Carbon Policy News

Forest carbon market initiatives are still falling short of requirements to protect the interests of indigenous peoples and local communities...

The US Department of Agriculture is rebooting a programme that offered federal funding to projects that develop markets for agricultural...

A London-based analyst has warned an existing surplus in the New Zealand carbon market is likely to continue to grow despite measures...

Two US Democratic Party senators have introduced a bill proposing to set an emissions performance standard for data centres...

An NGO that is a persistent critic of many project-based carbon markets is stepping up its campaign against nascent proposals to use UN credits...

China has set out a three-year action plan for new coal plants in the country, suggesting that a much-awaited peak in coal use...

Carbon credit sales of the Verra-registered Delta Blue Carbon project in Pakistan's Indus Valley have topped $40 million...

A REDD+ project in Ethiopia has been granted the first Letter of Authorisation (LoA) in the country by the Ethiopian...

A Peruvian indigenous rights organisation has condemned the ongoing destruction and criminal activity surrounding Peru's...

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reportedly been directed by a political appointee to cut its long-standing Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Reporting requirements...

The Brazilian government has opened a BRL150 million ($26 million) public call for reforestation in the Amazon aimed at indigenous territories...

UN negotiators have voted in favour of a landmark agreement which will place reduction targets on the carbon intensity of marine fuels...

Sweden does not appear to be on track to achieve any of its climate objectives for 2030, 2040 and 2045, with targets in the land use...

Government funding is needed to resolve the declining supply of seeds for Australia's native forestry carbon credit projects...

Paraguay is moving closer to concluding an implementation agreement under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement with Singapore, following a...

Vietnam is considering allowing entities covered by its emissions trading scheme to meet 30% of their compliance obligations with carbon credits, up from...

A new forest carbon monitoring satellite has reached a critical milestone in its pre-launch preparations...

Thailand is set to approve draft guidelines under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, and has also agreed to greenlight the draft implementation...

Australia's independent panel tasked with reviewing carbon methodologies is pushing for allowing the use of models other than the...

Mongolia is looking to introduce an emissions trading system (ETS) to reach its climate targets after a Mongolian delegation...