Tokyo-based carbon developer teams up with provincial govt for methane reduction projects in Vietnam
A Japanese carbon project developer has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a provincial government in Vietnam to generate carbon credits from methane offset projects spanning 55,000 hectares of rice paddy fields in the Red River Delta.
Read MoreNon-profits call on Malaysian PM to overhaul timber certification system, align with EUDR
Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim should reform the “broken” Malaysian Timber Certification Scheme (MTCS) due to the challenges faced by Indigenous communities, while urging it to be aligned with the EU’s Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), according to a group of non-profits.
Read MoreIndia launches draft green hydrogen certification scheme
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) in India has launched a draft of its green hydrogen certification scheme with an aim to provide a framework for the measurement, monitoring, and certification of green hydrogen production in the country.
Read MoreIndian developer signs Ghana deal for Paris-aligned cookstoves carbon project
An Indian developer has partnered with the government of Ghana and a Singapore-based asset management fund for the production and distribution of 1 million improved cookstoves across the African nation over the next five years, the company announced this week.
Read MoreMozambique govt awards licence to UAE developer for massive blue carbon project
Mozambique’s Ministry of Land and Environment has given approval to a Dubai-based firm to restore mangroves along the degraded coastline in the Zambezia province of the African nation and generate carbon credits, the developer announced Thursday.
Read MoreWorld Bank arm invests $60 mln to decarbonise Indonesia’s second largest steel producer
The World Bank’s International Finance Corporation (IFC) has provided a loan of $60 million to the second largest steel producer in Indonesia in order to help the firm transition to low-carbon production and drive sector-wide decarbonisation.
Read MoreMalaysia targets net zero emissions from aviation by 2050
The Malaysian government has released a decarbonisation blueprint for its aviation sector, targeting net zero emissions by 2050, it announced Thursday.
Read MorePakistan’s Sindh province to generate millions of voluntary carbon credits through reforestation projects
The government of Sindh province in Pakistan is planning to generate tens of millions of voluntary carbon credits by planting trees along the Indus River in a massive reforestation initiative, an official told Carbon Pulse.
Read MoreKenyan wind power project embroiled in land dispute, unable to sell carbon credits -media
One of the largest renewable energy projects in Kenya, involved in a land dispute with the local community for about a decade, has been unable to trade carbon credits issued from the project, according to a local media source.
Read MoreIndia must auction carbon certificates to achieve climate goals, ensure just transition -report
India must allow auctioning of carbon credit certificates (CCCs) under its intensity-based Carbon Credit Trading Scheme (CCTS), in line with other emissions trading schemes (ETS) globally, in order to achieve its climate goals while also facilitating a just energy transition, a paper released Tuesday has found.
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