Chevron, Pertamina to collaborate on offsets, low carbon projects in Asian markets

Published 10:43 on May 13, 2022  /  Last updated at 03:03 on May 17, 2022  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, Nature-based, Other APAC, US, Voluntary

Indonesia’s national oil company (NOC) Pertamina has formed a partnership with US major Chevron to co-operate on low carbon business opportunities in Indonesia and other Asian markets, the companies announced Friday.

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Oil and gas gamble on emissions tech comes with risk to credibility on meeting climate goals, report says

Published 07:34 on May 12, 2022  /  Last updated at 11:24 on May 12, 2022  / /  Americas, EMEA, International, Nature-based, US, Voluntary

Oil and gas companies are upgrading their climate targets but the sector still faces a credibility gap due to reliance on technologies to mitigate emissions that are expensive and unproven at scale, a report released on Thursday has found.

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Singapore to use CORSIA eligibility criteria for offsets in carbon tax scheme, door open for greater credits role

Published 12:59 on May 11, 2022  /  Last updated at 13:48 on May 11, 2022  / /  Asia Pacific, Aviation/CORSIA, Carbon Taxes, Climate Talks, Other APAC, Voluntary

Singapore will use the eligibility criteria set out in CORSIA, the global aviation offset mechanism, for emitters who will be allowed to offset a small portion of their emissions under the country’s carbon tax scheme, an official from the country’s National Climate Change Secretariat (NCCS) said on Wednesday.

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India faces challenges, opportunities in building carbon market framework

Published 11:30 on May 11, 2022  /  Last updated at 10:55 on May 12, 2022  / /  Asia Pacific, Climate Talks, Other APAC, Voluntary

India’s plans to establish a uniform and more effective framework for a voluntary carbon market (VCM) has wide backing domestically from industry players, but moves to facilitate the rapidly growing interest in carbon credits also face complex challenges for regulators, according to analysts.

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South Korean energy player buys stake in big US CCS ethanol project

Published 09:07 on May 10, 2022  /  Last updated at 09:07 on May 10, 2022  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, South Korea, US

SK E&S, an energy subsidiary of South Korean conglomerate SK Group, will invest $110 million in a CCS project that aims to capture and store CO2 from over thirty ethanol plants in the US mid-west, the company announced on Tuesday.

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Switch from coal to renewables cheaper than shifting to gas, report finds

Published 00:01 on May 10, 2022  /  Last updated at 21:33 on May 13, 2022  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, Carbon Taxes, China, EMEA, EU ETS, International, Japan, US

The rapidly declining cost of renewable energy with battery storage, coupled with increasing volatility in gas prices, now reflect that it is cheaper to make the switch from coal to clean sources of electricity than it is to shift from coal to gas-fired power, research released on Tuesday has found.

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Shipping firm signs up to carbon credit scheme for vessel retrofits

Published 11:51 on May 6, 2022  /  Last updated at 11:51 on May 6, 2022  / /  EMEA, International, Shipping, Voluntary

A second shipping company has joined a unique scheme in the marine industry that allows participants to claim carbon credits for investment in retrofitting of vessels designed to reduce emissions.

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Australia’s Woodside to launch pilot project to convert GHGs to ethanol

Published 10:48 on May 5, 2022  /  Last updated at 11:52 on May 5, 2022  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, Australia, US

Australian oil and gas company Woodside plans to develop a carbon-to-products pilot project with the use of technologies being developed by two US-based companies, it announced on Thursday.

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Cement’s net zero emissions path to feature mounting costs, offsets -report

Published 11:55 on May 4, 2022  /  Last updated at 11:55 on May 4, 2022  / /  Asia Pacific, China, International, Nature-based, Voluntary

Cement manufacturers will need to commit only a modest level of investment to achieve a 17% cut in emissions intensity by 2030, but the industry will need to allocate $1 trillion worth of investment by 2050 if it is to reach net zero emissions status by that year, analysts said in a report published this week.

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IEA launches high level group to advise on coal transition

Published 10:45 on April 28, 2022  /  Last updated at 10:45 on April 28, 2022  / /  Africa, Americas, EMEA, International

The IEA has convened a high-profile group of advisors to provide strategic input for an upcoming report on guiding coal-based emissions towards a net zero path amid major energy security and affordability challenges, the Paris-based energy watchdog announced on Thursday.

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