Survey finds 99% of nature investors plan to expand portfolios

Published 11:23 on June 23, 2025 / Last updated at 11:23 on June 23, 2025 / / Asia, Asia Pacific, Australia, Biodiversity, EMEA, Europe, Japan, Nature-based, Pacific

Political trends and ESG backlash are shaping investors’ nature finance strategies but not stopping spending plans, according to a survey by an investment and advisory firm.

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Japan regulator to improve carbon trading infrastructure

Published 10:11 on June 23, 2025 / Last updated at 10:11 on June 23, 2025 / / Asia, Asia Pacific, Japan

Japan’s top financial regulator is seeking to develop high-level principles to underpin a transparent and sound carbon credit market.

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UNDP to help Mongolia ready carbon market with GCF support

Published 14:54 on June 20, 2025 / Last updated at 14:54 on June 20, 2025 / / Asia, Asia Pacific, Other APAC, Voluntary

Mongolia and the UN Development Programme (UNDP) have launched a project to help the climate finance-strapped country build the systems and rules needed to take part in international carbon markets, backed by funding from the Green Climate Fund (GCF), they announced Friday.

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CN Markets: CEA price remains stable, CCERs hover above RMB 85

Published 12:38 on June 20, 2025 / Last updated at 12:38 on June 20, 2025 / / Asia, Asia Pacific, China

Permit prices in China’s national CO2 emissions market remained stable over the past week, while domestically issued offsets maintained their price premium due to the lack of supply.

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Singapore backs ICVCM-aligned credits in draft corporate guidance

Published 10:16 on June 20, 2025 / Last updated at 10:16 on June 20, 2025 / / Asia, Asia Pacific, Nature-based, Other APAC, Voluntary

Singapore on Friday released a draft guide for companies on voluntary use of carbon credits, recommending alignment with international “meta-standards” such as the Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market’s (ICVCM) Core Carbon Principles (CCPs).

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Shanghai releases ETS allocation plan for 2025

Published 10:11 on June 20, 2025 / Last updated at 10:11 on June 20, 2025 / / Asia, Asia Pacific, China

The Shanghai government has finalised the 2025 allowance allocation plan for its municipal emissions trading market, which covers around 400 emitters, local media reported.

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South Korean carbon removal developer moves into Kenya with new pilot project

Published 17:38 on June 19, 2025 / Last updated at 17:38 on June 19, 2025 / / Africa, Asia, Asia Pacific, EMEA, South Korea, Voluntary

A South Korea-headquartered direct air capture (DAC) project developer has signed a new partnership with the Great Carbon Valley (GCV) initiative in Kenya, where it will build a new electrochemical plant.

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Pakistan’s Senate rejects carbon levy, putting IMF deal at risk

Published 15:22 on June 19, 2025 / Last updated at 15:22 on June 19, 2025 / / Asia, Asia Pacific, Carbon Taxes, Other APAC

The Senate standing committee on finance in Pakistan has rejected the federal government’s proposal of imposing a carbon levy on petroleum products, raising concerns of a potential inflationary impact on the general public.

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Survey finds global public backs carbon pricing, wealth redistribution to fight climate change and inequality

Published 15:22 on June 19, 2025 / Last updated at 15:22 on June 19, 2025 / Americas, Asia, Asia Pacific, EMEA, Europe, International, LATAM & Caribbean, Other APAC, South & Central, US, US & Canada

A majority of people across 20 countries support international policies to combat climate change and inequality, including a global tax on millionaires and a global carbon pricing scheme to fund a worldwide basic income, a major survey has found.

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Vietnam drafts decree to regulate forest carbon credits, seeks public feedback

Published 15:16 on June 19, 2025 / Last updated at 15:16 on June 19, 2025 / / Asia, Asia Pacific, Nature-based, Other APAC, Voluntary

Vietnam’s Ministry of Agriculture and Environment is soliciting public input on a draft decree aimed at regulating forest-based carbon credits, building on lessons learned from a three-year pilot in the North Central region.

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