Carbon Policy News

Laos expects to have a decree in place by the end of next year that would govern a market for trading carbon credits under...

Ocean alkalinity enhancement (OAE) shows promise as a method of carbon dioxide removal, but more research is needed...

China's power generating sector will likely have ample carbon credit supply in 2024 as the domestic voluntary offset market is due to...

US-based carbon standard and registry on Monday Verra published its new methodology for avoided unplanned deforestation projects...

The EU's plans to charge shipping companies for their emissions inside the bloc have been hit with a last-minute challenge, with some members...

Environmental group Greenpeace has called for oil production cuts from Chinese energy companies to curb emissions as its new research accused...

The full rollout of the Paris climate agreement's Article 6 needs to better define and include overseas development aid, an influential...

Newly-launched UK carbon removal registry Isometric has published two new methodologies on terrestrial biomass...

Tanzania's carbon framework has now been fully clarified following the publication of a new 'carbon trading...

The UN-appointed expert panel on the Paris Agreement's Article 6.4 project-based carbon trading mechanism...

Switzerland-based Gold Standard has opened public consultations on a draft methodology for the early phase-out of coal-fired power plants and...

Colombia's environment and sustainable development ministry (MADS) is likely to revive and administer the country's...

Dubai stock exchange Dubai Financial Market (DFM) on Thursday said it had introduced a pilot program for some of its biggest...

The absence of local consensus on whether to log or conserve a key stretch of forest in Papua New Guinea (PNG) is likely to...

Former Verra chief executive David Antonioli is proposing two new terms that could help establish more formal...

The oil and gas industry has a key role to play in the development of the carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS), but...

The European Commission is proposing a Forest Monitoring Law aimed at improving the governance of Europe's forest...

Brazil's lower house has this week held a session on the voluntary carbon market (VCM), amid continued uncertainty about the interplay...

COP28 climate talks are in a good position to adopt recommendations forwarded last week by the UN-appointed body tasked...

US-based registry Verra has sent a misuse notice and a cease and desist letter to an individual previously convicted of fraud by the US...