AU Market: ACCU market in a holding pattern, Feb. cancellations doubles
The Australian carbon market has trended downward as participants remain on tenterhooks ahead of the upcoming election, and lack of compliance demand keeps trading activity at middling to subdued levels.
Read MoreAustralian regulator extends carbon abatement contract delivery deadline
Australia’s Clean Energy Regulator has agreed to reschedule the delivery deadline for carbon abatement contracts (CACs) to the end of the calendar year, as it waits on the government to decide future exit window arrangements.
Read MoreBiochar startup launches SaaS, offtake agreement platform
A carbon credit platform start up is launching new solutions to help biochar project developers gain access to funding, certification, and revenue, it announced Monday.
Read MoreGold Standard, Tokyo government to launch new carbon credit trading platform
Gold Standard and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government have announced plans to create a trading platform to enable local companies to access carbon credits issued by the standard without language accessibility barriers.
Read MoreAustralia’s Productivity Commission seeks opportunities for biochar beyond ACCUs
Australia’s Productivity Commission (PC) is seeking views on whether government efforts could help boost biochar production in the country without relying on them being eligible to generate Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs), it said in a report this week.
Read MoreAustralian business groups call for bipartisanship on climate policy, Safeguard Mechanism
A group of 12 Australian industry and business groups published a joint statement Thursday urging bipartisan support for the country’s commitment to the Paris Agreement and ongoing support for climate policies, such as the reformed Safeguard Mechanism.
Read MoreCARBON FORWARD ASIA: Singapore working on sustainable claims guidance as APAC companies take wait-and-see approach
A Singapore industry group is working with stakeholders to develop a sustainable claims guidance for the carbon industry that it hopes can be applied to the broader Asia-Pacific region.
Read MoreNew Zealand publishes draft land-use classification framework
The New Zealand government has developed a draft land-use classification (LUC) framework for the country, which delineates carbon forestry from indigenous and exotic plantations.
Read MoreCARBON FORWARD ASIA: ANALYSIS – ASEAN players seek to balance regional market harmony with domestic requirements
Southeast Asian market associations are striving to ensure regional carbon market developments can align and harmonise with each other in order to build scale and ease of access, as governments are rapidly constructing infrastructure to meet their own domestic requirements.
Read MoreAustralian fintech firms team up to simplify emissions reporting
Two Australian fintech companies are teaming up to streamline and strengthen digital emissions reporting and certification efforts, they announced Tuesday.
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