ANALYSIS: LNG shock from closure of Hormuz Strait could raise emissions in Asia
A de facto closure of the Strait of Hormuz has sent Asian liquefied natural gas (LNG) benchmarks soaring, raising questions about whether a drawn out conflict could impact coal switching, carbon prices, and higher emissions across the region, analysts said Tuesday.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: Community tenure, not methodology, is the missing link in Indian REDD+
Indiaās struggle to build a pipeline of forest carbon projects has less to do with international methodologies and more to do with who owns the land, according to developers of the only community-based REDD+ project in the South Asian country.
Read MoreAI-driven power savings could cut up to 400 MtCO2e in ASEAN by 2035 -report
Artificial intelligence could help Southeast Asian power grids save up to $67 billion and avoid nearly 400 million tonnes of CO2e by 2035, according to a report launched Tuesday that added on to the list of tall-order expectations from the new technology.
Read MoreCarbon removal market ācanāt tradeā without leasing model, paper says
Carbon removal should be treated as ātime-bound storage leasesā backed by specialist delivery companies, according to a recently published academic paper that argued current markets have failed to deliver liquidity, price discovery, or scale.
Read MoreSingapore to open call for projects under Article 6 agreement with Thailand next month
Singapore will operationalise its bilateral carbon credit agreement with Thailand next month, the deputy prime minister said this week, as the city-state steps up efforts to secure offsets to meet its climate targets.
Read MoreVietnam publishes carbon registry rulebook, eyes launch later this year
Vietnam has issued a circular clarifying long-awaited rules that will govern its national carbon registry, as the Southeast Asian country moves closer to launching emissions trading later this year.
Read MoreGas seen as most feasible path to curb Indonesiaās captive coal emissions
Indonesiaās growing fleet of captive coal power, built largely to feed its nickel boom, could use natural gas as a stepping stone towards decarbonisation, a report said Thursday, calling it the most feasible route to cutting short- to medium-term emissions.
Read MoreBRIEFING: Japan looking at small businesses to scale JCM in India
Japan is hoping to help decarbonise Indiaās micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in a bet that hard-to-abate sectors such as textiles, dairy, and steam-intensive manufacturing can deliver early emission cuts under the Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM).
Read MoreIndonesia launches blue carbon action plan, eyes pilot projects by 2027
Indonesia has launched a five-year plan to protect and restore its vast mangrove and seagrass ecosystems, as it seeks to unlock new streams of finance from blue carbon.
Read MoreAustralian firm to supply gas to steel plant, calls output āgreenā
An Australian oil and gas company on Friday signed a long-term agreement to supply vast quantities of gas to a steel plant in a bid to make low-emissions iron, raising questions over whether gas-based output can credibly be labelled āgreenā.
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