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SBTi's new Corporate Net-Zero Standard recognises companies that address ongoing emissions

Published 10:00 on June 11, 2026 / Last updated at 16:57 on June 11, 2026 / and / Americas (LATAM & Caribbean, US & Canada), Asia Pacific (Asia, Pacific), CO2 Management (CCUS, Engineered Removals), EMEA (Africa, Europe, Middle East), Nature-based Carbon (Forestry, Other NbS), Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation, Investment, Reporting & Disclosure, Power/Electrification, Transport & Heating Fuels), Voluntary (VCM Governance)

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The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has published its long-awaited Corporate Net-Zero Standard Version 2.0, which recognises companies that address their ongoing climate impact, including through the additional buying of high-quality reduction or removal credits, and plans to mandate such action from 2035, but stops short of permitting any offsetting to account for in-chain emissions. Read More
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Groups call for suspension of first PACM credits over Myanmar junta ties, human rights concerns

Published 08:26 on June 11, 2026 / Last updated at 05:45 on June 12, 2026 / / Asia Pacific (Asia), CO2 Management (Engineered Removals), International (Paris Article 6/PACM)

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The first batch of carbon credits issued under the Paris Agreement's Article 6.4 mechanism are linked to institutions controlled by Myanmar's military junta and may have been verified under conditions that made independent oversight impossible, a report claimed on Thursday. Read More
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Singapore inks carbon market verification deals with Verra, Gold Standard

Published 06:50 on June 12, 2026 / Last updated at 06:50 on June 12, 2026 / / Asia Pacific (Asia), Voluntary (VCM Developments, VCM Governance)

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Singapore has signed cooperation agreements with carbon credit standards Verra and Gold Standard to expand the city-state's role in project validation and verification, according to an announcement made Friday. Read More
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Finance firm launches carbon stream vehicle to back AFOLU projects in Central Asia

Published 06:38 on June 12, 2026 / Last updated at 06:38 on June 12, 2026 / / Asia Pacific (Asia), Voluntary (VCM Developments)

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A US‑based finance firm set up a carbon stream vehicle to back voluntary carbon market projects in Central Asia, targeting high‑integrity credits across land‑use and nature‑based categories. Read More
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EU ETS could need carbon removals "safety valve" to avoid price surge if CCS, hydrogen rollout falters -report

Published 05:05 on June 12, 2026 / Last updated at 05:06 on June 12, 2026 / / CO2 Management (CCUS, Engineered Removals), EMEA (Compliance Markets & Taxes, Europe), International (Paris Article 6/PACM), Nature-based Carbon (Forestry, Other NbS), Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation), Voluntary (VCM Developments)

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The EU may need to integrate CO2 removals into its emissions trading system as a "safety valve" to prevent allowance prices from spiralling if deployment of carbon capture and storage (CCS) and green hydrogen infrastructure continues to lag expectations, according to a new report. Read More
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European forest carbon sink estimated to miss 2030 climate target by more than quarter

Published 04:52 on June 12, 2026 / Last updated at 04:52 on June 12, 2026 / EMEA (Europe), Nature-based Carbon (Forestry), Voluntary (VCM Developments)

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Europe’s forests are on course to miss a carbon sink target consistent with the EU’s 2030 climate goals by more than a quarter, as rising natural disturbances and continued harvesting erode their capacity to absorb emissions, according to a study published this week. Read More
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SK Market: KAUs holds above KRW 20,000 despite heightened volatility

Published 03:57 on June 12, 2026 / Last updated at 03:57 on June 12, 2026 / / Asia Pacific (Asia, Compliance Markets & Taxes)

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South Korea's emissions market has maintained firm support above the KRW 20,000 ($13.16) level over the past two weeks, with both spot prices and the latest KAU-25 auction result holding well above that threshold despite sharp price fluctuations. Read More
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New Zealand proposes to lower auction volumes even further, says undersupply risk can be managed

Published 02:29 on June 12, 2026 / Last updated at 02:29 on June 12, 2026 / / Asia Pacific (Compliance Markets & Taxes, Pacific)

