Japanese giant presses play on huge CCS project

Published 10:45 on April 17, 2025  /  Last updated at 10:45 on April 17, 2025  / /  Asia Pacific, Australia, Japan

Another of Australia’s large-scale carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects has hit the starter with its Japanese LNG company operator announcing it has begun preliminary engineering work for a project that could be sequestering millions of tonnes of CO2 by the end of the decade.

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FEATURE: Rise of border carbon fees will create compliance costs, trade shuffles, and – maybe – some emissions cuts

Published 13:40 on April 16, 2025  /  Last updated at 13:40 on April 16, 2025  / /  Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, Australia, Canada, Carbon Taxes, CBAM, China, EMEA, EU ETS, Japan, UK ETS, US

The once-distant idea of a global market divided up by border carbon fees is coming increasingly into focus, as countries ready themselves for the full force of the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) next year.

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Carbon Pulse launches new NDC Tracker ahead of COP30 in Brazil

Published 08:00 on April 16, 2025  /  Last updated at 08:00 on April 16, 2025  / /  Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, Australia, Bavardage, Canada, China, Climate Talks, EMEA, International, Japan, Mexico, Middle East, New Zealand, Other APAC, Paris Article 6, South & Central, South Korea, Switzerland, US

As countries submit new national climate plans to the Paris Agreement ahead of a September deadline, Carbon Pulse is keeping track of who’s submitted what, and gauging interest in Article 6 in particular among parties.

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Mitsubishi partners with shipbuilder to capture ships’ oil production emissions

Published 06:03 on April 15, 2025  /  Last updated at 06:03 on April 15, 2025  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, International, Japan, Shipping, South & Central

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) and Single Buoy Moorings, a subsidiary of shipbuilder SBM, will study the application of CO2 capture modules on oil production tankers and refine it to the point it can be commercialised and scaled to contribute to carbon neutrality, the two said Tuesday.

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Japanese airline to explore sustainable farming project, eyes carbon credit business

Published 08:02 on April 11, 2025  /  Last updated at 08:02 on April 11, 2025  / /  Asia Pacific, Japan

A major airline in Japan has decided to embark on a pilot project that will help create a sustainable farming model with the use of batteries and renewable energy while generating carbon credits, it announced Friday.

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Rising emissions from chip production threaten climate progress in East Asia, report says

Published 08:41 on April 10, 2025  /  Last updated at 08:41 on April 10, 2025  / /  Asia Pacific, Japan, Other APAC, South Korea

Electricity consumption from the manufacture of AI chips has more than tripled over the past two years, potentially muting climate progress in East Asia, the global hub for semiconductor production, an NGO warned Thursday.

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US tariffs expected to pinch EV market -report

Published 19:44 on April 9, 2025  /  Last updated at 19:44 on April 9, 2025  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, Canada, Japan, Mexico, US

US tariffs are expected to put foreign EV manufacturers in a pinch, as more than a third of battery powered automobiles are imported from outside the country, according to a report.

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Japanese developer secures biochar-based carbon removal project in India

Published 10:13 on April 7, 2025  /  Last updated at 10:13 on April 7, 2025  / /  Asia Pacific, Japan, Other APAC, Voluntary

A Tokyo-headquartered developer has tapped into India’s biochar-based carbon removal market through a newly formed partnership with local companies.

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Japan ties JCM approval process to Article 6 in bid to attract investments

Published 16:28 on April 4, 2025  /  Last updated at 16:28 on April 4, 2025  / /  Asia Pacific, International, Japan, Paris Article 6, Voluntary

Japan has abolished the implementation guidelines for projects under the Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM), instead aligning the process with the Article 6 framework in order to simplify the process and make it more attractive to developers and investors.

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Papua New Guinea to lift voluntary REDD+ moratorium, minister announces

Published 05:45 on April 4, 2025  /  Last updated at 05:45 on April 4, 2025  / /  Asia Pacific, Japan, Nature-based, Other APAC, Paris Article 6, Voluntary

Papua New Guinea has begun the process to unwind its moratorium on new REDD+ projects in the country, the government announced.

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