Category: Carbon Markets
BP is preparing to sell stakes in two of the UK’s most important carbon capture projects, a move that could bring new investors into the country’s flagship industrial decarbonization program...
Singapore And Philippines Formalise Carbon Market Cooperation Manila hosted a decisive step for Southeast Asia’s carbon market ambitions as Singapore and the Philippines signed a new Implementation Agreement on carbon...
Octopus Energy Generation has committed $500 million to scale carbon removal across the United States, targeting up to 50 million tonnes of CO₂ through afforestation and reforestation projects. The capital...
Boeing has secured 20,000 tonnes of permanent carbon dioxide removal through a structured procurement with Supercritical, marking a notable shift toward stricter quality standards in voluntary carbon markets. The deal...
Capital Targets Large-Scale Land Restoration In Colombia’s eastern plains, Aviva Investors has committed capital to a major afforestation project in the Vichada region. The initiative, Llanos Vivos, sits within the...
Verde Resources has entered a strategic collaboration with carbon removal certifier Isometric to commercialize a new category of carbon credits embedded directly into infrastructure. The agreement centers on Verde’s BioAsphalt...
A new report has, for the first time, quantified the scale and economic value of the UK’s carbon credit economy, placing it at £1.2 billion ($1.5 billion) annually and positioning...
India Channels Climate Finance Into Rice Farming India is emerging as a testing ground for agriculture-based carbon markets, as Amazon commits $30 million to a large-scale carbon removal initiative tied...
CarbonCure Technologies has appointed Yuliya Kravtsov as Chief Executive Officer, marking a strategic leadership move as the company prepares for its next phase of global expansion in concrete decarbonization. The...
The British government has confirmed it will abolish its Carbon Price Support levy on electricity generation from April 2028, marking a significant shift in the country’s approach to carbon pricing...
Mast Reforestation has sold out its full issuance of 4,277 biomass burial carbon removal credits from its MT1 project in southern Montana, less than six weeks after bringing them to...
In London, SGS and Sami have launched a new decarbonisation platform designed to help businesses move beyond fragmented carbon reporting and turn compliance into measurable business value. The platform enters...
Global temperatures reached new highs in 2024, intensifying pressure on governments to scale market-based climate tools. Against this backdrop, emissions trading systems are expanding both in number and scope, according...
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has selected BeZero Carbon as part of its push to position the city as a global hub for green finance, accelerating the development of credible carbon...
Microsoft has moved to quell growing concern across carbon markets, confirming that its carbon removal program remains active even as it considers adjusting procurement volumes. The statement follows reports that...
Google is anchoring a new environmental initiative in its home region, targeting both ecosystem recovery and climate science. The company announced a wetland restoration and research project focused on rehabilitating...
Microsoft has begun informing partners and suppliers that it will pause new purchases of carbon removal credits, a move that introduces fresh uncertainty into a market heavily reliant on corporate...
JPMorganChase has secured more than 85,000 metric tons of carbon credits from Anew Climate and Aurora Sustainable Lands, marking a shift toward more advanced carbon accounting methods in voluntary markets....
Carboninsets has launched a global digital marketplace aimed at accelerating decarbonization in hard-to-abate sectors, starting with transport. The platform connects buyers and suppliers of verified Environmental Attribute Certificates across aviation,...
A new long-term agreement between Graphyte and JPMorganChase is bringing durable carbon removal closer to operational scale, with 60,000 tons of credits set to be delivered over the next decade....
Chestnut Carbon has issued 95,909 carbon credits tied to its Improved Forest Management (IFM) project, becoming the first U.S.-based initiative to apply Verra’s newly introduced removals tag under its Verified...
Microsoft has agreed to purchase 626,000 tonnes of durable carbon dioxide removal credits from the North Star bioenergy with carbon capture and storage project, marking a significant step in scaling...
Finite Carbon has secured registration and issuance of forest carbon credits for its 212,806-acre Northeast Carry Woodlands project under the American Carbon Registry’s Improved Forest Management (IFM) v2.1 methodology, positioning...
In Brussels, the European Commission has put forward a targeted reform of its flagship carbon market, aiming to strengthen the resilience of the European Union Emissions Trading System (EU ETS)...
Carbon removal platform CUR8 and certification body Isometric have launched a joint “2030 Portfolio” designed to simplify how corporations source high-quality carbon dioxide removal (CDR) credits while meeting tightening net...
Amazon Web Services has introduced a standalone Sustainability Console designed to give enterprises clearer, broader access to carbon emissions data tied to their cloud usage, a move that directly targets...
