safety standards, and pricing mechanisms, and called for faster policy coordination to avoid delaying long-term decarbonisation plans.
- Thu 04:35Helping hand - Tonga and Australia have signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding to deepen cooperation on renewable energy and climate action, aimed at helping the Pacific nation reach 100% renewables. The partnership, backed by Australia’s APPET programme, will support Tonga’s energy transition through policy, regulatory, and institutional assistance aligned with its NDCs and 2021-35 energy roadmap. It will focus on strengthening government agencies, utilities, and regulators, as well as workforce development and knowledge transfer, to improve energy reliability and affordability.
- Thu 04:27Waste credits - The Indian government has notified Solid Waste Management (SWM) Rules, 2026, which will come into force from Apr. 1, tightening requirements for waste segregation, accountability, and monitoring across the country. Issued by the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change under the Environment (Protection) Act, the new rules mandate four-stream segregation at source and introduce environmental compensation for violations based on the polluter-pays principle. The rules define responsibilities for bulk waste generators, strengthen extended producer and bulk waste generator responsibility, promote the use of refuse-derived fuel by industries, and restrict landfilling to inert and non-recoverable waste. The framework enables online tracking of the entire waste management chain, faster land allocation for processing facilities, and encourages local bodies to generate carbon credits.
- Thu 01:56Research published Thursday has pushed for Australia’s Safeguard Mechanism to be scrapped, rather than expanded, and replaced with two levies that it says will raise billions and be more effective at cutting emissions.
- Thu 01:40Emissions covered by California's cap-and-trade programme declined at a lower rate in 2025 compared with the prior year as the programme's total emissions dropped under 25% over a decade, according to a major market intelligence provider.
- Thu 01:01Retirements of credits with the Core Carbon Principles (CCP) standard have more than doubled since 2024 in the Voluntary Carbon Market (VCM), analysts estimate.
- Thu 00:58New Zealand has published an updated version of its second Emissions Reduction Plan based on revised projections following its decision to weaken the country’s biogenic methane target and forgo pricing pollution in the agricultural sector.
- Thu 00:44Flying on UCO – An Israeli university announced on Tuesday a partnership with engineering giant Boeing to develop SAF from used cooking oil (UCO) feedstocks. Media reports said the product remains two to five times m expensive than conventional fuel, while significantly cutting emissions. Boeing and its university partner launched the implementation phase, and is developing SAF produced from green hydrogen and CO2. Also on Tuesday, the multinational technology conglomerate Honeywell announced a partnership to expand SAF production with SAF One Energy Management and Tata Projects Limited, the engineering arm of the Indian technology company Tata Group. Honeywell said it will deliver an integrated solution along with the Tata subsidiary, involving the American company’s Ecofining process that transforms UCO and other waste oils into SAF. The North Carolina-headquartered company announced in October its new technology converting biomass into SAF and advanced fuel for the maritime sector.
- Thu 00:43Issuance imminent – The first carbon credit issuance timelines for Isometric’s ARR projects as well as Renoster's Apollo IFM initiative were outlined during a webinar on Wednesday, where Elias Ayrey of Renoster and Christopher Kilner of Isometric discussed Isometric’s new IFM Deferred Harvest protocol. Speakers said Isometric has several reforestation projects currently undergoing validation and verification, a process that typically takes three to four months once the full project documentation is submitted, putting initial credit issuance in the near term. Credits from the Apollo project are expected later this year once participating landowners have been enrolled for about a year.
- Thu 00:41Presidential meeting - Paraguay’s president Santiago Pena held talks with environment minister Rolando de Barros to review progress on the country’s environmental agenda, highlighting the need to fully implement its carbon market framework to position Paraguay as a regional green business hub, according to the President's office. The meeting underscored early results from the carbon credit law, which has unlocked $10 mln in investments in the Chaco region and supported certification processes covering over 400,000 ha.
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France meets Belize - The French government has launched a public tender to support the development of carbon markets in Belize, financed by the EU under the Euroclima programme. The tender is divided into four lots: a technical study on blue carbon readiness; a forest carbon, agroforestry, and payment for ecosystem services technical study; a solar mini-grid and e-mobility technical study focused on Internationally Transferred Mitigation Outcomes (ITMOs) under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement; and creating a carbon knowledge and risk toolkit. Interested parties may see the full tender documents and submit proposals via the PLACE platform by Mar. 6. Belize has in recent years expressed keen interest in developing carbon markets, with a particular focus on national blue carbon initiatives. The national legislature is currently considering a Climate Change and Carbon Market Initiatives Bill that would regulate carbon markets, including aspects of Article 6 engagement – such as creating an authorisation application form, a national registry, an MRV system for GHGs, and new institutional arrangements.
- Thu 00:40Scandal continues – Sao Paulo State University (Unesp) has denied developing the methodology used by companies for a carbon project under investigation by Brazilian authorities, Folha de S. Paulo reported. Contracts involving R$45.5 bln ($8.6 bln) in allegedly fraudulent carbon credits linked to the Amazon were allegedly based on an analysis attributed to Unesp, according to carbon firm Global Carbon. The purchase and sale agreements for the credits were signed by Alliance Participacoes, a company controlled by the family of Daniel Vorcaro, owner of Banco Master. Vorcaro has been arrested, and Banco Master is under investigation for alleged embezzlement in what authorities said could be one of the largest financial fraud cases in Brazilian history.
- Thu 00:34A large biofuel producer announced its partnership on Monday with corn growers across four US Midwest states to produce low-carbon fertiliser and reduce the carbon intensity (CI) of biofuel feedstock crops.
- Thu 00:30To achieve the goal of reducing emissions by 51% by 2030, Colombia needs to promote fiscal reform to increase the price of carbon and reduce harmful subsidies, as well as increase the government's involvement in voluntary and compliance-led biodiversity credits, according to a new OECD report.
