Japanese agricultural lender backs biochar industry consortium

Published 11:13 on August 28, 2024  /  Last updated at 11:13 on August 28, 2024  / Chia-Erh Kuo /  Asia Pacific, Japan, Voluntary

A major agricultural lender in Japan has decided to support an industry consortium that aims to utilise carbon credits created from biochar projects.

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Major Asian nations must abandon LNG to decarbonise shipping sector -report

Published 10:40 on August 28, 2024  /  Last updated at 10:40 on August 28, 2024  / Nikita Pandey /  Asia Pacific, China, International, Japan, Other APAC, Shipping, South Korea, Voluntary

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.

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Japanese shipping heavyweights to conduct liquefied CO2 study for CCS value chain

Published 07:43 on August 27, 2024  /  Last updated at 07:43 on August 27, 2024  / Chia-Erh Kuo /  Asia Pacific, Japan, Other APAC, Shipping

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.

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Japanese energy players sign agreement for negative carbon project with Indonesian counterpart

Published 11:08 on August 26, 2024  /  Last updated at 11:08 on August 26, 2024  / Helen Clark /  Asia Pacific, Japan, Other APAC, Voluntary

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.

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Japan backs Indonesia’s energy transition vision

Published 11:09 on August 22, 2024  /  Last updated at 11:09 on August 22, 2024  / Chia-Erh Kuo /  Asia Pacific, Japan, Other APAC

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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Japan, Southeast Asia vow to boost energy transition

Published 11:47 on August 21, 2024  /  Last updated at 02:42 on August 22, 2024  / Chia-Erh Kuo /  Asia Pacific, Australia, International, Japan, Other APAC

Members of the Asia Zero Emission Community (AZEC) have agreed to expand their collaboration in decarbonisation projects with dozens of agreements signed, highlighting the developments of hydrogen, ammonia, and sustainable fuels.

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Japan to support biochar, SAF projects in Southeast Asia

Published 09:19 on August 20, 2024  /  Last updated at 09:19 on August 20, 2024  / Chia-Erh Kuo /  Asia Pacific, Japan, Other APAC, Voluntary

Japan has selected around a dozen climate and environment projects across Southeast Asia that will receive government funding, including programmes promoting the development of biochar, sustainable aviation fuels (SAF), and methane emissions reductions from rice production.

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Japan’s MOL, others look to use animal manure to fuel factories, vessels

Published 10:34 on August 19, 2024  /  Last updated at 10:34 on August 19, 2024  / Nikita Pandey /  Asia Pacific, Japan, Nature-based, Shipping, Voluntary

A group of six organisations, including Japanese shipping firm  Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL), have come together to launch a feasibility study on the production and use of biomethane from animal manure in order to fuel the country’s factories and vessels, a statement released Monday said.

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Japanese carbon standard sees first batch of certified emissions reductions

Published 10:48 on August 16, 2024  /  Last updated at 10:48 on August 16, 2024  / Chia-Erh Kuo /  Asia Pacific, Japan, Voluntary

A cross-sector alliance that aims to revitalise Japan’s carbon credit market has seen the first batch of certified carbon credits under its newly developed carbon standard, it announced Friday.

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Asian CBAMs inevitable, but regional governments should collaborate, experts say

Published 07:18 on August 15, 2024  /  Last updated at 07:24 on August 15, 2024  / Mark Tilly /  Asia Pacific, Carbon Taxes, CBAM, China, International, Japan, Other APAC, South Korea

Asian equivalents to the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) will inevitably emerge as a way to ensure cash stays in their respective countries that would otherwise go to Europe, experts told a conference Thursday.

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