Japan set to add two new energy efficiency methodologies to domestic offset market
The committee steering Japan’s J-Credit programme is considering adding two new methodologies to the domestic voluntary programme, encouraging industrial companies to shift towards greener manufacturing processes.
Read MoreAustralian, Japanese companies team up on biochar, soil health
An Australian biochar and carbon dioxide removal project developer has formed a partnership with a Japanese agri-tech firm to focus on scaling the global biochar market, they announced Wednesday.
Read MoreCalifornia-based startup ties carbon deals with Mongolian govt, Mitsubishi
A US-headquartered soil carbon startup has signed an agreement with the Mongolian government to introduce regenerative agriculture and provide carbon finance to farmers and herders and with Mitsubishi for a JCM project in the country.
Read MoreConglomerate, developer to offer insurance for forestry-based J-Credits
One of Japan’s biggest conglomerates has teamed up with a developer to offer a compensation insurance arrangement for forestry J-Credit projects in case of natural disasters.
Read MoreBRIEFING: Japan wrestles with legal issues ahead of ETS launch
A government-appointed working group this week began grappling with legal issues flagged by economy ministry officials as potentially challenging, as Japan begins designing its mandatory emissions trading scheme slated to launch in 2026.
Read MoreJapanese partnership eyes renewable energy carbon credit push
Two Japanese companies announced Wednesday they had joined in an alliance that will seek to generate carbon credits from renewable energy projects, including potentially under the Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM).
Read MoreReport finds Australia well placed to drive the decarbonising of Asia-Pacific steel
Australia could be a key intermediary in decarbonising the Asia Pacific’s iron and steelmaking processes, according to a BloombergNEF report released Wednesday, saying it would be more economically feasible compared to other methods being explored by itself and its trade partners.
Read MoreA fifth of Japan’s market capitalisation exposed to nature-related risks, study says
Nearly 20% of Japan’s market capitalisation is highly dependent on nature, with the energy, food, beverage, and tobacco sectors facing the highest risks, a study has found.
Read MoreLSEG, Japanese financial sign VCM collaboration agreement
A Japanese financial institution has signed an agreement with the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) to collaborate on growing carbon markets, they announced in a joint statement Monday.
Read MoreJapan’s biggest steelmaker found falling well short on climate
The biggest steel producer in Japan has set itself emissions targets that are not aligned with the world’s ambitions, relies on inadequate technology to achieve it, and refuses to give up on coal, putting its own future at risk, an industry watch group said Friday.
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