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The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Tuesday announced the appointment of over 30 members to an advisory council for a newly established federal programme that helps rural stakeholders participate in the voluntary carbon market (VCM).

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s resignation from Canada's top seat could have little impact on the country’s carbon markets, or the broader clean fuels market, according to a new report by a US-based analytics group.  

Active worker bumblebees were spotted in Scotland over the Christmas break.

A reforestation project in Burkina Faso has become the first that is pending registration on the Verra registry to achieve validation under the VM0047 afforestation, reforestation, and revegetation (ARR) methodology, approved for the Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market’s (ICVCM) Core Carbon Principles (CCP) label.

Efforts to finance conservation in Africa through carbon offset revenues may prioritise fire management regimes to the detriment of biodiversity and local livelihoods, a new study warns.

The World Bank has disbursed funds through the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF) to Chile for 1.03 million tonnes of CO2 reduced via a REDD+ programme, at a price of $5 per tonne.

Revenues from emissions trading in Germany amounted to a record €18.5 billion in 2024, driven by the country's domestic scheme, according to government data, but the latest figures also reveal a lack of momentum in reducing greenhouse gas emissions from the buildings and transport fuel sectors.

A California fossil fuel producer announced Monday that it will be moving forward with constructing the state’s first carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in a depleted oil and gas field, despite an unresolved legal challenge from environmental groups aiming to block the initiative.

The voluntary carbon market (VCM) ended up falling just short of the annual credit retirement volume record in 2024, while a surge in issuances pushed the market’s surplus to new heights.

The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has announced the appointment of a new CEO, who currently serves as partner at a 'big four' global consulting firm, and was the founding head of an influential climate advisory group to the UK government.

Voluntary carbon credits with a letter of authorisation (LoA) for international transfer under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement are commanding an 80% premium, according to analysts.

Gabon will require air and maritime transport operators to pay a new ecological contribution tied to their carbon emissions, following the adoption of a decree by the Central African country’s government on Sunday.

The net carbon removal potential of biochar production varies widely depending on operational practices such as energy efficiency and co-product management, according to a recent analysis by US-based researchers.

Blue carbon ecosystems (BCEs) such as mangroves, saltmarshes, and seagrass meadows sequester far less carbon than previously claimed, with rates exaggerated by three to 18 times depending on the ecosystem, according to research released this week.

There is huge potential to scale carbon finance for the protection of wetland ecosystems, which would in turn bring innumerable benefits, from CO2 to absorbing other pollutants, according to experts.

A UK-based enhanced rock weathering startup almost quadrupled turnover while doubling losses in the financial year ending Mar. 2024, amid a rapid expansion that took place ahead of clinching a deal with Microsoft last year.

Campaigners welcome move but say success depends on enforcement and global agreement on a treaty

Thailand has banned plastic waste imports over concerns about toxic pollution, as experts warn that failure to agree a global treaty to cut plastic waste will harm human health.

A law banning imports of plastic waste came into force this month in Thailand, after years of campaigning by activists. Thailand is one of several south-east Asian countries that has historically been paid to receive plastic waste from developed nations. The country became a leading destination for exports of plastic waste from Europe, the US, the UK and Japan in 2018 after China, the world’s biggest market for household waste, imposed a ban.

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The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has launched a programme funded by the European Commission to improve biodiversity financing in Belgium, Finland, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands.

European carbon prices declined for a second day as the first auction of the year cleared at a discount to the secondary market and saw modest demand, adding to the downward pressure exerted by natural gas that fell in anticipation of milder conditions in the coming weeks.

Waterways can protect biodiversity, help with water security and keep cities cooler, says Canal & River Trust

Protecting the UK’s canals is crucial for improving the nation’s resilience to climate change, campaigners have said.

A report by the Canal & River Trust charity found canals could play a “critical role” in biodiversity, decarbonisation and climate adaptation.

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