Australia grants A$4.4 mln to explore electrification options at alumina refinery

Published 02:25 on May 27, 2025 / Last updated at 02:25 on May 27, 2025 / / Asia Pacific, Australia

The federal government has committed A$4.4 million ($2.8 mln) in grant funding to a Safeguard-covered alumina refinery in Western Australia to investigate electrification options, it announced Tuesday.

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Head of origination at APAC carbon credit provider to leave firm

Published 21:00 on May 26, 2025 / Last updated at 07:54 on May 26, 2025 / / Asia Pacific, Australia, Bavardage, Voluntary

A carbon credit provider has announced its head of origination and former CEO will resign as of June 5.

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Australia urged to introduce green iron production tax credit to simulate carbon price -report

Published 05:39 on May 26, 2025 / Last updated at 05:39 on May 26, 2025 / / Asia Pacific, Australia

Australia has a A$400-billion ($260 bln) green iron export opportunity, but would need measures that simulate an international carbon price in order to realise it, according to a think tank report published Monday.

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Australian carbon market industry body CEO announces resignation

Published 09:49 on May 23, 2025 / Last updated at 09:49 on May 23, 2025 / / Asia Pacific, Australia, Bavardage

The head of Australia’s carbon market industry body will resign on July 4, the organisation announced Friday.

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NZ budget shows govt not serious about meeting 2030 NDC, legal group says

Published 08:47 on May 23, 2025 / Last updated at 08:47 on May 23, 2025 / / Asia Pacific, New Zealand

A prominent New Zealand legal group has questioned the government’s seriousness about meeting its 2030 international climate targets, given its latest budget provides no funding to purchasing overseas carbon credits. 

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Australian Market Roundup: Landfill gas projects dominate issuance as ACCU price inches up

Published 07:50 on May 23, 2025 / Last updated at 08:46 on May 23, 2025 / / Asia Pacific, Australia

Australian Carbon Credit Unit (ACCUs) issuances rose in April, largely generated by landfill gas projects, as market prices slowly pick up despite a lull in activity.

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Australian soil carbon projects opt for shorter permanence periods, new regulator data shows

Published 09:28 on May 22, 2025 / Last updated at 09:28 on May 22, 2025 / / Asia Pacific, Australia

Analysis published by the Clean Energy Regulator this week shows soil carbon projects are opting for shorter permanence periods and deferring their crediting periods.

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Australian reforms to landfill gas method small but impactful -analysis

Published 06:27 on May 22, 2025 / Last updated at 06:27 on May 22, 2025 / / Asia Pacific, Australia

The proposed reforms to the landfill gas method could boost Australian Carbon Credit Unit (ACCU) volumes, but may fail to address structural supply issues in the market, according to analysis published Thursday.

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Eco-Markets Australia launches cassowary credit market

Published 14:01 on May 21, 2025 / Last updated at 08:10 on May 21, 2025 / / Asia Pacific, Australia, Biodiversity, Nature-based, Voluntary

An Australian environmental markets administrator on Thursday launched a new biodiversity market aimed at protecting and restoring landscapes in Queensland’s Wet Tropics region that are home to the cassowary.

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FEATURE: In tight race with Turkiye, Australia and the Pacific look likely to win COP31

Published 10:39 on May 21, 2025 / Last updated at 10:39 on May 21, 2025 / and / Asia Pacific, Australia, Climate Talks, EMEA, EU ETS, International, Other APAC

The Australia-Pacific bid to host COP31 next year is looking more and more likely to win out over rival Turkiye, according to observers, thanks to a stronger reputational standing and the chance to shift the annual UN summit out of the Northern Hemisphere for the first time in a decade, but Turkiye is not ceding ground just yet.

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