Australian fracking project to vastly drive up emissions -report
Plans by pipeline company APA Group to transport large volumes of fracked gas from the Beetaloo Sub-basin will massively drive up Australia’s carbon emissions without addressing energy security in any meaningful way, activist group Market Forces said Thursday.
Read MoreBRIEFING: Connecting an ASEAN grid over expanding LNG imports will cost less and lower emissions, webinar hears
ASEAN countries are planning to import more LNG as a way to boost energy security, however they would be better off investing in renewable energy and expanding the region’s power grid, both from a cost and emissions reductions perspective, a webinar heard Tuesday.
Read MoreNorway commits $50 mln to ADB climate fund
Norway has committed up to $50 million to the Asian Development Bank’s Article 6-linked climate fund in a step it said would help it reach its climate neutral goal by 2030, cut greenhouse gases, and mobilise private green investments in developing nations.
Read MoreJapanese partners test novel chemical loop that produces electricity, hydrogen, and CO2
A partnership of Japanese companies has begun demonstration testing for a new technology that produces electricity, hydrogen, and CO2 simultaneously via firing of biomass and have been selected for a grant programme from research and development agency the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organisation (NEDO).
Read MoreAustralia opens sea dumping CCS consultation
Australia on Friday began a public consultation process for sea dumping carbon capture and sequestration (CCS), releasing draft guidance documents for domestic projects.
Read MoreAustralia’s NSW to establish Net Zero Plan in response to recommendations
New South Wales confirmed Thursday the state is on track to miss its near term GHG emissions reduction target in a formal response to a recent Net Zero Commission report, and will establish a strategy and give more power to its environmental authority in order to meet its legislated climate goals.
Read MoreAustralian duo plans novel hydrogen-diesel displacement carbon credit project
Two small Australian companies are hoping to generate carbon credits and sell them on the voluntary market by reducing diesel use at mine sites to avoid greenhouse gas emissions.
Read MoreSingapore Airlines sees emerging SAF credit demand, but says emissions cuts will come from better planes
Some demand for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) credits is emerging, though numbers remain small in the nascent market, Singapore Airlines (SIA) said Wednesday.
Read MoreIndonesia’s coal mining sector unprepared for net zero transition, report says
Indonesia’s thriving thermal coal sector is the largest exporter of the commodity in the world, but strong profits and margins coupled with a bullish mid-term outlook leave it unprepared to meet the final energy transition in the middle of this century, a report outlined this week.
Read MoreAustralia opens consultation on hydrogen Guarantee of Origin
Australia on Tuesday began consulting on rules that will back its planned Guarantee of Origin (GO) hydrogen scheme, due to start later this year, which it hopes will kickstart a clean energy export boom.
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