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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Methane project credits exceed reserve price in Malaysia’s latest auction

Published 08:12 on June 19, 2025 / Last updated at 08:12 on June 19, 2025 / / Asia, Asia Pacific, Other APAC, Voluntary

Malaysia’s first auction of technology-based carbon credits cleared at RM 39.60 ($8.30) this week, surpassing the reserve price of RM 36 and signalling emerging market appetite for locally generated credits.

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China’s clean energy industry can double its value the next decade, but policy support needed, report says

Published 01:01 on June 19, 2025 / Last updated at 08:37 on June 18, 2025 / / Asia, Asia Pacific, China

China’s clean energy industries have the potential to double in value by 2035, but clear policy guidance is needed to unlock the sector’s full potential, according to a new report.

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FAO, development bank establish carbon fund for India’s smallholder farmers

Published 14:12 on June 18, 2025 / Last updated at 14:12 on June 18, 2025 / / Asia, Asia Pacific, Nature-based, Other APAC, Voluntary

The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has partnered with India’s chief development bank to establish a voluntary carbon fund aimed at supporting early-stage carbon offset projects in the agriculture sector.

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Abandoned coal mines could house 300 GW of solar -report

Published 10:35 on June 18, 2025 / Last updated at 10:35 on June 18, 2025 / / Americas, Asia, Asia Pacific, Australia, EMEA, Europe, International, Other APAC, Pacific, US, US & Canada

Installing solar power plants on abandoned coal mines could unlock nearly 300 GW of capacity by 2030, according to a study by Global Energy Monitor that identified 5,820 square kilometres of free land on coal mines that have closed since 2020, as well as those expected to shutter by the end of the decade.

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Seoul-based institute launches call for blue carbon Article 6 projects

Published 09:50 on June 18, 2025 / Last updated at 09:50 on June 18, 2025 / / Asia, Asia Pacific, International, Nature-based, Paris Article 6, South Korea, Voluntary

A global intergovernmental body is seeking proposals for blue carbon and marine mitigation activities across its member and partner countries that could qualify for Article 6 cooperation under the Paris Agreement, with potential backing from South Korea’s oceans ministry.

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Partnership to develop carbon credit methodology for India’s organic agriculture sector

Published 07:30 on June 18, 2025 / Last updated at 07:30 on June 18, 2025 / / Asia, Asia Pacific, Nature-based, Other APAC, Voluntary

Two non-profits in India have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to boost carbon finance in India’s organic agriculture sector and help farmers earn additional income via carbon credits.

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Japanese energy forecasts overstate gas demand projections, raise climate concerns, report warns

Published 00:00 on June 18, 2025 / Last updated at 14:15 on June 17, 2025 / / Asia, Asia Pacific, Japan, Other APAC

A Japanese government-linked think tank has come under fire for producing natural gas demand forecasts that significantly exceed those used by the International Energy Agency (IEA) and oil majors, including BP and ExxonMobil, according to an analysis published Wednesday.

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INTERVIEW: Filipino developer sells 1 mln plastic credits, says more needed to fund waste management

Published 14:23 on June 17, 2025 / Last updated at 09:24 on June 19, 2025 / / Asia, Asia Pacific, Biodiversity, Other APAC

More plastic credits sales are needed to fund waste management facilities in the Philippines, although those sold so far have helped polluting industries fulfil their extended producer responsibility obligations, a project developer told Carbon Pulse in an interview.

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Biochar firm partners with Singaporean commodity trader to offset 500k tonnes of CO2 in West Africa

Published 13:58 on June 17, 2025 / Last updated at 13:58 on June 17, 2025 / / Africa, Asia, Asia Pacific, EMEA, Other APAC, Voluntary

A carbon removal (CDR) firm announced Tuesday it has teamed up with a Singapore-based agri-commodity trader to launch a biochar project in West Africa that aims to convert 35,000 tonnes of cashew shell waste annually and offset 500,000 tonnes of CO2 by 2026.

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