Captured data – A new carbon capture and low-carbon infrastructure intelligence platform has launched, offering real-time global tracking of projects across carbon capture and storage (CCS), direct air capture (DAC), hydrogen, e-fuels, and CO2 transport networks, it was announced on Monday. CarbonStorage.io said the service aggregates project-level data, geospatial mapping, regulatory milestones, and infrastructure metadata into a continuously updated database. The company said the platform is designed for developers, investors, researchers, and energy companies seeking consolidated visibility on carbon management and related infrastructure projects worldwide. Core project maps and summary information are available at no cost, while professional users can access paid datasets and analytics tools for deeper project and regulatory analysis.

Requiring a set of core climate metrics, third-party assurance, and improved disclosure infrastructure would help authorities track financial institutions’ progress toward net zero emission targets, the OECD said in a new policy paper.

CORSIA carbon futures tumbled again last week, detaching themselves from spot prices for the aviation offsetting scheme, amid an eye-opening week for the Paris Agreement market after a major energy and cookstove provider company went bust because Kenya would not agree to authorise international credit trade.

Two Singapore-based companies have partnered to develop “advanced” digital monitoring, reporting, and verification (dMRV) systems for forest carbon in Southeast Asia, starting with a project in Indonesia.

An environmental standard body is set to update its carbon removal methodology with the aim of restricting crediting to areas exposed to high deforestation risks.

Australia should modernise its free trade agreements (FTAs) with Southeast Asian partners to better align trade policy with climate and nature objectives, as existing deals offer weak and largely voluntary environmental provisions, the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) said in a recent review.

The chair of Australia’s independent Climate Change Authority (CCA) has been asked to step back from making recommendations as part of the review into Australia’s carbon market to avoid a potential conflict of interest.

Palm oil credits - Thailand’s Global Green Chemical (GGC) signed a cooperation deal with satellite operator Thaicom and the Thailand Greenhouse Gas Management Organization (TGO) to develop carbon credits from sustainable palm oil cultivation, the companies said last week. The project will use satellite data, remote sensing, and artificial intelligence to monitor plantations and measure carbon sequestration, with credits to be registered under Thailand’s voluntary T-VER programme. Malaysia is also looking to generate carbon credits from the palm oil industry.

Green banking - The Asian Development Bank and the State Bank of Vietnam have launched a $2 mln green banking initiative aimed at strengthening Vietnam’s capacity to scale up green and climate finance. The initiative is part of the ‘Inclusive and Climate Finance’ technical assistance project funded by the Japanese Government through the Japan Fund for Prosperous and Resilient Asia and the Pacific or the JFPR, and seeks to enhance green banking practices and support the financial sector’s role in advancing sustainable investment. More than 80 participants from the banking sector, government agencies, development partners, and business associations met in Hanoi at the inaugural workshop on Friday and discussed issues including climate risk assessment, carbon pricing impacts, the role of banks in carbon market development, and the issuance of green bonds as part of efforts to deepen climate finance in Vietnam.

India’s government has allocated INR 200 billion ($2.2 bln) over the next five years to deploy carbon capture, utilisation, and storage (CCUS) technologies to cut industrial emissions.

Australia should set demand targets for renewable ammonia and low carbon liquid fuels as a way to drive the uptake of clean hydrogen, according to a lobby group submission published Monday.

Taking flight - Singapore will trial a centralised procurement model for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), with nine companies including Google, Singapore Airlines, and DBS Group Holdings participating, the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore said last week. The voluntary test will be run through the newly formed Singapore Sustainable Aviation Fuel Company (SAFCo) to refine operational, commercial, and accounting processes ahead of a 1% SAF mandate for flights departing Singapore. Singapore plans to raise SAF use to 3-5% by 2030, funded partly by a green levy on air tickets from April for flights departing from October.

Figuring it out - Australian company Provaris and China's Yinson Production have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Himle to assess fabrication and costs of its proprietary liquid CO2 (LCO2) tanks, the company told the market. The effort will focus the design of a robotic production facility and cost estimation to fabricate the LC02 tanks suitable for Floating Storage and Injection Unit opportunities. The facility would be built at Himle's manufacturing site in Rushan, China. Provaris said the tanks will be significantly larger than those currently offered in the market and will offer cost benefits to proponents of CO2 carrier and storage projects.