INTERVIEW: Australian biodiversity credit developer plans huge scale up, sees tradable units as “inevitable”

Published 10:56 on April 17, 2024  /  Last updated at 10:56 on April 17, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, Australia, Biodiversity

Australian biodiversity credit developer Wilderlands has just passed 100,000 units sold, each of which protects one square metre of land, but wants to increase that ten-fold within the next year.

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GenZero, South Pole partner for centre devoted to “novel” carbon solutions

Published 10:03 on April 17, 2024  /  Last updated at 10:03 on April 17, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, Carbon Taxes, CBAM, International, Other APAC, Voluntary

Temasek subsidiary GenZero and project developer South Pole on Wednesday launched the Asia Centre of Carbon Excellence (ACCE) to focus on what they called “novel” carbon solutions to improve Singapore’s carbon trading, policy, and project development, as well as the energy transition.

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Australia, Singapore looking to clean, green maritime operations

Published 04:18 on April 17, 2024  /  Last updated at 00:43 on April 18, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, Australia, Other APAC, Shipping

Singapore and Australia plan a A$20 million ($12.85 mln) spend via the Australia-Singapore Initiative on Low Emissions Technologies (ASLET) for maritime and port operations, the two said Wednesday.

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Southeast Asia “woefully” behind in race to meet near-term transition goals -report

Published 09:30 on April 15, 2024  /  Last updated at 09:30 on April 15, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, Other APAC

Southeast Asia will need $1.5 trillion to reduce the 2.4 gigatonnes of CO2e required to meet its 2030 emissions targets, but is “woefully” off track, according to a report released Monday.

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Vietnamese scientist eyes coconut carbon credit potential

Published 06:45 on April 12, 2024  /  Last updated at 06:45 on April 12, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, Nature-based, Other APAC, Voluntary

Vietnam sees potential in generating carbon credits from its coconuts, with a local study suggesting plantations in one province could absorb anywhere from 1.9-5.8 million tonnes of CO2.

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Carbon markets to retain key role in climate action but vulnerable to geopolitics, GenZero says

Published 22:01 on April 11, 2024  /  Last updated at 11:56 on April 11, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, International, Nature-based, Other APAC, Voluntary

Carbon market participants should back harmonised quality standards and principles to secure its role as a foundation for international partnerships even in a scenario where global climate action become fragmented, Singapore’s GenZero said on Friday.

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China’s coal plant build hits new high in 2023, driving global growth

Published 07:27 on April 11, 2024  /  Last updated at 07:27 on April 11, 2024  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, China, EMEA, International

Global coal capacity rose last year, with China – the world’s largest LNG importer and biggest developer of new solar and wind capacity – accounting for two-thirds of that growth, according to a think tank report published Thursday.

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Carbon markets could support CCS development, but more is needed -report

Published 12:56 on April 10, 2024  /  Last updated at 12:56 on April 10, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, Carbon Taxes, EMEA, EU ETS, International, Japan, Kyoto Mechanisms, Nature-based, Other APAC, UK ETS, Voluntary

Carbon markets could support carbon capture and storage (CCS) work but hurdles remain, such as return on investment, buyer appetite, and incentivising the entire chain including transport, according to a report released this week.

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Japanese heavyweights partner in SAF, BECCS project in the US

Published 09:49 on April 9, 2024  /  Last updated at 09:49 on April 9, 2024  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, Aviation/CORSIA, International, Japan, US

A Japanese oil and gas company has joined a trading house and bioenergy hopeful to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) via a biomass project on the US Gulf Coast, where the bulk of its LNG exports depart.

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Investors are failing to hold directors to account for climate risk, report finds

Published 06:50 on April 9, 2024  /  Last updated at 06:50 on April 9, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, Australia, International

So-called responsible investors are shirking their duties to push for company directors with better climate policy, according to a report released Tuesday.

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