Australian fuel retailer Ampol launches carbon neutral programme for customers

Published 06:38 on July 21, 2022  /  Last updated at 06:38 on July 21, 2022  / /  Asia Pacific, Australia, Voluntary

Australian downstream oil company Ampol will expand its “carbon neutral” fuels programme which aims to offset emissions from the sourcing, refining, distribution, retailing, and consumption of its petrol and diesel products, the company has announced.

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Global CO2 emissions to dip on strong renewables, slower demand growth, IEA says

Published 12:04 on July 20, 2022  /  Last updated at 00:28 on September 17, 2022  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, China, EMEA, International

Global electricity CO2 emissions are expected to fall, albeit slightly, in 2022 as weakening economic growth and soaring energy prices put the brakes on power consumption while renewables have a bumper year, according to the IEA in a report published Wednesday.

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Annual CO2 storage at CCS plants as much as 30% below global capacity -study

Published 10:26 on July 20, 2022  /  Last updated at 00:28 on September 17, 2022  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, China, EMEA, International

The level of CO2 captured and stored at CCS facilities annually is well below total yearly global capacity, by 19-30% on average, highlighting the urgent need for uniform and more comprehensive reporting on CO2 capture and storage rates, a study has found.

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BHP to collaborate with India’s Tata to tackle steel emissions

Published 05:07 on July 20, 2022  /  Last updated at 00:29 on September 17, 2022  / /  Asia Pacific, International, Other APAC

BHP has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Tata Steel to jointly study and explore the development of lower carbon technologies for iron and steelmaking, the global mining giant announced on Wednesday.

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Indian government set to introduce bill to establish carbon market framework, boost renewables use

Published 10:03 on July 19, 2022  /  Last updated at 10:03 on July 19, 2022  / /  Asia Pacific, Nature-based, Other APAC, Paris Article 6, Voluntary

India’s Modi government will shortly introduce legislation to the country’s lower house of parliament, the Lok Sabha, that will facilitate a national framework for carbon trading and boost clean energy use, according to local media reports.

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Aviation net zero goal needs annual investment of $175 bln, role required for CDR -report

Published 11:30 on July 18, 2022  /  Last updated at 22:30 on July 18, 2022  / /  Aviation/CORSIA, International, Voluntary

The global aviation sector would need to invest an annual average of around $175 billion between 2022 and 2050 to realise its net zero ambition by mid-century, according to analysis sponsored by a coalition of business stakeholders across the supply chain of several industries, including aviation, whose emissions are hard to abate.

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Pakistan frontier region seeks “gateway” for forest carbon market development

Published 07:07 on July 8, 2022  /  Last updated at 03:04 on July 23, 2022  / /  Asia Pacific, International, Nature-based, Other APAC, Voluntary

Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province has significant forest carbon potential, with officials aiming to create a “gateway” for carbon offset buyers and for investors to channel finance towards forest carbon sequestration projects, a local voluntary carbon market working group forum was told on Thursday.

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Singapore, Morocco sign MoU for carbon market co-operation under Article 6 guidelines

Published 06:25 on July 7, 2022  /  Last updated at 06:25 on July 7, 2022  / /  Africa, Asia Pacific, EMEA, International, Other APAC, Paris Article 6, Voluntary

Singapore and Morocco have signed an agreement to co-operate on projects that will facilitate the transfer of carbon credits between the two countries under Article 6 guidelines, they announced Thursday.

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Shell signs off on Europe’s largest green hydrogen plant, eyes 2025 start

Published 10:32 on July 6, 2022  /  Last updated at 10:32 on July 6, 2022  / /  Asia Pacific, China, EMEA, International

Oil and gas major Shell has made a final investment decision to build what will be Europe’s largest green hydrogen plant once it becomes operational in 2025, the company announced on Wednesday.

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Europe eyes green hydrogen imports from Australia but focus needed on its best use, analysts say

Published 10:59 on July 5, 2022  /  Last updated at 10:59 on July 5, 2022  / /  Asia Pacific, Australia, EMEA, International

Australia is positioning itself to be a key hydrogen exporter to markets in Europe, as major energy-importing economies such as Germany aim to reduce their dependence on fossil fuels over the longer term to meet their emissions reduction and energy security goals, however the need to identify where hydrogen can best be used as a low carbon solution needs to be addressed, according to analysts.

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