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Microsoft in landmark soil carbon credit deal

We need to 'make it okay again' to invest in carbon, says Standard Chartered's Winters

Amid the ESG backlash, better signals are needed to incentivise voluntary carbon market action, Standard Chartered said, as it backed a new government coalition on carbon market demand.

Switzerland, Norway announce carbon removals-focussed ITMO programme

Switzerland and Norway have signed an emissions trading agreement under Article 6.2 of the Paris Agreement, with pilot projects launched with support from UBS and SwissRe.

Vietnam launches ETS

Regenerative agriculture financing firm receives €100m financing

'Patient demand' expected for Article 6 credits, say South Pole

Transition credits 'lend themselves well' to Article 6, says South Pole

Transition credits are well placed to fit into the Article 6 market, South Pole tells Environmental Finance, as it begins pilot testing a transition credit methodology.

ICVCM approves more methodologies for CCP label

BSI aims to restore confidence in nature-based carbon credits

A new set of standards for nature markets in the UK will aim to restore confidence and help drive private investment, according to the British Standards Institute (BSI), which expects to launch biodiversity and 'natural carbon' standards by the end of year.

Microsoft agrees 'world's largest' biochar deal

Microsoft has agreed to purchase 1.24 million tonnes of carbon removal credits from Exomad Green over the next 10 years, in what is thought to be the world's largest biochar deal.