Japanese developer plans credits from Thai rubber

Published 13:15 on December 13, 2024  /  Last updated at 13:15 on December 13, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, Japan, Nature-based, Other APAC, Voluntary

A Japanese project developer has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Thailand’s Rubber Authority on developing carbon credits from biochar, which it hopes will help the world’s rubber industry decarbonise.

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Financiers flag how policy can spur nature action

Published 16:04 on December 11, 2024  /  Last updated at 16:04 on December 11, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, Biodiversity, EMEA, Japan

Action on nature could be boosted by blended finance, sending whole-of-government signals, and larger transactions, financiers said during a UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) event in Switzerland on Tuesday.

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Asia Pacific shipping sector faces 100 Mt/year CCS challenge, report finds

Published 11:30 on December 11, 2024  /  Last updated at 11:30 on December 11, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, Australia, International, Japan, Other APAC, Shipping, South Korea, Voluntary

Ships may have to transport some 100 million tonnes of CO2 annually between jurisdictions by mid-century, which will require huge advance efforts in terms of funding and other preparations, according to a report released Wednesday.

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Japanese climate tech company acquires software firm to improve emissions data accuracy

Published 08:46 on December 10, 2024  /  Last updated at 08:46 on December 10, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, Japan, Voluntary

A Tokyo-based climate tech company has acquired a software firm to streamline emissions data collection and improve the accuracy of primary data, it announced Tuesday.

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Tokyo exchange to launch new trading categories for agricultural carbon credits

Published 15:30 on December 7, 2024  /  Last updated at 15:30 on December 7, 2024  /  Asia Pacific, Japan, Nature-based, Voluntary

The Tokyo Stock Exchange will introduce two new trading categories for agricultural carbon credits under Japan’s J-Credit scheme, as it seeks to enhance market liquidity and efficiency amid increasing project registrations and certification volumes.

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Japan begins work to align JCM registry with Article 6

Published 08:31 on December 6, 2024  /  Last updated at 08:31 on December 6, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, International, Japan, Paris Article 6

Japan has opened a public consultation on rules aimed at providing clarity on the registration of international emissions reductions under the Joint Credit Mechanism (JCM) in line with Article 6 of the Paris Agreement.

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BRIEFING: AI-powered global data centre buildout at fork in the road, with energy choices crucial to emissions trajectory

Published 16:01 on December 5, 2024  /  Last updated at 16:04 on December 5, 2024  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, EMEA, EU ETS, International, Japan, UK ETS, US, Voluntary

A rise in emissions resulting from the boom in data centre energy demand over the coming years will depend on whether countries can overcome power grid issues, obstacles to renewable expansion, and how much of the added electricity consumption is met with fossil-based generation, industry leaders told a summit in Paris this week.

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Nomura AM to add corporate nature opportunities to ESG scores

Published 14:38 on December 5, 2024  /  Last updated at 14:38 on December 5, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, Biodiversity, Japan

Nomura Asset Management plans to incorporate nature-related opportunity indicators into its proprietary ESG scoring model in the “near future”, an executive has told Carbon Pulse.

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Regional gas lobby releases legal recommendations on cross-border CCS projects

Published 05:30 on December 5, 2024  /  Last updated at 05:30 on December 5, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, Australia, Japan, Other APAC, South Korea

An industry coalition of energy majors has released a set of recommendations for cross-border carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects in the Asia Pacific, in order to provide the necessary legal clarity in the absence of international regulations.

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Carbon removal buyers club signs offtake agreement with South American biochar developer

Published 00:01 on December 5, 2024  /  Last updated at 16:28 on December 3, 2024  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, EMEA, Japan, South & Central, Voluntary

A carbon removal buyers club on Thursday announced a multi-year CDR purchase agreement with a South American biochar producer.

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