Carbon Policy News

The eastern Mexican state of Yucatán aims to achieve a zero net deforestation rate by 2030 with its application to join the Architecture for...

Canada has announced its 2035 national greenhouse gas target and committed to consult widely on carbon removals and to consider...

Brazil's president has signed into law the country's emissions trading system (ETS) bill, officially establishing what will...

Ireland will need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 6.3% year on year until 2040 to meet proposed targets...

The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has...

The US government has made almost $335 million in federal funding available to encourage sustainable forestry practices on private land...

Indonesia's recent pledge to phase out coal power plants within 15 years 'signal a positive shift' but without regulatory reform it will not happen...

Brazilian prosecutors officially made a series of demands for the state of Pará to be able to proceed with its jurisdictional REDD+ programme (JREDD+)...

Brazil's state-owned National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES) and the not-for-profit Conservation International (CI)...

New Zealand's government has issued its second emissions reduction plan, setting an emissions ceiling of no more than 305 megatonnes of CO2...

The Brazilian federal police has launched new inquiries over carbon projects in the state of Amazonas, officially extending a major investigation...

A Switzerland-based registry has unveiled a new version of one of its standards to include biochar stored in...

Norway is paying $60 million to Indonesia in light of the latter's efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions through the conservation of forests...

Indonesia is likely to end up recognising foreign standards for carbon projects taking place on its soil after nearly three years of moratorium...

The US government along with its federal agency in charge of weather forecasting and deep-sea exploration is seeking to disburse...

Australia is seeking views on sunsetting Australian Carbon Credit Unit (ACCU) methods that have no active project registered...

An expert panel member with the Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (IC-VCM) announced on Tuesday that he resigns from...

The latest review of gateway checks on so-called human-induced regeneration projects under the Australian Carbon Credit Units scheme found...

The US government has extended the public consultation period on its draft carbon management strategy...

US carbon registry Verra has joined the Singapore Sustainable Finance Association with a view to supporting carbon market development...