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carbon-pulse.com | Nikita Pandey
Pakistan's Senate rejects carbon levy, putting IMF deal at riskThe Senate standing committee on finance in Pakistan has rejected the federal government's proposal of imposing a carbon levy on petroleum products, raising concerns of a potential inflationary impact on the general public.
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carbon-pulse.com | Nikita Pandey
Kenya publishes draft carbon registry regulations, calls for public inputKenya has published its first draft of the Climate Change (Carbon Registry) Regulations, 2025, opening a public consultation on the plans that aim to establish an effective national carbon registry, with rules in place to try and ensure market transparency and integrity, as well as processes for Article 6 transactions.
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carbon-pulse.com | Nikita Pandey
FAO, development bank establish carbon fund for India's smallholder farmersThe UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has partnered with India's chief development bank to establish a voluntary carbon fund aimed at supporting early-stage carbon offset projects in the agriculture sector.
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carbon-pulse.com | Nikita Pandey
Partnership to develop carbon credit methodology for India's organic agriculture sectorTwo non-profits in India have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to boost carbon finance in India's organic agriculture sector and help farmers earn additional income via carbon credits. Two non-profits in India have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to boost carbon finance in India's organic agriculture sector and help farmers earn additional income via carbon credits.
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carbon-pulse.com | Nikita Pandey
Japanese energy forecasts overstate gas demand projections, raise climate concerns, report warnsA Japanese government-linked think tank has come under fire for producing natural gas demand forecasts that significantly exceed those used by the International Energy Agency (IEA) and oil majors, including BP and ExxonMobil, according to an analysis published Wednesday.
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1 week ago | 
carbon-pulse.com | Nikita Pandey
Philippine rice methane project moves towards JCM credit issuanceTwo Japanese companies have formally submitted a Project Design Document (PDD) and a first monitoring report to Japan's Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM) secretariat, in a move that may soon see the issuance of the world's first compliance-grade carbon credits from the agriculture sector, they have announced.
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carbon-pulse.com | Nikita Pandey
Halting fossil fuel expansion in four countries could prevent billions of tonnes of CO2e, report findsSome 32 billion tonnes of CO2e would be kept in the ground if just four countries abandon their oil and gas expansion plans for the next decade, according to an analysis published Monday. Some 32 billion tonnes of CO2e would be kept in the ground if just four countries abandon their oil and gas expansion plans for the next decade, according to an analysis published Monday.
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2 weeks ago | 
carbon-pulse.com | Nikita Pandey
Pakistan greenlights "transaction-ready" carbon project for international tradingThe government of Pakistan has granted approval to the country's third carbon offset project for trading credits under Article 6.2 of the Paris Agreement. The government of Pakistan has granted approval to the country's third carbon offset project for trading credits under Article 6.2 of the Paris Agreement. A Carbon Pulse subscription is required to read this content.
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2 weeks ago | 
carbon-pulse.com | Nikita Pandey
Verra freezes Indian cookstoves project amid major double counting claimsVoluntary carbon standard Verra has put an Indian cookstoves project on hold, pending a quality control review, it said in a statement Thursday. Voluntary carbon standard Verra has put an Indian cookstoves project on hold, pending a quality control review, it said in a statement Thursday. A Carbon Pulse subscription is required to read this content.
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2 weeks ago | 
carbon-pulse.com | Nikita Pandey
BRIEFING: African financial institutions favour compliance over voluntary carbon marketsFor years African financiers hesitated to fund voluntary carbon offset projects, mainly due to revenue uncertainty but the operationalisation of Article 6 in Baku last year has dramatically shifted their perceptions.
