51st Week Carbon Credit Markets 2025. Second half of the year - Year in Review. To remind you who actually does.
- Art Dam
- Dec 28, 2025
- 3 min read
Monday, 29 December 2025.
In the last post of the year — the 51st week of Carbon Credit Markets 2025 — we present the final half of our Year in Review, a retrospective to recall who talks and who truly acts in the climate agenda.
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Below is the summary of the final half of the 2025 Year in Review:
July
Advances in the regulation of carbon markets, with Brazil and Turkey structuring their national ETS and the International Court of Justice declaring climate protection a legal obligation. In Brazil, the Climate and Carbon Conference highlighted satellite monitoring, indigenous governance, and low-carbon agriculture, consolidating preparations for COP30.
August
Latin America, especially Brazil, gained global prominence with the IETA Latin America Climate Summit, discussing integrity, governance, and market interoperability. Reports revealed challenges such as low transparency and land conflicts, but also opportunities in natural solutions, tropical agriculture, and technological MRV.
September
There was an acceleration of NDCs, progress in emerging markets, and debates on integrity and governance, driven by the Kariba case. Indonesia announced 60 million credits, Canada launched a carbon removal plan, and tools like Climate TRACE increased transparency heading towards COP30.
October
Hydrogen has established itself as a key player in the energy transition, with megaprojects, logistics chains, and pricing platforms in operation. Countries such as Chile, French Guiana, and China have showcased applications in e-fuels, electricity generation, and maritime transport, reinforcing Latin America's role in the low-carbon economy.
November
COP30 brought progress on Article 6, new methodologies, and Brazil's entry into the Open Coalition of Regulated Markets. Countries such as Ghana, Indonesia, and Singapore expanded the scale of their markets, while ICAO updated CORSIA credits and Carbon Direct acquired Pachama, signaling technological maturity.
December
The practical implementation phase of Article 6 began, with Chile, Brazil, and the European Union publishing national regulations. The IPCC advanced in removal methodologies, ICROA ended its activities, and the explosion in demand for green skills showed that the climate transition is also an economic and labor transformation.
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