MOL, Shell marine unit to collaborate on shipping decarbonisation efforts

Published 15:39 on September 8, 2023  /  Last updated at 15:39 on September 8, 2023  /  Asia Pacific, International, Japan, Shipping, South & Central, Voluntary

Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) and Shell Marine Products Singapore have agreed to collaborate on maritime decarbonisation efforts, including advancing cleaner fuel-related measures that could have carbon market implications.

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Major Japanese bank to provide clients offset creating and trading services

Published 09:17 on September 8, 2023  /  Last updated at 09:17 on September 8, 2023  / /  Asia Pacific, Japan, Voluntary

One of Japan’s largest banks has begun intermediary services for the creation and trading of domestically issued J-Credits by partnering with an offset provider, it announced Friday.

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Hitachi’s digital solution arm to introduce forest carbon services in 2024

Published 11:19 on September 7, 2023  /  Last updated at 11:35 on September 7, 2023  / /  Asia Pacific, Japan, Nature-based, Voluntary

The IT solution arm of Japan’s Hitachi group is planning to launch a new business next year that provides comprehensive support for the creation and trading of forest-based carbon credits, making a foray into the domestic offset market.

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Mitsubishi teams up with Singaporean partner to launch decarbonisation solutions

Published 08:20 on September 7, 2023  /  Last updated at 08:20 on September 7, 2023  /  Asia Pacific, Japan, Other APAC

Japan’s Mitsubishi Electric has teamed up with a Singapore-based software provider to develop and market solutions that support carbon neutrality in the manufacturing sector, it announced Thursday.

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Carbon Pulse grows global news reporting team by almost 50% in biggest hiring push yet

Published 01:28 on September 7, 2023  /  Last updated at 14:20 on December 19, 2023  /  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

FREE READ – Carbon Pulse has increased its global team of reporters by nearly 50% in its largest hiring push to date, as the company channels significant investment into further strengthening the world’s premier carbon markets news service.

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Japanese developer partners with Vietnamese govt-owned player for rice farming project

Published 09:32 on September 6, 2023  /  Last updated at 09:55 on September 6, 2023  / /  Asia Pacific, Japan, Other APAC, Voluntary

A Tokyo-based climate startup is planning to kick off a methane reduction project in Vietnam next year through collaboration with a local partner, based on a rice cultivation methodology that has started to gain popularity among Japanese developers.

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The EU remains globally competitive in the race to zero carbon -report

Published 00:01 on September 6, 2023  /  Last updated at 18:28 on September 5, 2023  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, China, EMEA, International, Japan, US

The European Green Deal is keeping the 27-nation EU bloc competitive in the global race towards zero-carbon technologies, according to a think-tank report published on Wednesday.

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Japanese conglomerate expands presence in domestic carbon market

Published 07:42 on September 5, 2023  /  Last updated at 09:06 on September 5, 2023  / /  Asia Pacific, Japan

A major Japanese conglomerate has teamed up with two local partners to initiate a forest carbon offset programme in Akita Prefecture under the country’s J-Credit system, it announced Tuesday.

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CO2 shipping to surge as offshore storage opportunities expand -analysts

Published 22:56 on September 4, 2023  /  Last updated at 22:57 on September 4, 2023  /  Americas, Asia Pacific, Australia, China, EMEA, International, Japan, Other APAC, Shipping, US, Voluntary

The shipping of CO2 is poised for significant growth by 2030 as the global carbon capture, utilisation, and storage (CCUS) market expands, according to analysts.

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Japanese oil and gas firm taps into domestic market with regional forestry project

Published 10:48 on August 31, 2023  /  Last updated at 10:48 on August 31, 2023  / /  Asia Pacific, Japan

A major oil and natural gas explorer in Japan has teamed up with a local government to back a forest project registered under the J-Credit scheme as part of its sustainability strategy to secure forest offsets at home and abroad, it announced Thursday.

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