New Zealand’s Fonterra to switch out coal for 9% emissions drop

Published 07:46 on December 12, 2024  /  Last updated at 07:46 on December 12, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, Australia, New Zealand

Dairy giant Fonterra has announced a new decarbonisation project to convert two coal-fired boilers to using low-carbon wood pellets at its South Island operations in South Canterbury, New Zealand expected to make a significant dent in its emissions.

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Korean researchers find copper-zinc metal mix can put captured carbon to use

Published 12:36 on December 11, 2024  /  Last updated at 12:36 on December 11, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, International, Other APAC

Researchers have found a potential new way of using CO2 to create valuable products such as fuel, a Korean university announced on Wednesday.

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Asia Pacific shipping sector faces 100 Mt/year CCS challenge, report finds

Published 11:30 on December 11, 2024  /  Last updated at 11:30 on December 11, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, Australia, International, Japan, Other APAC, Shipping, South Korea, Voluntary

Ships may have to transport some 100 million tonnes of CO2 annually between jurisdictions by mid-century, which will require huge advance efforts in terms of funding and other preparations, according to a report released Wednesday.

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Australian steel company invests in low-carbon mill

Published 12:11 on December 10, 2024  /  Last updated at 13:18 on December 10, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, Australia

Australia is set to get a new, low-carbon steel mill in Queensland built by one of the nation’s largest steel suppliers, who buys from local and international sources.

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Australia’s green iron opportunity could cut its entire emissions footprint -report

Published 13:14 on December 9, 2024  /  Last updated at 13:14 on December 9, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, Australia

One of Australia’s biggest resource powerhouses could export billions of dollars worth of green iron by the beginning of the next decade and A$170 bln ($109 bln) by 2050 while saving emissions bigger than the entirety of Australia’s annual carbon output, a report said Monday.

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Vietnam, GGGI extend partnership on climate, carbon pricing

Published 08:22 on December 9, 2024  /  Last updated at 08:22 on December 9, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, Other APAC

Vietnam and the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) have extended for five years a cooperative framework on climate action and carbon pricing designed to put the Southeast Asian country on track to meet its ambitions under the Paris Agreement.

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G20 nations’ fossil production could blow global carbon budget, study says

Published 12:41 on December 6, 2024  /  Last updated at 12:41 on December 6, 2024  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, EMEA, Voluntary

The world may not keep warming to less than 2C over pre-industrial levels based on the petroleum reserves of members of the G20, a report cautioned Friday.

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Indonesia’s 2040 coal phase-out target difficult, could hit ratings -agency

Published 10:04 on December 2, 2024  /  Last updated at 10:04 on December 2, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, Other APAC

Indonesia’s recently announced 2040 target coal phase-out date may be unrealistic and could affect power and resource sector companies’ credit ratings if the government adjusts its policy approach to meet the goal, a leading rating agency warned over the weekend.

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Organic matter decomposition study finds best type of wetland for carbon storage

Published 08:05 on December 2, 2024  /  Last updated at 08:05 on December 2, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, Australia, Nature-based, Voluntary

Wetlands across the world are releasing more carbon and sequestering less when temperatures increase, a study using an unusual proxy tool has found.

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ACCU price expected to more than double over the next the next decade, survey finds

Published 21:01 on December 1, 2024  /  Last updated at 13:47 on November 29, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, Australia

The price of an Australian carbon credit is set to more than double in the next decade, a majority of business owners surveyed believe.

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