Indian firm signs agreement with Mitsubishi to scale ERW projects in South Asia

Published 11:55 on March 14, 2025  /  Last updated at 11:55 on March 14, 2025  / /  Asia Pacific, Japan, Nature-based, Other APAC, Voluntary

An Indian carbon removal firm has entered into an agreement with Japanese conglomerate Mitsubishi Corporation to scale carbon dioxide removal (CDR) in South Asia by generating high quality and durable credits through enhanced rock weathering (ERW) projects.

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Japan selects five JCM projects for subsidies

Published 11:14 on March 13, 2025  /  Last updated at 11:14 on March 13, 2025  / /  Asia Pacific, International, Japan, Paris Article 6

Japan’s environment ministry has decided to subsidise five international emissions reduction projects under the bilateral Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM).

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Environmental group slams rising emissions from Japanese carmakers

Published 01:00 on March 13, 2025  /  Last updated at 01:26 on March 13, 2025  / /  Asia Pacific, Japan

Rising emissions from Japanese car manufacturers risk undermining global efforts to reach net zero, said an environmental group – with one firm’s 2023 emissions the equivalent of 1.5% of global CO2 emissions.

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Gold Standard, Tokyo government to launch new carbon credit trading platform

Published 23:38 on March 10, 2025  /  Last updated at 23:38 on March 10, 2025  / /  Asia Pacific, Japan, Nature-based, Voluntary

Gold Standard and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government have announced plans to create a trading platform to enable local companies to access carbon credits issued by the standard without language accessibility barriers.

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Japan’s SSBJ issues first corporate sustainability disclosure standards aligned with global frameworks

Published 13:00 on March 9, 2025  /  Last updated at 13:00 on March 9, 2025  /  Asia Pacific, International, Japan, Voluntary

Japan’s Sustainability Standards Board (SSBJ) this week issued its inaugural sustainability disclosure standards, aligning closely with international frameworks in a move aimed at enhancing transparency and comparability in corporate reporting.

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US pulls funding from international loss and damage, energy transition programmes

Published 11:47 on March 7, 2025  /  Last updated at 11:56 on March 7, 2025  / , and /  Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, Climate Talks, EMEA, International, Japan, Other APAC, US

The US has withdrawn from the UN’s Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage from climate change and the Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP), a multi-billion-dollar initiative aimed at helping developing nations transition from coal to cleaner energy sources, the US Treasury Department announced this week.

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UNDP seeks local firm to develop national carbon registry in Vietnam

Published 06:24 on March 7, 2025  /  Last updated at 11:57 on March 7, 2025  / /  Asia Pacific, Japan, Other APAC, Voluntary

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has issued a request for proposals (RFP) seeking a local IT firm in Vietnam to develop a national registry for emission allowances and carbon credits.

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CARBON FORWARD ASIA: BRIEFING – East Asian nations progress ETS development, even as participants await more policy clarity

Published 10:48 on March 4, 2025  /  Last updated at 23:07 on March 4, 2025  / /  Asia Pacific, China, Japan, South Korea

Governments in East Asia are accelerating the construction work for their emissions trading schemes, though participants are eager to see more policy clarity, experts told a conference Tuesday.

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New suite of news and intelligence products to celebrate 10 years of Carbon Pulse

Published 03:00 on March 4, 2025  /  Last updated at 10:44 on March 4, 2025  /  Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, Australia, Aviation/CORSIA, Bavardage, Biodiversity, Canada, Carbon Taxes, CBAM, China, Climate Talks, EMEA, EU ETS, International, Japan, Kyoto Mechanisms, Mexico, Middle East, Nature-based, New Zealand, Other APAC, Paris Article 6, RINs & LCFS, Shipping, South & Central, South Korea, Switzerland, UK ETS, US, Voluntary

To celebrate 10 years of Carbon Pulse, we are announcing the launch of two new subscription products – Net Zero Pulse and Nature & Biodiversity Pulse – to enhance our suite of specialist news and intelligence offerings.

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Carbon Pulse continues to strengthen reporting teams with new hires, promotions

Published 22:42 on February 28, 2025  /  Last updated at 22:55 on February 28, 2025  / /  Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, Australia, Aviation/CORSIA, Bavardage, Biodiversity, Canada, Carbon Taxes, CBAM, China, Climate Talks, EMEA, EU ETS, International, Japan, Kyoto Mechanisms, Mexico, Middle East, Nature-based, New Zealand, Other APAC, Other Content, Paris Article 6, RINs & LCFS, Shipping, South & Central, South Korea, Switzerland, UK ETS, US, Voluntary

Carbon Pulse has further strengthened its team of carbon market, climate policy, nature, and biodiversity reporters with a series of new hires and internal promotions.

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