Steel group releases global standard for measuring GHG emissions, adopting 1.5C ‘glidepath’

Published 10:07 on April 27, 2023  /  Last updated at 10:07 on April 27, 2023  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, EMEA, International

A climate policy steel group with members across the industry’s entire supply chain has released a draft global standard to measure and report emissions from steelmaking, it was announced.

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South Korea targets clean hydrogen standards in place by 2024

Published 05:06 on April 27, 2023  /  Last updated at 10:52 on April 27, 2023  / /  Asia Pacific, South Korea

South Korea has outlined broad plans to introduce a certification system for clean hydrogen, covering the setting of standards and providing incentives to enable low-carbon hydrogen to contribute to the country’s long-term climate policy goals.

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Green hydrogen project pipeline accelerates in reaction to last year’s gas price hike -analysts

Published 12:02 on April 25, 2023  /  Last updated at 12:02 on April 25, 2023  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, EMEA, International

The global low-carbon project pipeline has accelerated in the past year to reach over 400 projects in the first quarter of 2023, driven by green hydrogen projects as last year’s elevated gas prices have taken the shine off prospects for fossil-fuel based projects equipped with CCS, analysts told a webinar on Tuesday.

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Big Chinese power producers to see better days ahead, more focus on renewables

Published 11:05 on April 24, 2023  /  Last updated at 11:05 on April 24, 2023  / /  Asia Pacific, China

China’s top independent power producers (IPPs) stand to benefit from moderating coal prices over the next twelve months, lifting their credit profiles and enabling them to be better placed to execute China’s energy transition goals, research from a ratings service has found.

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Japanese shipping firm to invest in carbon removal projects

Published 10:28 on April 21, 2023  /  Last updated at 10:28 on April 21, 2023  / /  Asia Pacific, Japan, Shipping, Voluntary

A Japanese shipping giant has set a target to remove over 2 million tonnes of CO2e by 2030 by investing in carbon removal projects, the company announced on Friday in an update on its climate and environmental targets.

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Australian, Canadian firms team up to develop CCS solutions for heavy industry

Published 04:54 on April 21, 2023  /  Last updated at 04:54 on April 21, 2023  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, Australia, Canada

An Australian oil and gas company venturing into the carbon management space has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a Canadian carbon capture and removal technology firm, to collaborate in the offering of a ‘one-stop shop’ solution for industrial businesses dealing with hard to avoid CO2 emissions, they announced on Friday.

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Pertamina businesses sign deal to co-operate on carbon trading

Published 07:27 on April 20, 2023  /  Last updated at 07:27 on April 20, 2023  / /  Asia Pacific, Other APAC, Voluntary

Three of Pertamina’s business units have combined to sign a carbon trading cooperation agreement to help the Indonesian national oil company (NOC) realise its long-term net zero emissions goal, they announced.

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Steelmakers may face choice to ‘decarbonise or bust’ despite steep green investment needed

Published 11:15 on April 19, 2023  /  Last updated at 11:15 on April 19, 2023  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, EMEA, International

Global emissions from the carbon-intensive steel sector reflect an “untenable status quo” as key producers in North America, Europe, and Asia aim to meet their climate targets, but adopting hydrogen-based technologies offers the most viable path for producing carbon-free steel, research from an investment bank has found.

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Finnish start-up secures €11 mln in funding round for sustainable protein food source

Published 07:59 on April 19, 2023  /  Last updated at 07:59 on April 19, 2023  / /  EMEA, International

A Finnish biotech start-up has raised €11 million in a Series A funding round to scale up production of a low-carbon protein product that has much less land and water usage impact than its targeted competitor, soybeans, it announced on Wednesday.

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Thai oil company signs up with local bank to set up carbon credit-linked derivatives

Published 04:41 on April 19, 2023  /  Last updated at 04:41 on April 19, 2023  / /  Asia Pacific, Other APAC, Voluntary

Thailand’s PTT has signed a carbon credit derivatives framework agreement with a Thai state-owned bank, the country’s national oil company (NOC) has announced.

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