• Woodside plans to reinstate a carbon capture project targeting up to 4 million tonnes of CO2 annually, tied to LNG production from Browse gas fields• Australia’s revised EPBC Act...
Europe’s carbon removal market has taken a decisive step forward as ClimeFi structures the first publicly announced transaction aligned with the EU’s Carbon Removal and Carbon Farming framework. The deal...
• Brazil grants a 40-year concession covering 145,000 acres of Amazon land, introducing a market-based model for ecosystem restoration• Project ties forest regeneration to carbon credit revenues, with expected annual...
Microsoft has secured a major new supply of durable carbon removal, signing a 10-year agreement with biochar company Liferaft to purchase one million carbon removal units. The deal ranks among...
• $7 million raise brings total funding to $14 million as demand for audit grade carbon data accelerates globally• Expansion targets Asia-Pacific and Europe amid CBAM pressure and stricter reporting...
• India launches a national carbon market portal to operationalize its Carbon Credit Trading Scheme across sectors• Nearly 490 entities across seven energy intensive industries now face compliance targets under...
Renewable energy investor Octopus Energy Generation has expanded its capital commitment to natural asset developer Cultivo to $100 million, deepening a partnership designed to scale grasslands restoration and carbon removal...
DP World Expands Carbon Inset Strategy Across Europe Global logistics operator DP World is expanding its supply chain decarbonization strategy in Europe with the launch of a carbon inset trial...
The European Commission has approved $283 million (€260 million) in Belgian state aid to support a large-scale carbon capture and storage project designed to decarbonize heavy industry in Antwerp, one...
A new cross industry framework designed to define what constitutes a genuine net zero carbon building has formally launched in the UK, offering the property sector its first unified benchmark...
Corporate Demand Drives Next Phase of Carbon Procurement Climate software platform Watershed has opened its 2026 Carbon Request for Proposals (RFP), expanding a procurement mechanism designed to connect corporate buyers...
• Svante acquires Carbon Alpha, adding the North Star BECCS project designed to capture up to 140,000 tonnes of CO₂ annually in Saskatchewan.• The project combines carbon capture, pipeline transport,...
Boeing has entered a multi-year agreement with carbon removal platform Carbonfuture to secure at least 40,000 tonnes of durable carbon dioxide removal credits, strengthening the aerospace manufacturer’s strategy to address...
Brussels saw an unusually blunt intervention this week as Italy’s Industry Minister Adolfo Urso called for the European Union to suspend its Emissions Trading System until a comprehensive reform is...
Air Liquide and Holcim have signed a strategic agreement to deploy a large scale carbon capture solution at Holcim’s near zero cement plant, pushing one of Europe’s most emissions-intensive sectors...
The LEGO Group is widening its carbon removal portfolio with an additional DKK 18 million ($2.6 million) investment across four projects, deepening its engagement with both nature based and engineered...
A Market Design Moves Into Operation The UN carbon market established under the Paris Agreement has approved its first issuance of credits, formally shifting the long-negotiated Article 6.4 mechanism from...
Mirova, the sustainable investment affiliate of Natixis Investment Managers, has signed framework agreements with independent carbon credit ratings providers BeZero Carbon and Sylvera, reinforcing its push to raise integrity standards...
Verra has approved the first carbon credits issued under a digital monitoring, reporting, and verification (DMRV) pilot designed to enable high-frequency issuances. The initiative allows projects to receive credits monthly...
ClimeFi has launched its Due Diligence Coverage platform, granting qualified buyers access to executive summaries from its database of carbon removal project assessments. The move is designed to improve transparency...
Renewable energy developer Zelestra has begun construction of the 9.5 MWdc Bellomo agrivoltaic solar plant in Sicily, expanding its Italian footprint with a project designed to integrate clean power generation...
Aviation’s Hard-to-Abate Emissions Drive Durable Removal Demand A new multi-year offtake agreement between Senken and Exomad Green will supply 105,000 tonnes of permanently removed carbon dioxide between 2026 and 2028,...
HAMR Energy has secured AUD 10 million ($7 million) in Series A funding from aviation and industrial heavyweights Airbus, Qantas and thyssenkrupp Uhde, positioning the company to expand a pipeline...
Soil carbon has moved from pilot phase to large scale execution as Boomitra announced Verra approval for its Northern Mexico Grassland Restoration Project, unlocking 3.03 million carbon removal credits now...
Chestnut Carbon has achieved a first for North America’s forest carbon sector, with its Family Forest Carbon Project becoming the first Improved Forest Management carbon removal project verified under the...
