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2026-10-26
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Laos Launches Domestic Carbon Market, Eyes Blue Carbon and Clean Cooking Credits COP17: Banks Welcome New Tool Quantifying Business Case for Nature Credits China's Sichuan Nature-Market Pilot Inches Toward First Credit Issuance Swiss Hardware Firm Rolls Out Global Supply Chain Decarbonisation Programme Australian Timber Body Files FOI Over First Improved Native Forest Management ACCU Project COP17: Governments Chart Diverging Paths on Biodiversity Credit Regulation EU Carbon Price Outlook Splits as ETS Reform Clouds Post-2030 Balance COP17: Reputational Gains and Risk Reduction Drive Voluntary Biodiversity Credit Purchases Finland Evaluates Conservation Credit Integration Into National Nature Market Verra Publishes October 2026 Newsletter With Registry Updates

## OzelCarbonOS VCM Intelligence Brief — 26 October 2026 **Asia & Global South demand signals strengthen as Laos and China advance domestic carbon and nature-market infrastructure.** The Lao government has formally begun establishing a domestic carbon credit market with an initial focus on blue-carbon (wetland conservation) and clean-cooking (fuelwood reduction) project types, partnering with a major private-sector infrastructure company ([Carbon Pulse](https://carbon-pulse.com/564263/)). Meanwhile in China, a multi-stakeholder Sichuan pilot is moving toward its first nature-credit issuance, …

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https://carbon-pulse.com/564263/ https://carbon-pulse.com/564236/ https://carbon-pulse.com/564226/ https://carbon-pulse.com/564286/ https://carbon-pulse.com/564260/ https://carbon-pulse.com/564206/ https://carbon-pulse.com/564265/ https://carbon-pulse.com/564189/ https://carbon-pulse.com/564209/ https://carbon-pulse.com/564193/ https://verra.org/october-2026-newsletter/
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2026-10-06
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Indonesia's East Kalimantan secures $4.4M GCF REDD+ results-based payment for forest emissions cuts ICVCM oversight questioned after complainant left without response for nearly two years Fiji unveils $2.3M plan to enter international carbon markets under Article 6 by 2030 Vietnam targets Article 6 deals with South Korea and Switzerland by year-end Colombia advised to set $20/t ITMO price floor and publish Article 6 legal framework Stalled on-site abatement expected to drive Australian carbon credit (ACCU) prices higher Project developer launches 'buyer portal' with per-credit pricing and risk data Nature-based infrastructure faces revenue hurdle despite strong economic returns EU CBAM default values push companies to invest in accurate emissions data Major Australian banks still financing deforestation — 11 MtCO2e linked to clearing Verra opens new batch of VCS projects for public comment (Oct 5 cycle)

## OzelCarbonOS VCM Intelligence Brief — 6 October 2026 **Article 6 momentum accelerates across the Global South.** Three parallel developments signal that Article 6 implementation is entering a new phase. Fiji released a US $2.3 million roadmap targeting market readiness by 2030 ([source](https://carbon-pulse.com/557606/)), while Vietnam confirmed it expects to finalise bilateral Article 6 cooperation agreements with South Korea and Switzerland before year-end, alongside plans for a comprehensive climate change law by 2029 ([source](https://carbon-pulse.com/557604/)). Meanwhile, Colombia's l…

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https://carbon-pulse.com/557616/ https://carbon-pulse.com/557035/ https://carbon-pulse.com/557606/ https://carbon-pulse.com/557604/ https://carbon-pulse.com/557470/ https://carbon-pulse.com/557603/ https://carbon-pulse.com/557284/ https://carbon-pulse.com/557207/ https://carbon-pulse.com/556718/ https://carbon-pulse.com/557584/ https://verra.org/projects-open-for-public-comment-october-5-2026/
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2026-09-30
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Indonesia greenlights first social forestry project to return to carbon market Verra secures IC-VCM approval for carbon capture and storage methodology Verra launches consultation and RFP for new CO2 capture module under CCS methodology Forest carbon projects advance in Brazil as investors await Article 6 and regulatory clarity US environmental non-profit outlines principles for responsible CDR scale-up California environmental non-profits challenge LCFS programme, raise additionality concerns Australia's ACCU market 'lethargic' as Safeguard Mechanism review submissions digested NZ ETS removals, industrial allocation and climate disclosure changes on hold until new parliament Scientists issue starkest warning yet on ocean health in landmark report Non-profit lodges complaint to EU over New Zealand's climate breaches of free trade agreement

**Indonesia & Brazil: Forest Carbon Supply Signals Diverge.** Indonesia has approved its first social forestry project to re-enter carbon trading after a prolonged hiatus, greenlighting the issuance of 238,281 carbon credits ([Carbon Pulse](https://carbon-pulse.com/555702/)). This is a significant milestone for REDD+ and community-based forestry supply from Southeast Asia, signaling that Indonesia's moratorium-era bottleneck is beginning to clear. Meanwhile, in Brazil, forest carbon co-developers report that foreign investors remain cautious, awaiting regulatory clarity on the country's upcomi…

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https://carbon-pulse.com/555702/ https://verra.org/verra-secures-icvcm-approval-for-carbon-capture-and-storage-methodology/ https://verra.org/consultation-and-rfp-new-co2-capture-module-under-ccs-methodology/ https://carbon-pulse.com/555573/ https://carbon-pulse.com/555617/ https://carbon-pulse.com/555615/ https://carbon-pulse.com/555666/ https://carbon-pulse.com/555680/ https://carbon-pulse.com/555413/ https://carbon-pulse.com/555646/ https://carbon-pulse.com/555676/ https://verra.org/projects-open-for-public-comment-september-28-2026/
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2026-09-28
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Japanese Developer Launches Enhanced Rock Weathering Pilot in Thailand for Carbon Credits Hanoi Establishes Task Force to Identify Carbon Credit Projects Across the Capital Brazilian Biochar Developer Faces Scrutiny Over Environmental and Social Impacts Climate Week NYC: Data Centres Urged to Source Soil Carbon Removals Near AI Facilities WTO to Hear Russian Challenge Against EU CBAM and ETS Architecture Tuvalu and Ireland to Co-Host 2027 Global Conference on Fossil Fuel Transition Alberta Expected to Release TIER Direct Investment Standard Imminently Canada Weathers Regulatory Spillover from US Anti-ESG Pressure, Experts Say EU Methane Rules Unlikely to Threaten Gas Security, Analysts Conclude EU Urged to Partner with Developing Nations on Green Hydrogen and Energy Security

## OzelCarbonOS VCM Intelligence Brief — 28 September 2026 **Removals pipeline expands in Asia as ERW and policy action converge.** A Tokyo-based developer has launched an enhanced rock weathering (ERW) pilot in Thailand, aiming to tap voluntary carbon credit demand for novel carbon dioxide removal (CDR) pathways ([Carbon Pulse](https://carbon-pulse.com/554894/)). Meanwhile, Hanoi has established an inter-agency task force to systematically identify carbon credit–eligible projects across the Vietnamese capital, signalling growing Southeast Asian government engagement with voluntary and Articl…

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https://carbon-pulse.com/554894/ https://carbon-pulse.com/554905/ https://carbon-pulse.com/553825/ https://carbon-pulse.com/554859/ https://carbon-pulse.com/554773/ https://carbon-pulse.com/554892/ https://carbon-pulse.com/554303/ https://carbon-pulse.com/554724/ https://carbon-pulse.com/554495/ https://carbon-pulse.com/554212/
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