Carbon Policy News

US fire activity has fallen to its lowest level since the end of June after several large wildfires were contained...

The Democratic Republic of Congo has started an assessment of the state of its forests, it announced on Friday...

Australia will launch a consultation on fuel efficiency standards to help lower emissions and drive a switch to electric vehicles...

An announced carbon credit export ban in India is likely to impact renewable energy projects only, said multiple sources...

A new US-based lobby group for carbon removal companies has welcomed 10 new members in the space of a few...

Proposed climate disclosure rules by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) should include details about carbon offset...

An Indian project developer is applying for a large avoided deforestation project in Zambia that has already been green...

All avoided deforestation projects listing with Verra will have to follow a consolidated methodology by the end of 2025...

The Washington headquartered World Bank has paid $5/mt to Costa Rica for reducing emissions by...

The price of Australian carbon credits issued by the government to projects that cut emissions...

An avoided deforestation project piloted by a local NGO has just become Papua New Guinea's first Climate, Community & Biodiversity verified...

Russia, Canada and the US have been responsible for the vast majority of fire-related forest loss over the last twenty years...

On Tuesday, US President Joe Biden signed into law the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022, widely hailed as the most...

Swiss carbon registry the Gold Standard is taking steps to speed up the project approval process after the Covid-19 pandemic...

US-based carbon standard Verra has published its first biochar carbon methodology in a bid to boost the supply...

A new carbon scheme for small forest owners in North America that has been in the works for the last 2.5 years is set for...

The Malaysian state of Sabah, on the island of Borneo, expects to develop a carbon market law within a year in order to enable...

Investments of AUD16 billion ($11.2bn) per year helped by carbon finance could restore millions of hectares...

Simpler, more standardised accounting methodologies for mangrove restoration projects would help boost the supply of...

US-based carbon standard Verra has proposed to streamline the approval process for new methodologies in a bid to scale...