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Real moments from the field, our own press coverage, and the wider conversation shaping carbon markets in Nepal and globally.
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The world wants carbon credits. Nepal has them
Samiksha Baral considers Nepal’s route to credible carbon-market participation.
24 June 2026 · Read original coverage
लुम्बिनीबाट ‘सुधारिएको चुल्हो’ वितरण शुरू
Coverage linked by the company on the start of improved-cookstove distribution around Lumbini.
12 April 2026 · Read original coverage
A national conversation on carbon-emission reductions
Institutions and environmental specialists discuss the improved-cookstove programme.
National consultation · Read original coverage
Nepal’s clean cookstove initiative for rural health and well-being
A stakeholder discussion on household energy, livelihoods and the community cooking programme.
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Nepal carbon news
Nepal signs LEAF Coalition deal that could bring up to $55 million in climate finance
Nepal became the first Asian country to sign with the LEAF Coalition, potentially unlocking up to $55 million in forest carbon finance.
24 January 2026 · Read original coverageNepal signs major carbon deal but community access remains challenging
A closer look at the same LEAF Coalition deal, focused on fund-distribution delays and capacity gaps facing remote forest communities.
26 February 2026 · Read original coverageNepal receives $9.4 million for forest carbon credits under the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility
Nepal’s first-ever payment under an Emission Reductions Payment Agreement with the World Bank’s FCPF, for reducing ~1.88 million tonnes of CO2 in the Terai Arc Landscape.
16 November 2025 · Read original coverage
Nepal receives $9.4 million for forest carbon cuts under World Bank’s FCPF program
Nepali press coverage of the FCPF payment, noting funds are distributed via Nepal’s Benefit Sharing Plan to forest-dependent and Indigenous communities.
16 November 2025 · Read original coverageNepal launches National Carbon Registry to bridge climate goals and local action
The Government of Nepal, with UNDP support, launched a digital National Carbon Registry to register, track and transfer carbon credits, supporting Article 6 ITMO tracking.
March 2026 · Read original coverage
Nepal Launched National Carbon Registry Mechanism
Nepali coverage of the registry launch as central infrastructure for registering, authorising, issuing and transferring carbon credits across sectors.
15 March 2026 · Read original coverage
Nepal’s New Carbon Trading Regulation: A Breakthrough for Scaling Up Clean Cooking and Community-Level Energy Transitions
Analyses how Nepal’s Carbon Trading Regulation, 2082 creates a legal pathway for clean cookstove and community energy projects to access carbon finance.
2026 · Read original coverageNepal opens commercial pathway to facilitate carbon trading
Reports on the framework letting private-sector, joint-venture and government entities enter carbon-trading agreements under the new regulation.
2025 · Read original coverageReporting on Nepal’s wider carbon-market and climate-finance developments, not limited to Nepal Treasure Carbon. Where available, images come from the linked report. Each link opens the original publisher’s coverage.
Global carbon news
UN carbon market approves first-ever issuance of credits under the Paris Agreement
The Article 6.4 Supervisory Body approved its first-ever credit issuance under the Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism, from a clean-cookstove project in Myanmar.
26 February 2026 · Read original coverage
Gold Standard and Verra Launch Tool to Support Article 6.2 Reporting
The two standards jointly launched a reporting tool to help host countries document corresponding adjustments for Article 6.2-authorised credits.
20 August 2026 · Read original coverage
Verra Wins ICVCM Approval for VCS Version 5 as Carbon Market Integrity Tightens
The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market designated Verra’s VCS Version 5 as CCP-Eligible, with full compliance mandatory from January 2027.
3 September 2026 · Read original coverageCORSIA prices extend losses as Verra-tagged supply enters market
CORSIA Phase 1 spot prices fell as newly eligible Verra credits—largely clean-cookstove projects in Rwanda, Sierra Leone and The Gambia—entered the market.
9 February 2026 · Read original coverageBonn chance: UN carbon markets enter implementation phase on shaky foundations ahead of COP31
Assesses Article 6 implementation progress and gaps following the Bonn intersessional talks, ahead of COP31.
25 June 2026 · Read original coverageCOP30: Attempts to dilute inadequate carbon market rules thwarted
Negotiators at COP30 fended off proposals that would have weakened existing Article 6 carbon-market safeguards.
22 November 2025 · Read original coverageGermany Revoked ‘Suspicious’ Carbon Credits Sold to ExxonMobil
Germany revoked carbon credits it deemed suspicious that had been purchased by ExxonMobil.
21 August 2026 · Read original coverage
EU Backs Centralized Buying of Imported Carbon Credits for 2030 Climate Goals
The EU favors a centralised-buying approach for imported carbon credits to help meet its 2030s climate targets.
15 April 2026 · Read original coverageAmazon to Buy Half the Carbon Credits From Bacon Tree Project
Amazon agreed to purchase roughly half the carbon credits generated by a land-restoration project, committing to 1.95 million credits over a decade-plus.
30 June 2026 · Read original coverageCarbon Credit Demand May Rise If Middle East War Prolongs LNG Disruptions
Analysts suggest carbon credit demand could increase if Middle East conflict continues disrupting LNG supply.
6 March 2026 · Read original coverageSelected international carbon-market reporting, for context on the standards, prices and rules this work operates within. Images preview the linked articles, with rights retained by the source. Reports without an accessible image appear as text-led cards.