Hokkaido banks back country’s first programme-based project in dairy farming waste management
Three regional banks in Japan’s Hokkaido prefecture will support an emissions reduction project targeting waste management in the dairy farming sector, they announced, the first of its kind in the country.
Read MoreJapan is backing ‘false solutions’ to decarbonise Indonesia’s coal plants, says NGO
The Japanese government’s efforts to modernise and reduce emissions at one of Indonesia’s largest coal-fired power plants could undermine carbon reduction goals, a green group has claimed.
Read MoreCarbon Pulse launches new Article 6 Portal
In another step towards a more comprehensive data offering, Carbon Pulse has launched a free-access Article 6 Portal tracking international carbon market developments under the Paris Agreement.
Read MoreJapanese steelmaker to supply ‘green steel’ pipes to Singapore
Japan’s Nippon Steel said Thursday it will supply a form of lower carbon steel to Singapore’s Hupsteel, one of the largest wholesalers in the city-state, although Japanese environmental groups take issue with this particular type of carbon accounting.
Read MoreJapanese developer launches rice project in Thailand to generate credits
A Japanese project developer plans to convert half of Thailand’s rice paddies to a water-saving cultivation method that it claims could slash the country’s agricultural emissions and provide additional income to its farmers.
Read MoreTokyo trading houses’ Asian gas focus wrong footed -report
Japan’s giant trading houses are lagging in the global move to decarbonise and risk harming regional climate goals and stranding Asian nations with fossil fuel assets that may become obsolete at best or lock in long term emissions at worst, a paper released Wednesday found.
Read MoreJapanese cement maker invests $5 mln in Australian decarbonisation firm
A Japanese cement maker on Wednesday announced an investment of $5 million in an Australian decarbonisation firm to help it scale up its mineral carbonation technology.
Read MoreJapanese developer debuts IFM methodology
A Japanese climate solution developer has debuted a new methodology that will credit forests owned by corporate entities in a move it said will rival and improve upon J-Credits.
Read MoreAsian shipping giant cuts its carbon removal goal, blaming market “immaturity”
An Asian shipping giant has halved its goal for retiring carbon removal (CDR) credits to 100,000 tonnes per year by 2030, due to the “immaturity” of the technology and market, it announced on Monday.
Read MoreJapanese forestry group establishes subsidiary to expand reforestation business, carbon credit generation
A major forestry group in Japan has teamed up with a local financial institution to set up a subsidiary to expand its reforestation business and earn credits under the domestic carbon offset scheme, it announced Monday.
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