Japanese companies team up to cut emissions from LNG value chain
Dozens of companies in Japan have endorsed a government-backed initiative that aims to reduce methane emissions in the liquefied natural gas (LNG) value chain, according to local media reports.
Read MoreJapan-led AZEC could deepen fossil fuel reliance in the region, report says
Japan’s regional energy transition initiative featuring the promotion of nascent technologies could in turn deepen developing countries’ reliance on coal or liquefied natural gas (LNG), according to a report released Friday.
Read MoreJapanese trading house launches digital system to scale forest carbon projects
A major trading house in Japan has launched a system that can standardise and digitalise the work needed for creating domestically issued carbon offsets from forestry projects.
Read MoreKorean companies to launch N2O project in Egypt, target nitric production
A South Korea-based project developer and a chemical company have teamed up to pursue an N2O project in Egypt in a bid to generate Article 6 carbon credits from reducing emissions associated with nitric production.
Read MoreKorean refiner seeks commercialisation of membrane technology in carbon capture process
One of South Korea’s biggest refiners is seeking to commercialise a new membrane technology, as it seeks to tap into the international carbon capture, utilisation, and storage (CCUS) market.
Read MoreTech startup, financial firm partner to develop cooling materials, create carbon credits
A startup that provides energy-saving cooling materials has teamed up with a Tokyo-listed financial firm to promote decarbonisation services and create carbon credits.
Read MoreChina’s transformation plan may discourage new coal, report says
China’s transformation strategy for coal-fired power plants could help drive a phase-out of the fossil fuel, given that co-firing and carbon storage approaches remain costly, a report has argued.
Read MoreDuo seeks to slash livestock farming emissions with seaweed additives in Japan
A Tokyo-based microalgae solution provider has teamed up with an Australian company to promote seaweed-added feed additives, in the hope of decarbonising Japan’s livestock sector.
Read MoreANALYSIS: China steel sector braces for carbon market, capacity policies
The decarbonisation progress of China’s steel industry in the coming few years will likely hinge on recent regulatory developments, including the expansion of the national carbon market, according to experts.
Read MoreTaiwan releases voluntary guidelines to avoid corporate greenwashing
Taiwan’s environment ministry has released a set of operational guidelines for companies to declare carbon neutrality that includes the proper use of offsets, in the hope of avoiding corporate greenwashing.
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