China should include clean energy share target in 2035 NDC, report says

Published 07:51 on May 16, 2025 / Last updated at 07:51 on May 16, 2025 / / Asia Pacific, China

China should add a clean energy share target to its 2035 nationally determined contribution (NDC), given that wind and solar sources alone could contribute more than 40% of total power generation by 2030, according to a paper released this week.

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Australian Indigenous grant programme launched to pursue carbon, environmental market opportunities

Published 07:46 on May 16, 2025 / Last updated at 07:46 on May 16, 2025 / / Asia Pacific, Australia

Australian Indigenous corporations are being offered grants to analyse commercial opportunities in the carbon and environmental markets, as well as in the renewables and clean energy sectors, a federal government corporation announced Friday.

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ID Market: Trading stagnates in April as international transactions remain on hold

Published 07:40 on May 16, 2025 / Last updated at 07:40 on May 16, 2025 / / Asia Pacific, Nature-based, Other APAC, Voluntary

Indonesia’s carbon market screeched to a halt in April, with a slight increase in participant numbers offset by minimal trading activity and a continued absence of international transactions, according to monthly data published by IDX Carbon.

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Thailand issues ‘tree title deeds’ to help farmers access carbon markets

Published 05:41 on May 16, 2025 / Last updated at 05:41 on May 16, 2025 / / Asia Pacific, Nature-based, Other APAC, Voluntary

Thailand has launched a programme to distribute “tree title deeds” to farmers, a policy aimed at promoting carbon credit generation and boosting rural incomes, the agriculture minister said this week.

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Malaysian state launches carbon credit trading guidance to attract global players

Published 05:26 on May 16, 2025 / Last updated at 05:26 on May 16, 2025 / / Asia Pacific, Nature-based, Other APAC, Voluntary

Malaysia’s Labuan Financial Services Authority (Labuan FSA) last week issued formal guidance to facilitate carbon credit trading within the state’s islands, positioning the offshore jurisdiction for voluntary and compliance markets.

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Carbon credit seller returns to profit after $20-mln loss

Published 03:10 on May 16, 2025 / Last updated at 03:10 on May 16, 2025 / Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, Canada, Nature-based, Other APAC, Voluntary

A Canada-headquartered offset project financier has posted a small profit in Q1 after losing nearly US$20 mln a year earlier.

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Investors should continue to target simple carbon capture solutions -panel

Published 00:43 on May 16, 2025 / Last updated at 00:44 on May 16, 2025 / / Americas, Asia Pacific, EMEA, US, Voluntary

Carbon project financiers should prioritise simpler CO2 capture initiatives closer to existing sequestration infrastructure as a foundation for addressing more complex challenges in the longer term, a conference heard Thursday.

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1.5C targets not able to limit the transgression of climate change planetary boundary -study

Published 00:11 on May 16, 2025 / Last updated at 00:11 on May 16, 2025 / / Americas, Asia Pacific, Biodiversity, EMEA, International

The planetary boundaries related to climate change, and nitrogen and phosphorus balances will continue to worsen in the long run—even in the best-case scenario—due to the inertia of current and future pollution trends, according to a new study.

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US hydrogen looks to export market as political headwinds dampen domestic outlook

Published 23:05 on May 15, 2025 / Last updated at 15:17 on May 16, 2025 / / Americas, Asia Pacific, Japan, US

As political headwinds challenge the US hydrogen economy, new forecasting predicts that a large share of domestic hydrogen producers will be finding their demand via exports, especially to Asia, consultants said Thursday.

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US bank backs XPrize winner to rapidly expand CDR

Published 17:26 on May 15, 2025 / Last updated at 17:31 on May 15, 2025 / / Americas, Asia Pacific, EMEA, International, Voluntary

The $50 million dollar winner of the Musk Foundation’s XPrize Carbon Removal competition has secured institutional capital to rapidly expand its operations across India and Sub-Saharan Africa.

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