Japanese companies partner on Verra-certified forest carbon credits
Eight Japanese companies have partnered with the government of Hamamatsu City to generate Verified Carbon Standard (VCS)-certified credits using the Improved Forest Management (IFM) methodology, according to a press release.
Read MoreJapanese gas firm to invest $25 mln in carbon credit fund, eyes nature-based offsets
A major gas supplier in Japan has agreed to invest up to $25 million in an international climate fund that seeks to create a pipeline of nature-based carbon credits.
Read MoreJapanese firm partners with fisheries cooperative to generate blue carbon credits through seaweed restoration
A Tokyo-based asset management firm has collaborated with a fisheries cooperative to generate blue carbon credits through the restoration of seaweed beds in the Japanese city of Kamakura, the firm announced this week.
Read MoreJapanese trio commissioned to conduct CCS study in Tokyo metropolitan area
Three Japanese companies have been tasked to develop a carbon capture and storage (CCS) project to estimate the CO2 storage potential in the Tokyo metropolitan area.
Read MoreKey Asian banks see progress in establishing decarbonisation pathways, but more action needed
Banks in Japan, Singapore, and South Korea have made strides in developing decarbonisation strategies and establishing climate-related objectives, but more decisive action is needed to align with global climate commitments, a report has found.
Read MoreJapanese agricultural lender backs biochar industry consortium
A major agricultural lender in Japan has decided to support an industry consortium that aims to utilise carbon credits created from biochar projects.
Read MoreMajor Asian nations must abandon LNG to decarbonise shipping sector -report
Countries including China, Japan, and South Korea must abandon the use of liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a bridge fuel in order to fully decarbonise their shipping sector, a report released Wednesday said.
Read MoreJapanese shipping heavyweights to conduct liquefied CO2 study for CCS value chain
A group of Japanese shipping majors have teamed up to conduct a joint study for liquefied CO2 (LCO2) carriers, in preparation for large-scale international transport of LCO2 by 2028.
Read MoreJapanese energy players sign agreement for negative carbon project with Indonesian counterpart
Two major Japanese companies and an Indonesian counterpart have agreed to a joint study on biomass energy carbon capture and storage (BECCS), hot on the heels of decarbonisation agreements signed between the governments of the two countries last week.
Read MoreJapan backs Indonesia’s energy transition vision
Indonesia and Japan have agreed to carry out a broad decarbonisation programme for the Southeast Asian country’s energy sector, with multiple research projects in the pipeline.
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