Australia set to miss renewable target, think tank says

Published 14:42 on March 11, 2025  /  Last updated at 14:42 on March 11, 2025  / /  Asia Pacific, Australia

Australia is unlikely to meet its planned target of 82% of electricity sourced from renewable energy by 2030 no matter who wins the upcoming election, but output could be much lower under the conservative opposition, according to a report released Tuesday.

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Electrification of heat processes could decarbonise emissions-heavy garment industry -report

Published 05:01 on March 11, 2025  /  Last updated at 13:10 on March 10, 2025  / /  Asia Pacific, China, Other APAC

The clothing industry contributes around 2% to global emissions with much of that coming from energy used for process heating, but there are transition pathways ahead to drop these emissions, a report released Tuesday found.

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Australian govt commits A$250 mln to low carbon liquid fuel spending

Published 09:35 on March 6, 2025  /  Last updated at 09:35 on March 6, 2025  / /  Asia Pacific, Australia, Aviation/CORSIA

The Australian government will commit A$250 million ($158.5 mln) to developing the country’s low carbon liquid fuel (LCLF) sector, it announced Thursday.

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CARBON FORWARD ASIA: Much work ahead for Vietnam’s carbon market launch, analyst says

Published 08:52 on March 5, 2025  /  Last updated at 08:52 on March 5, 2025  / /  Asia Pacific, Other APAC

The ministry overseeing Vietnam’s soon-to-appear pilot carbon market is about to merge with another in the biggest government shake-up in decades, though it’s impact on the scheme launch date remains uncertain.

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CARBON FORWARD ASIA: Australian Coalition election win might see major Safeguard carve-outs

Published 07:06 on March 5, 2025  /  Last updated at 07:06 on March 5, 2025  / /  Asia Pacific, Australia

A Coalition party win at the imminent Australian election would not see the updated Safeguard Mechanism repealed, but it could be weakened or see large sectors, such as LNG, carved out, a conference heard this week.

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Australia finalises first Nature Repair Market method, biodiversity instrument

Published 09:33 on March 3, 2025  /  Last updated at 09:33 on March 3, 2025  / /  Asia Pacific, Australia, Biodiversity

Australia has released the final version of its first new method for the voluntary Nature Repair Market (NRM) allowing project developers to earn biodiversity certificates, the government said Monday.

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Australian emissions continue to drop as power demand stays level, regulator says

Published 09:26 on February 28, 2025  /  Last updated at 09:26 on February 28, 2025  / /  Asia Pacific, Australia

Emissions from the near-70% of the sectors covered by Australian greenhouse gas reporting requirements have been on the wane since 2019 and fell again in 2024, according to data from the regulator released Friday.

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Billions of tonnes of profitable CO2 storage up for grabs in mining waste, company says

Published 08:32 on February 27, 2025  /  Last updated at 08:55 on February 27, 2025  / /  Asia Pacific, Australia, Canada, Voluntary

The global carbon mineralisation industry could be worth tens of billions of dollars using existing mine waste, according to a white paper released Thursday by a startup in the space.

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Southeast Asian steelmaker to double production, cut emissions in new deal

Published 11:18 on February 26, 2025  /  Last updated at 11:18 on February 26, 2025  / /  Asia Pacific, Carbon Taxes, CBAM, Other APAC

A major Indonesian steelmaker with over 1 million tonnes of capacity a year has committed to producing lower-carbon products after announcing a partnership with a European company hoping to meet EU steel demand without having to buy additional CO2 allowances under the carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM).

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Aluminium, ammonia key to Australia’s net zero goal, report finds

Published 08:45 on February 26, 2025  /  Last updated at 08:45 on February 26, 2025  / /  Asia Pacific, Australia

Decarbonising one of Australia’s leading industrial zones could reduce emissions by several million tonnes of CO2e every year, but would require ramping up renewable energy by a factor of 10 at a minimum, a think tank found Wednesday.

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