HSBC delays climate target to avoid relying on offsets

Published 09:19 on February 19, 2025  /  Last updated at 09:19 on February 19, 2025  / /  EMEA, Voluntary

HSBC has delayed its target to achieve net zero emissions across its operations, business travel, and supply chain to 2050, the bank said on Wednesday, pushing back its original 2030 deadline by two decades.

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Carbon market veteran debuts app for individual investors

Published 10:29 on February 18, 2025  /  Last updated at 13:56 on February 18, 2025  / /  Asia Pacific, Bavardage, Voluntary

A carbon market veteran on Tuesday launched a new mobile app that will allow retail investors to participate in what has historically been a corporate-dominated market.

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Renewable energy holds carbon credit potential for Pakistan -think tank

Published 08:27 on February 17, 2025  /  Last updated at 08:27 on February 17, 2025  / /  Asia Pacific, Other APAC, Voluntary

Pakistan could earn up to $43 million annually from carbon credits through renewable energy projects, according to a think tank, even as this source of units appears to be running out of steam.

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BRIEFING: Indonesia’s ETS is expanding, but multiple handbrakes are holding it back, experts say

Published 05:56 on February 17, 2025  /  Last updated at 05:56 on February 17, 2025  / and /  Asia Pacific, Other APAC

Indonesia’s power sector emissions trading scheme (ETS) entered its second phase at the beginning of this year, however multiple policy and regulatory issues mean it has yet to be an effective tool for emissions reductions, according to experts.

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China’s HFC emissions surge, threaten climate targets, says study

Published 13:48 on February 14, 2025  /  Last updated at 13:48 on February 14, 2025  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, China, EMEA

China’s emissions from greenhouse gases used in cooling and refrigeration have skyrocketed since 2005, and now equal emissions from more than 500 natural gas-fired power plants in a single year, according to a new research.

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Carbon-rich peatlands are severely underprotected, study finds

Published 13:03 on February 13, 2025  /  Last updated at 13:03 on February 13, 2025  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, EMEA, Nature-based, Voluntary

Only 17% of the world’s peatlands are protected despite storing more carbon than all the world’s forests combined, a study released Thursday has found.

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ASEAN faces limited impact from EU CBAM, but future risks loom -study

Published 10:53 on February 13, 2025  /  Last updated at 10:53 on February 13, 2025  / /  Asia Pacific, Carbon Taxes, CBAM, China, EU ETS, Other APAC

The EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) will have minimal immediate economic impact on Southeast Asia in the short term, but that might change in time and the scheme offers an opportunity to nations in the region to scale up their carbon pricing systems, according to new research.

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Carbon developer raises $160 mln for US forest projects

Published 14:06 on February 12, 2025  /  Last updated at 14:06 on February 12, 2025  / /  Americas, Nature-based, US, Voluntary

A New York-based carbon project developer has secured $160 million in a Series B funding to expand the US projects it uses to generate afforestation, reforestation, and revegetation (ARR) credits, the company said on Wednesday.

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Honeywell partners with Indian startup to develop sustainable aviation fuel

Published 07:58 on February 12, 2025  /  Last updated at 07:58 on February 12, 2025  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, Aviation/CORSIA, International, Other APAC

US industrial giant Honeywell on Tuesday partnered with an India-based startup to explore the production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), aiming to help airlines meet their CORSIA emissions requirements.

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Singapore, Marshall Islands submit NDCs by original deadline

Published 14:28 on February 10, 2025  /  Last updated at 14:28 on February 10, 2025  / /  Asia Pacific, Climate Talks, International, Other APAC, Paris Article 6

Singapore and Marshall Islands on Monday announced their 2035 Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Agreement in time for original deadline – now pushed back to September as only a handful of nations made the early February goal.

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