Japanese developer, Filippino biochar producer partner to generate credits across Southeast Asia

Published 11:41 on June 26, 2024  /  Last updated at 11:41 on June 26, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, International, Japan, Nature-based, Other APAC, Voluntary

A Tokyo-based project developer has teamed up with a biochar producer in the Philippines to generate carbon credits across the Southeast Asian region, it announced Wednesday.

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Pertamina, NYK to collaborate on liquefied CO2 transport, establish joint ship management company

Published 06:17 on June 26, 2024  /  Last updated at 06:17 on June 26, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, Japan, Other APAC

Indonesia’s Pertamina has signed an agreement with Japan’s NYK Line to establish a ship management company as well as collaborate on liquified carbon dioxide (LCO2) and LNG transportation.

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Korean tech firm, Japanese exchange operator partner to accelerate Asian voluntary carbon market

Published 04:00 on June 25, 2024  /  Last updated at 04:00 on June 25, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, Japan, South Korea, Voluntary

The tech arm of a South Korean conglomerate has partnered with a Japanese carbon exchange operator to drive expansion of voluntary carbon trading across Asia, they announced Tuesday.

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Japanese consultancy to explore tokenisation of domestic carbon credits

Published 09:41 on June 24, 2024  /  Last updated at 09:41 on June 24, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, Japan

A major consultancy firm in Japan has teamed up with a blockchain solution provider to support the creation of offsets from domestic forestry projects by promoting the tokenisation of carbon credits. 

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Japanese developer teams up with multiple agencies to implement rice paddy JCM projects across Vietnam

Published 07:06 on June 24, 2024  /  Last updated at 07:06 on June 24, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, International, Japan, Nature-based, Other APAC, Voluntary

A Japanese company has signed several agreements in Vietnam to develop agriculture-based carbon projects across the country under Japan’s Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM), the firm announced Monday.

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Tokyo-based carbon developer partners with Vietnamese govt for methane reduction projects

Published 08:29 on June 19, 2024  /  Last updated at 08:29 on June 19, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, Japan, Nature-based, Other APAC, Voluntary

Japanese carbon project developer has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a second provincial government in Vietnam to reduce methane emissions resulting from rice cultivation in the Southeast Asian nation. 

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Japanese carbon developer teams up with provincial govt for rice projects in Vietnam

Published 14:56 on June 14, 2024  /  Last updated at 14:56 on June 14, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, International, Japan, Nature-based, Other APAC, Voluntary

A Tokyo-based carbon project developer has partnered with a provincial government in Vietnam for developing methane offsetting projects in the Red River Delta region of the Southeast Asian nation.

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ANALYSIS: Australian NGOs urge govt to form clean energy partnerships with fossil fuel trading partners, but real-world challenges abound

Published 09:20 on June 14, 2024  /  Last updated at 09:20 on June 14, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, Australia, Carbon Taxes, CBAM, China, Japan, South Korea

NGOs this week have said Australia should find ways to establish partnerships with its fossil fuel trading partners to build regional cooperation towards reducing greenhouse gas emissions, but while it has potential, experts have raised a litany of challenges that could stifle such ambitions. 

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Japanese climate tech company raises $26 mln, forms multi-sector carbon alliances

Published 08:03 on June 14, 2024  /  Last updated at 08:03 on June 14, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, Japan

A Tokyo-based climate technology announced Friday it has raised 4.2 billion yen ($26 mln) in Series C funding while setting up alliances – including on carbon credits – across several sectors to accelerate the decarbonisation process.

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Regulator approves 21 projects for J-Credit scheme

Published 06:56 on June 14, 2024  /  Last updated at 06:56 on June 14, 2024  /  Asia Pacific, Japan

Japan’s domestic J-Credit scheme has received a boost as the system administrator has approved the registration of 21 projects capable of generating just over 1.1 million units.

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