EU States Seal 2040 Climate Deal with Expanded Carbon Credit Role
After intense negotiations extending into early Wednesday morning, European Union member states reached a compromise to formally set the bloc’s next climate target — a 90% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2040 compared to 1990 levels. The deal resolves months of disputes among countries such as Poland, the Czech Republic, and Hungary, which had […]
Gold Standard Approves First CORSIA-Eligible Carbon Credits
Gold Standard has officially certified its first carbon credit project eligible under CORSIA, marking a historic step for the aviation industry’s Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation. The project—a clean cooking initiative in Malawi developed by Hestian—has generated over 1.5 million credits that airlines can now use during CORSIA’s Phase One (2024–2026) compliance […]
Governments Launch Coalition to Boost High-Integrity Carbon Credit Markets
At COP30, an international coalition of governments unveiled the Shared Principles for Growing High-Integrity Use of Carbon Credits by Companies and Other Buyers, a new global framework designed to harmonize how corporations engage in carbon markets. The initiative—launched under the Coalition to Grow Carbon Markets and co-chaired by Kenya, Singapore, and the United Kingdom, with […]
EUBA Highlights Benefits of First-Generation Biomass in Europe
The European Bioeconomy Alliance (EUBA) has released a new expert paper by the nova-Institute, titled “Benefits of Using First-Generation Biomass for Food, Fuels, Chemicals and Derived Materials in Europe.” The report concludes that first-generation agricultural biomass—such as cereals, sugar, and oilseed crops—offers significant advantages for food security, biodiversity, and climate mitigation. Allowing farmers to sell […]
Three Tales of Biodiversity Revival in Latin America
FAO and the Global Environment Facility spotlight three projects restoring ecosystems across Brazil, Chile, and Venezuela—showcasing how nature recovery underpins food security and rural livelihoods. In Brazil’s Caatinga, farmer Eusébia Bezerra, supported by a sustainable agroforestry project, turned drought-hit land into a diversified orchard that now supplies a local cooperative while conserving native species like […]
Who’s Driving Regenerative Agriculture in Europe? Mapping 849 Actors and Their Agendas
A new peer-reviewed study in npj Sustainable Agriculture analyzes 849 websites and 131 farmer interviews across Germany, the Netherlands, France, Spain and Portugal to map who promotes “regenerative agriculture,” where they are based, and what they actually advocate. The authors find that the movement began as farmer-led, but since ~2020 has been increasingly shaped by […]
IEEFA Urges Early Stability Mechanisms for India’s Carbon Credit Market
A policy analysis by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) highlights the importance of embedding price and supply adjustment mechanisms (PSAMs) from the start of India’s upcoming Carbon Credit Trading Scheme (CCTS). Set to begin compliance in 2026, the CCTS is designed as a baseline-and-credit system rewarding firms that outperform emissions benchmarks. […]
France Explores Career Transitions into Farming Through Vocational Training
A new Analysis Note (n°223) from France’s Department of Agriculture, Agri-Food, and Food Sovereignty examines how vocational training supports career transitions into agriculture amid growing workforce renewal challenges. The study focuses on the Vocational Certificate in Farm Management (BPREA) offered by public agricultural training centres (CFPPA), which provide professional capacity and access to start-up aid […]
Russia Secures Indian Carbon Credits via Uzbekistan Solar Investment
Russian oil company Tatneft has announced the registration of its first solar energy project in Uzbekistan under India’s Universal Carbon Registry (UCR), marking a new level of cooperation in carbon credit generation across Eurasia. The initiative involves the installation of 0.33 MW of rooftop solar panels at Tatneft’s tire manufacturing plant in Angren, providing clean […]
EU Launches Strategy to Empower Young Farmers and Renew Agriculture
The European Commission has unveiled a comprehensive strategy for generational renewal in agriculture, addressing the aging farmer population and aiming to double the share of young farmers by 2040. With the average age of EU farmers now at 57 and only 12% under 40, the plan seeks to make agriculture more attractive and sustainable by […]