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The New Zealand government is looking to keep its ETS price controls and settings as is, in line with advice from the Climate Change Commission (CCC), according to a consultation published Friday. Read More
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ANALYSIS: New SBTi standard opens door for carbon markets, but guardrails will temper near-term demand

Published 16:33 on June 11, 2026 / Last updated at 16:56 on June 11, 2026 / and / Americas (LATAM & Caribbean, US & Canada), Asia Pacific (Asia, Pacific), CO2 Management (CCUS, Engineered Removals), EMEA (Africa, Europe, Middle East), Insights (Analysis), Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation, Investment, Reporting & Disclosure, Power/Electrification, Transport & Heating Fuels), Voluntary (VCM Developments, VCM Governance)

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The Science-Based Targets initiative's (SBTi) long-awaited new Corporate Net-Zero Standard was widely welcomed for recognising companies that address their ongoing emissions, including with voluntary 'high-integrity' credit buying – but critiqued its lack of mandate on near-term action, which they said will significantly dampen the immediate market signal. Read More
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Chile chooses contractor to develop national registry, track Article 6 credits, compliance offsets

Published 22:21 on June 11, 2026 / Last updated at 22:21 on June 11, 2026 / / Americas (LATAM & Caribbean), International (Paris Article 6/PACM), Voluntary (VCM Governance)

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Chile has contracted a Sri Lanka-based technology provider to develop the country's awaited unified national carbon registry to track domestic compliance units, carbon tax offsets, and Paris Agreement Article 6 credits. Read More
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US solar dodges Trump cooldown, breaks generation record

Published 00:04 on June 12, 2026 / Last updated at 00:04 on June 12, 2026 / / Americas (US & Canada), Net Zero Transition (Power/Electrification)

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Solar has surpassed coal-fired power generation in the US for the first time and leads additions to the power grid, despite US President Donald Trump’s efforts to bolster the fossil fuel and pull back from renewables. Read More
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Microsoft inks first Asian ERW removal credit deal with Indian firm

Published 19:07 on June 11, 2026 / Last updated at 19:07 on June 11, 2026 / / Americas (US & Canada), Asia Pacific (Asia), CO2 Management (Engineered Removals), Voluntary (VCM Developments)

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Microsoft has agreed to purchase up to 36,920 tonnes of CO2 removal credits from Indian enhanced rock weathering (ERW) developer Alt Carbon under a multi-year deal that marks the technology giant's first ERW procurement agreement in Asia. Read More
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EU must ensure international carbon credit rules enable scale as well as integrity, say experts

Published 18:55 on June 11, 2026 / Last updated at 18:55 on June 11, 2026 / / CO2 Management (CCUS, Engineered Removals), EMEA (Europe), International (Paris Article 6/PACM), Nature-based Carbon (Forestry, Other NbS), Net Zero Transition (Investment, Reporting & Disclosure), Voluntary (VCM Developments, VCM Governance)

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Brussels must strike a balance between scale and integrity when it designs its international carbon credit purchasing framework, market stakeholders said this week, as the Commission digests the results of its recent consultation on the matter. Read More
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EUAs set to end year around current level as questions remain over fragile bullish bias, says analyst

Published 18:40 on June 11, 2026 / Last updated at 18:40 on June 11, 2026 / / EMEA (Compliance Markets & Taxes, Europe), Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation)

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EU carbon prices are on course to end year around their current price level, with speculators maintaining a bullish view of where the market is trending despite "unprecedented" policy risk from the upcoming ETS review, an analyst at an energy consultancy said on Thursday. Read More
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Industry, governments renew push to freeze EU ETS benchmarks as NGOs demand transparency

Published 17:06 on June 11, 2026 / Last updated at 17:06 on June 11, 2026 / / EMEA (Compliance Markets & Taxes, Europe), Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation)

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Energy-intensive industries and several European governments are still urging the EU to suspend a planned tightening of benchmarks that determine how many free allowances installations receive under the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS), including steep cuts to key “fallback” values, while NGOs and think tanks push for more transparency in how the new rules are set. Read More