Carbon Policy News

The global maritime sector looks increasingly in favour of some type of a carbon levy on shipping, but made...

Chile has made significant progress on action to tackle climate change in recent years, with...

A government committee in Taiwan has proposed setting the long-planned, basic tax level at NT$300 ($9.32) per tonne...

A methodology being devised by the EU to benchmark countries subject to its planned deforestation regulation will give "special attention" to...

US-based registry Verra has made a major change to a carbon crediting methodology that tracks the improved efficiency of transport...

The body that makes decisions on Article 6.4 carbon markets has adopted guidelines on sustainable development...

The BRICS countries have used for the first time carbon credits to offset the climate impact of one of their recent high-level meeting...

The UK government has confirmed planned investments of almost £22 billion over 25 years to develop two carbon capture clusters...

The governments of Sweden and Rwanda have signed an early-stage agreement to co-operate on the Paris Agreement's Article 6...

The Portuguese Energy Agency (Adene) will be in charge of developing and managing an electronic platform for the country's upcoming ...

Colombia-based standard Cercarbono has formally applied for review IC-VCM to join its CCP...

Finland-based registry standard Puro.earth will early next year update its biochar methodology which will likely switch to a 200-year ...

A new vegetation-based carbon credit method which was set to replace the popular but expired human-induced regeneration (HIR) method...

An enhanced rock weathering firm says it has renegotiated most of its debt following successful talks with creditors...

Observers that have typically had a major presence at UN climate talks are having their numbers of delegates cut drastically for COP29...

The EU's executive body has proposed delaying implementation of its deforestation regulation by one year to...

Werner Grau is a partner at law firm Pinheiro Neto, focussed on the environment, climate change and sustainability...

The Voluntary Carbon Markets Integrity Initiative has extended the public consultation on an updated version of its proposed 'claim' for...

Washington state in the US has opened a consultation on proposed amendments to the offset rules for its...

Existing methodologies in the voluntary carbon market for quantifying carbon dioxide removals have "shortcomings" that will be need to...