Zurich Insurance Group has signed a forward purchase agreement with Parallel Carbon to secure 1,200 metric tons of high integrity carbon dioxide removal credits, marking a strategic step deeper into...
New Delhi Signals Policy Support Amid Carbon Trade Friction New Delhi is preparing to intervene to support steelmakers facing rising pressure from Europe’s carbon border policy, after senior officials warned...
Quebec’s government has introduced new legislation aimed at building a regulatory backbone for permanent carbon removal, a move that industry leaders say could accelerate billions of dollars in climate infrastructure...
Brussels Moves To Contain Political Risk Around Carbon Pricing The European Investment Bank will accelerate financing to European Union governments as policymakers attempt to steady support for one of the...
Brussels Moves To Define Permanent Carbon Removal Rules Brussels has taken a decisive step toward regulating a fast-growing but controversial corner of the climate economy. The European Commission adopted its...
After five years of technical work and global consultation, the Greenhouse Gas Protocol has released its Land Sector and Removals Standard, introducing a long awaited framework that brings land based...
Beneath a scarred landscape shaped by wildfire, Mast Reforestation has buried the remains of millions of dead trees, sealed them underground, and converted that intervention into verified carbon removal credits...
A global commodities trading powerhouse is moving deeper into long-duration climate infrastructure across Africa, with a woodland restoration platform targeting at least $1 billion in lifetime investment and positioning carbon...
Global finance and carbon markets are moving closer together as Bloomberg and Calyx Global launch a strategic collaboration to deliver independent carbon credit ratings directly through the Bloomberg Terminal, embedding...
Helsinki Launch Reflects a Shift Toward Market Infrastructure Puro.earth has introduced a new premium service that allows engineered carbon removal suppliers to issue verified credits with greater frequency, tightening the...
Holcim has taken a strategic stake in Capsol Technologies, a Norwegian developer of post-combustion carbon capture solutions, in a move that places industrial carbon removal at the center of the...
• TD Bank has signed a ten-year offtake agreement for 44,000 tons of durable carbon removals from Charm beginning in 2029• Charm is preparing to scale pyrolysis-based carbon removal operations...
• First engineered carbon removal supplier to deliver half a million Puro.earth certified certificates with thousand year permanence• One of the largest operational CCS projects linked to ethanol production, achieving...
Air Liquide launched 2025 with expanded low carbon electricity procurement at industrial scale, initiating multi year PPAs totaling 3 TWh per year to support its decarbonization roadmap and customers’ emissions...
• Singapore launches new ecosystem to accelerate high integrity blue carbon credit development and biomass measurement capabilities across Asia.• WWF and EDB partnership strengthens measurement, reporting and verification capacity while...
The International Chamber of Commerce and Carbon Measures have named the first cohort of experts to a new Technical Expert Panel on Carbon Accounting. Their mandate is to design a...
• Multi-year offtake that sources crop residues for durable carbon removal across India’s cotton belt• More than 2 million tonnes of projected carbon dioxide removals over a 15-year project life•...
Microsoft has agreed to purchase two million tonnes of nature based carbon removal credits from Rubicon Carbon sourced from Kijani Forestry’s smallholder reforestation project in Northern Uganda. Deliveries will run...
1PointFive, the carbon capture subsidiary of Occidental, has reached an agreement with Bain & Company for the purchase of 9,000 tons of direct air capture carbon removal credits over three...
• First U.S. soil carbon firm to deliver 1.9 million tons of verified removals, with more than 1.5 million tons already retired by corporate buyers• $40 million paid directly to...
Europe’s largest port has opened a new chapter in climate finance by issuing the world’s first corporate bond dedicated solely to carbon capture and storage, raising €50 million ($55 million)...
ClimeFi carbon removal procurement round expands market depth The latest ClimeFi carbon removal procurement round has enabled more than $18 million in purchases of durable carbon removal, securing offtake commitments...
London and Milan are now directly linked through one of Europe’s most consequential carbon infrastructure transactions. Eni and Global Infrastructure Partners, part of BlackRock, have completed the sale of a...
A coalition of corporate climate buyers led by Frontier has agreed to invest $44.2 million in a carbon dioxide removal agreement with Canadian firm NULIFE GreenTech, targeting the removal of...
Microsoft has signed an agreement with InPlanet to remove more than 28,500 tonnes of carbon dioxide between 2026 and 2028 using enhanced rock weathering, deepening its exposure to engineered carbon...
