Laos, Australia, and GGGI consult on Article 6

Published 11:24 on September 27, 2024  /  Last updated at 11:24 on September 27, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, Australia, Other APAC, Paris Article 6

Laos, which is chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) this year, held an event Thursday to consult on Article 6, while it also hosted a meeting of ASEAN energy ministers.

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Australia pledges cash for SAF pilot

Published 09:29 on September 27, 2024  /  Last updated at 09:29 on September 27, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, Australia, Aviation/CORSIA

Australia has pledged more cash towards creating its own supply of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) with funding of A$36.8 million ($25.3 mln) coming from Canberra and ground zero for jet-zero Queensland.

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Australia Market Roundup: ACCU Scheme ‘finely balanced’ as regulator issues 740,000 units

Published 10:06 on September 25, 2024  /  Last updated at 10:06 on September 25, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, Australia

The Australian Carbon Credit Unit (ACCU) Scheme is faced with a plethora of supply, demand, and policy risks that are leading the scheme to be “finely balanced”, according to analysis shared with Carbon Pulse.

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Miner signs on for 360 battery-powered mining haul trucks in decarbonisation push

Published 09:28 on September 25, 2024  /  Last updated at 09:28 on September 25, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, Australia

A large Australian iron ore miner with huge decarbonisation and green energy dreams took a step closer to achieving that Wednesday with the signing of a $2.8 billion deal to electrify two-thirds of its haul truck fleet in the north of Western Australia.

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Carbon Pulse bolsters global reporting teams with fresh hires, promotions

Published 17:52 on September 24, 2024  /  Last updated at 17:52 on September 24, 2024  / /  Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, Australia, Bavardage, EMEA, International, Mexico, Middle East, South & Central, US, Voluntary

Carbon Pulse has strengthened its regional news reporting teams with three new hires and two internal promotions.

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Safeguard ACCU holdings continue to grow as issuance climbs

Published 05:32 on September 24, 2024  /  Last updated at 05:32 on September 24, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, Australia

Entities covered under Australia’s Safeguard Mechanism have continued to hoard carbon credits to meet their expected compliance demand as unit issuance grows, albeit not as fast as the Clean Energy Regulator (CER) previously expected.

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Waste giant says emissions cuts on track for 1.5C-aligned climate target

Published 12:32 on September 23, 2024  /  Last updated at 12:32 on September 23, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, Australia

One of Australia’s largest waste and landfill gas producers is on track to meet climate targets that it says fully align with a Paris 1.5C scenario.

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Safeguard Mechanism baselines likely to tighten in upcoming review, bank predicts

Published 08:28 on September 23, 2024  /  Last updated at 08:28 on September 23, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, Australia

The legislated review for Australia’s Safeguard Mechanism will likely see the scheme’s baselines tighten to meet more ambitious emissions reduction targets, which would ultimately be bullish for carbon credit prices, according to a bank’s analysis.

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Chubb review in the spotlight as lead scientist calls CER’s interference “entirely inappropriate”

Published 05:45 on September 23, 2024  /  Last updated at 07:52 on September 23, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, Australia

The lead scientist in the government’s independent review of Australia’s carbon market has described Clean Energy Regulator (CER) executives contacting scientists submitting feedback as “interference” and “entirely inappropriate”.

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Australian state pulls together big data for better CCS mapping

Published 11:26 on September 20, 2024  /  Last updated at 11:26 on September 20, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, Australia

The West Australian government is finding new ways to support companies interested in pursuing carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects in the state, as its mining and energy department has aggregated a large amount of historical oil and gas drilling information for use.

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