Malaysia needs to tighten safeguards as oil, gas overlap reefs, protected waters -study
Malaysia needs to tighten safeguards as its offshore oil and gas industry overlaps extensively with ecologically sensitive marine environments, leaving coral reefs and protected areas exposed to pollution and industrial activity, a study found.
Read MoreUPDATE – Watchdog alleges Senegal mangrove credits overstated, fund denies
An environmental watchdog publication alleges that carbon credits from Senegal’s flagship mangrove restoration project were overstated, with researchers describing much of the claimed storage as “ghost carbon”.
Read MoreUNDP urges Sri Lanka to finalise carbon trading framework for private capital
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has urged Sri Lanka to operationalise and regulate its policy position on carbon trading, warning that private capital will only flow into markets offering predictability, credibility, and clear institutional structures, local media reported.
Read MoreElectrification could help Asia slash fuel bill by $1 trillion annually -study
Asia could cut fossil import costs by around $1 trillion a year by electrifying its economy, a report said, with road transport alone offering savings of more than $300 billion annually.
Read MoreTimor‑Leste flags carbon farming law and Article 6 push in updated NDC
Timor‑Leste submitted its updated climate pledge (NDC 3.0) for 2026-35 to the UNFCCC on Tuesday, flagging a new Carbon Farming Decree‑Law and noting calls from stakeholders to make use of Article 6 of the Paris Agreement.
Read MoreForest group in Zambia raises about $113,000 from carbon trading
Zambia has signed a new agreement to advance jurisdictional climate action, formally integrating a major forest carbon project into its provincial framework.
Read MoreClimate groups pitch carbon CfD model to strengthen Australia’s industrial emissions cuts
Three climate groups have proposed a financial mechanism to support industrial emissions cuts under Australia’s Safeguard Mechanism, citing it could provide the price certainty needed to unlock capital for large‑scale abatement projects.
Read MoreIndia needs to authorise agricultural projects under Article 6.2 to unlock carbon potential -study
India needs to add agriculture to its list of Article 6.2‑eligible activities, to tap into the country’s carbon credit potential and enter international compliance markets, a study found.
Read MoreFiji exits World Bank carbon programme after failing to meet requirements
Fiji’s Ministry of Finance has ended the country’s participation in the World Bank‑backed Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF) Carbon Fund Emission Reductions Program (ERP), after failing to meet key requirements, a World Bank report said.
Read MoreIndonesia drafts climate justice law to share carbon trading gains with local communities
Indonesia’s Ministry of Environment and its Environmental Control Agency (KLH/BPLH) are drafting a climate justice law to ensure carbon trading benefits reach Indigenous peoples, local communities, and villages, rather than remaining concentrated among businesses, local media reported.
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