• Altitude has committed to procuring more than 360,000 tonnes of CO₂ Removal Certificates from biochar facilities in India and the Philippines, with first deliveries from 2026.• The credits will...
• Anew Climate brings lifecycle assessment software, proprietary datasets, and engineering talent in house to scale carbon intensity modeling across global fuel markets.• The new Anew CI platform targets compliance,...
• Altitude commits to more than 165,000 tonnes of durable carbon dioxide removal from biochar facilities in Argentina, expanding long-term CDR supply in the Global South.• Credits will be issued...
• HASI and KKR commit an additional $1 billion to CarbonCount Holdings 1, lifting total investment capacity toward $5 billion with leverage.• Capital targets long-dated US clean energy and sustainable...
• Microsoft commits to purchasing 3.6 million metric tons of engineered carbon removal over 12 years from a single US project, signaling long-term demand for durable removals.• The $2.5 billion...
• Puro.earth becomes the eighth carbon crediting programme approved under the Core Carbon Principles, clearing a key integrity hurdle for engineered carbon removals.• Approval applies to Puro.earth Standard version 4.2,...
• Google agrees to purchase 3,500 tons of carbon removal from Ebb as part of an early market commitment to ocean alkalinity enhancement.• Partnership builds on Ebb’s work with the...
• Verra issues 18,326 CCP labeled credits under the newly approved VM0045 Improved Forest Management methodology using dynamic, data driven baselines.• The American Forest Foundation’s Central Appalachia project becomes the...
• Iberdrola begins its first Australian carbon removal project across 688 hectares on South Australia’s Eyre Peninsula.• Project Talia is expected to generate ACCUs under the national scheme, offering verified...
As global markets emerge from a turbulent COP30 and prepare for the 10-year anniversary of the Paris Agreement, one theme is cutting through the noise: climate strategy in 2026 will...
• Diginex signs MOU to acquire Plan A, combining carbon accounting, ESG data management and supply chain transparency into a single AI-driven product suite.• Pro forma growth acceleration expected from...
• Microsoft’s Climate Innovation Fund invests in Pantheon Regeneration to scale U.S. peatland restoration and carbon removal.• Pantheon’s Pocosin Ecological Reserve I stands among the first commercial peatland restoration projects...
• New financing package totals approximately £1.1 billion ($1.39 Billion), combining CVC DIF’s equity stake, MassMutual follow-on investment, project debt refinancing and a new Holdco facility.• Capital will support Low...
• Airbus delivers a 250-ton-per-year DAC unit to Deep Sky Alpha after eight months of engineering and manufacturing• Facility becomes a global testbed for next-generation carbon removal technologies, supported by...
• Verra introduces an optional prioritization queue for verification approval requests, offering earlier review starts without altering technical review standards.• The fee based system aims to expand reviewer capacity and...
• Frontier buyers will pay $41 million for 96,000 tons of carbon removals from 2027–2030.• Reverion’s system removes CO2 from both methane and biogenic CO2, doubling removal compared to conventional...
In a LinkedIn post published yesterday, Microsoft co-founder and climate investor Bill Gates shared an optimistic update on global energy-related CO₂ emissions that challenges much of the prevailing doom-and-gloom narrative....
Joseph Pallant, CEO of Great Bear Carbon Credit Corporation sat down with ESG News CEO & Editor-in-Chief Matt Bird, to explore one of the world’s most significant Indigenous- led conservation finance...
Coverage of the “On the Ground at COP30: Insights from Gayle Schueller, Chief Sustainability Officer at 3M” was produced by UN Global Compact Network USA. Belém, Brazil — COP30 –...
• The two countries signed an MoU to develop an Article 6.2-aligned carbon credit implementation agreement that will allow Singapore’s carbon-taxed emitters to offset up to 5 percent of their...
Kinshasa / Singapore / Belém, November 2025 The Ministry of Environment, Sustainable Development and the New Climate Economy of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), in collaboration with the Ministry...
• Surging AI-driven energy use from major tech firms has pushed demand for durable carbon-removal credits to levels that outstrip supply.• High-quality removals are now almost four times more expensive...
• Exclusive partnership aims to generate durable ERW-based carbon removal credits in Brazil, potentially removing hundreds of thousands of tonnes of CO2.• UNDO brings proprietary MRV systems, XPRIZE-winning technology, and...
• Alt Carbon issues Asia’s largest batch of verified Enhanced Weathering CDR credits to Japan’s MOL, eight months after signing a 10,000-tonne multi-year offtake deal.• Verification follows Isometric’s high-rigour Enhanced...
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