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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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UK tech companies announce AI-driven biodiversity risk partnership

Published 15:13 on February 27, 2025  /  Last updated at 15:13 on February 27, 2025  / /  Asia Pacific, Biodiversity, EMEA, Japan

An AI-focused research centre, established by a subsidiary of one of Japan’s largest insurers, and a nature data company have announced a partnership on a biodiversity risk product.

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INTERVIEW: Southeast Asia-focused biochar developer secures fresh funds to expand in Cambodia

Published 07:51 on February 27, 2025  /  Last updated at 07:51 on February 27, 2025  / /  Asia Pacific, Japan, Nature-based, Other APAC, Voluntary

A Singapore-headquartered offset project developer has secured fresh funding to expand its biochar business in Southeast Asia, initially in Cambodia, its founder told Carbon Pulse.

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Japanese insurer launches product for carbon credit buyers

Published 06:56 on February 27, 2025  /  Last updated at 06:56 on February 27, 2025  / /  Asia Pacific, Japan

One of Japan’s largest financial groups has introduced an insurance product that compensates the insured for the costs of procuring replacement units when the value of carbon credits is damaged.

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Japan prepares legislation for domestic ETS

Published 11:06 on February 25, 2025  /  Last updated at 11:06 on February 25, 2025  / /  Asia Pacific, Japan

The government of Japan has approved several revisions to current regulations to legalise the country’s planned emissions trading scheme, in a latest attempt to add legal clout to the carbon market.

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Major Japanese bank partners with GenZero to fund coal plant closures in Asia

Published 07:40 on February 20, 2025  /  Last updated at 07:40 on February 20, 2025  / /  Asia Pacific, Japan, Other APAC, Voluntary

A Japanese bank on Thursday partnered with GenZero, a subsidiary of Singaporean government-owned investment firm Temasek, to develop transition credits for accelerating early retirement of coal-fired power plants in Asia.

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Japan releases NDC, energy policy to 2040

Published 10:12 on February 18, 2025  /  Last updated at 10:12 on February 18, 2025  / /  Asia Pacific, Climate Talks, International, Japan

Japan has approved three sets of policies that will shape the trajectory of the country’s emissions trends and energy development through 2040, including finalising its next Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) under the Paris Agreement.

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Japanese developer builds new rice project in Philippines as JCM methodology coverage expands

Published 09:37 on February 13, 2025  /  Last updated at 09:37 on February 13, 2025  / /  Asia Pacific, Japan, Nature-based, Other APAC, Paris Article 6, Voluntary

A Tokyo-based developer has added another initiative to its project pipeline in the Philippines, taking advantage of the Southeast Asian country approving a new methodology under the bilateral Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM).

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Japanese shipper sets up carbon insetting programme

Published 09:14 on February 12, 2025  /  Last updated at 09:14 on February 12, 2025  / /  Asia Pacific, International, Japan, Shipping

Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) on Wednesday launched a net zero alliance that will establish carbon insetting projects and generate environmental attributes certificates (EACs) from voyages that use its alternative fuels.

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