Australian oiler prices the cost of carbon for new gas project

Published 10:27 on August 21, 2024  /  Last updated at 10:27 on August 21, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, Australia

The costs of one of Australia’s upcoming LNG developments are set to rise thanks to Safeguard Mechanism requirements, adding around 30% to the price per unit of gas.

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Clean cement outfit raises $85 mln in Series C round

Published 06:55 on August 21, 2024  /  Last updated at 08:53 on August 21, 2024  / /  Americas, International, US, Voluntary

A US-headquartered low-carbon cement developer with some 100 patents to its name and plans to grow to global scale has raised $85 million in Series C funding from a conglomerate of clean energy financiers.

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Updated NDCs could see Australia’s big emitters reach net zero early, says consultancy

Published 23:01 on August 20, 2024  /  Last updated at 21:05 on August 20, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, Australia, International, Paris Article 6

Australia’s heavy emitters could reach net zero before 2050, a date adopted by the country as well as many large companies, should baseline emissions reductions covered under the Safeguard Mechanism bump up.

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Support CCS like hydrogen to develop sector, commerce chamber tells Australian govt

Published 14:19 on August 20, 2024  /  Last updated at 14:19 on August 20, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, Australia

The chamber of commerce in Australia’s largest gas-exporting state has argued the current Labor federal government is not doing enough to support carbon capture and storage (CCS) and should provide the same support it gives to green hydrogen development if the country is serious about meeting its climate goals.

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Australia on course to miss emissions targets, say analysts

Published 17:24 on August 19, 2024  /  Last updated at 23:15 on August 19, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, Australia

All unabated coal- and gas-power must be removed and coupled with a large increase in renewables, alongside a spend in the trillions of dollars, for Australia to meet its obligations under the Paris Agreement, a report released Monday found.

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CBAM to hit Vietnam’s steel exports, researchers find

Published 16:19 on August 16, 2024  /  Last updated at 16:19 on August 16, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, CBAM, Other APAC

Southeast Asia’s top steelmaker is likely to be hit by Europe’s carbon border taxes but not necessarily enough to force it to make a low-carbon change, a paper said this week.

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Indonesian president-to-be reaffirms carbon administration

Published 09:25 on August 16, 2024  /  Last updated at 09:25 on August 16, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, Other APAC

Indonesia’s incoming president Prabowo Subianto’s office has reconfirmed a plan for a Climate Change Control and Carbon Administration which will use blockchain to manage its carbon markets in addition to pursuing a net zero target set by the previous administration.

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New Zealand verifier wins backing for forestry certification standard

Published 12:21 on August 15, 2024  /  Last updated at 12:21 on August 15, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, International, Nature-based, New Zealand, Voluntary

A New Zealand-based verifier on Thursday announced its verification standard for long-term forestry CO2 capture and storage had been validated by a global certification firm, the first time such a standard will be made available for the voluntary carbon market, it said.

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Australian carbon watchdog puts HIR under spotlight

Published 09:54 on August 15, 2024  /  Last updated at 09:54 on August 15, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, Australia

Australia’s Clean Energy Regulator (CER), which oversees Australia’s carbon market, has made the process around gateway checks for human-induced regeneration projects a key priority for the ACCU Scheme over the next year.

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Singapore, Philippines sign MoU on carbon credits

Published 09:21 on August 15, 2024  /  Last updated at 03:21 on August 31, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, Nature-based, Other APAC, Paris Article 6, Voluntary

Singapore and the Philippines are due to sign a Memorandum of Understanding on carbon credits Thursday night, reinforcing their Article 6.2 collaboration.

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