Tag: Carbon Credits

Public registries recorded 147,286 carbon credit retirements from 9 to 15 October 2026, down 85.9% on the prior week. Verra, CAR and ACR figures inside.

ACCU issuance hit a record high in Q3 2026, weighing on prices, as large-scale renewables FID reached 5 GW for the year, already a full-year record.

Gold Standard has adjusted Paris alignment rules for 2026 vintages, easing renewals and multi-methodology projects while keeping the 1 January 2026 transition point.

South Korea sets a 2027 launch for its Global Verified Carbon Market, with two credit classes, blockchain records and trading via the Korea Exchange.

Voluntary carbon credit retirements hit their highest level since 2022 in the first nine months of 2026 while issuances fell 27 million credits year on year.

The UN carbon market adopted two clean cooking methodologies, opening PACM to household projects and waiving the 1% downward adjustment for some.

G-RESET Ends Geographic Screening: Gold Standard Opens Carbon Finance to Renewables, Storage and Grids.

Carbon removal purchases fell 65% in Q3 while enhanced rock weathering took 84% of volume, concentrating buyer demand in one durable CDR method.

Gold Standard proposes tighter rules for community carbon projects: verifiable carbon-rights consent, equipment sourcing and end-of-life safeguards.

Chile's environment ministry has recognised the UN's Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism as an eligible standard for offsetting the national carbon tax.