The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has proposed a significant expansion of carbon removals in corporate net-zero strategies, marking a potential shift in how companies use voluntary carbon markets.

The South African Government’s latest budget proposes to increase the carbon offset allowance against the country’s carbon tax by 5 percentage points from January 1, 2026.

A lack of trading in Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) carbon credits continued to weigh on market sentiment and overall prices in the week to Wednesday March 5.

The US forestry sector is undergoing a transformation as timberland managers increasingly diversify beyond traditional operations to embrace forest carbon projects, conservation, renewable energy, and carbon capture initiatives.

Voluntary carbon markets (VCMs) are navigating a crucial phase as global efforts toward net-zero emissions intensify. With corporate investments, innovative technologies, and evolving policy frameworks at the forefront, VCMs hold immense potential to address climate change. Drawing on recent developments, this summarises some of the key articles from our free voluntary carbon markets weekly newsletter. […]

The tender was published by the Prime Minister’s Office Strategy Group on September 30, 2024, and it was scheduled to close in January before being extended. The tender stipulated that the credits must be delivered by February 2031 at the latest. The total value of all offers submitted exceeded 1.3 billion Singapore dollars ($1 billion). […]

Small volumes of around 3,000 tonnes of CO2 equivalent (tCO2e) of Panama ARR (VCS 2481) vintage 2017 were reported on offer at $32 per tCO2e. The volumes on offer represented more than half the circulating credits from that project-vintage pair. The supply of credits from the project is constrained. It has issued up to vintage […]

Voluntary Carbon Markets (VCMs) have been evolving rapidly, making headlines with groundbreaking projects and impactful collaborations. January 2025 was no exception, with major moves from Google, Microsoft, and Bhutan taking center stage.   For in-depth coverage of these stories and access to regular updates, sign up for our free Fastmarkets Carbon Newsletter.  Google commits to large-scale […]

In Southeast Asia, 75,952 tCO2e of Katingan (VCS 1477) vintage 2015-16 credits were retired on February 13 by Norwegian energy company Equinor, to offset emissions from its employees’ business flights in 2024. The company previously retired credits across Indonesian REDD+ projects, including 32,082 tCO2e of vintage 2020 Katingan credits and 37,331 tCO2 of Rimba Raya […]

Read Fastmarkets' carbon market coverage on why US President Trump's executive order to exit the Paris Agreement has sparked uncertainty over CORSIA credit supply and demand.