Carbon Trading System
Summary
Zimbabwe has introduced new carbon trading regulations that require carbon projects to register with the Zimbabwe Carbon Markets Authority and use a national registry backed by blockchain technology. Environmental activist Never Bonde says the system could give his tree-planting campaign credibility as he works toward planting 500,000 trees in Bulawayo by 2030.
Key Points
- Zimbabwe’s new Carbon Trading Regulations, introduced in May 2025, require carbon projects to register with the Zimbabwe Carbon Markets Authority.
- A national carbon registry using blockchain is meant to improve transparency and prevent double counting of emission reductions.
- Environmental activist Never Bonde is expanding a tree-planting campaign in Bulawayo with a target of 500,000 trees by 2030.
- By June 2026, only four projects had completed registration under the new framework, with 19 others still in process.
