Uzbekistan becomes first country to receive World Bank payment for sale of policy-based carbon credits
Uzbekistan has become the first country to receive a payment of $7.5 million from the World Bank for the sale of carbon credits from policy reforms that have slashed its carbon emissions by half a million tonnes.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: US developer enters Indian voluntary carbon market with rice methane offsetting projects
A US-based agri-tech firm seeks to reduce methane emissions from rice farming in India and is preparing its first batch of projects on the east coast of the South Asian nation, the company’s co-founders told Carbon Pulse.
Read MoreSouth Korea to launch CCU ‘mega project’ to assist industrial decarbonisation drive
South Korea plans to roll out carbon capture and utilisation (CCU) technology across industrial facilities in what the government has dubbed a “mega project”, designed to help decarbonise country’s biggest-emitting industries and reach its greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals.
Read MoreTokyo-based carbon developer partners with Vietnamese govt for methane reduction projects
Japanese carbon project developer has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a second provincial government in Vietnam to reduce methane emissions resulting from rice cultivation in the Southeast Asian nation.
Read MorePlan Vivo, consultancy set to launch nature-based pilots across Asia and Africa
Nature and carbon standard Plan Vivo has partnered with a UK-based consultancy to launch a series of nature-based pilot projects in Asia and Africa towards the end of the year.
Read MoreJapanese carbon developer teams up with provincial govt for rice projects in Vietnam
A Tokyo-based carbon project developer has partnered with a provincial government in Vietnam for developing methane offsetting projects in the Red River Delta region of the Southeast Asian nation.
Read MoreJapanese climate tech company raises $26 mln, forms multi-sector carbon alliances
A Tokyo-based climate technology announced Friday it has raised 4.2 billion yen ($26 mln) in Series C funding while setting up alliances – including on carbon credits – across several sectors to accelerate the decarbonisation process.
Read MoreMalaysian carbon trading bill to be presented before parliament by year end
Malaysia’s carbon trading legislation will be presented before Dewan Rakyat, the lower house of parliament, by the end of this year, according to the country’s deputy prime minister.
Read MoreMalaysian govt fund partners with renewable energy firm to explore nature-based projects
A Malaysian federal government fund has partnered with a Kuala Lumpur-based renewable energy company to explore the development of nature-based solutions (NbS) projects in the Southeast Asian country.
Read MoreCalifornia-based startup ties carbon deals with Mongolian govt, Mitsubishi
A US-headquartered soil carbon startup has signed an agreement with the Mongolian government to introduce regenerative agriculture and provide carbon finance to farmers and herders and with Mitsubishi for a JCM project in the country.
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