South Korea likely to fail international credit purchase target for 2030, report says

Published 11:21 on April 16, 2025  /  Last updated at 11:21 on April 16, 2025  / /  Asia Pacific, International, Paris Article 6, South Korea

South Korea should not rely on carbon credits from international projects to achieve climate goals, as the country is considered highly likely to fail its target of securing millions of Paris-aligned units by 2030, according to a recent report. 

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Carbon Pulse launches new NDC Tracker ahead of COP30 in Brazil

Published 08:00 on April 16, 2025  /  Last updated at 08:00 on April 16, 2025  / /  Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, Australia, Bavardage, Canada, China, Climate Talks, EMEA, International, Japan, Mexico, Middle East, New Zealand, Other APAC, Paris Article 6, South & Central, South Korea, Switzerland, US

As countries submit new national climate plans to the Paris Agreement ahead of a September deadline, Carbon Pulse is keeping track of who’s submitted what, and gauging interest in Article 6 in particular among parties.

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Pakistan grants host country approval for int’l carbon trade to two projects

Published 07:28 on April 15, 2025  /  Last updated at 07:28 on April 15, 2025  / /  Asia Pacific, International, Other APAC, Paris Article 6, South Korea, Voluntary

Pakistan’s Ministry of Climate Change and Environmental Coordination (MoCCEC) has issued Host Country Approval (HCA) and Letter of Intent (LoI) to two offset projects under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, in a major step to operationalise its carbon markets.

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Rising emissions from chip production threaten climate progress in East Asia, report says

Published 08:41 on April 10, 2025  /  Last updated at 08:41 on April 10, 2025  / /  Asia Pacific, Japan, Other APAC, South Korea

Electricity consumption from the manufacture of AI chips has more than tripled over the past two years, potentially muting climate progress in East Asia, the global hub for semiconductor production, an NGO warned Thursday.

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Developer eyes Singapore market for Ghanaian cookstove project

Published 15:17 on April 8, 2025  /  Last updated at 15:17 on April 8, 2025  / /  Africa, Asia Pacific, EMEA, International, Other APAC, Paris Article 6, South Korea, Voluntary

A Seoul-headquartered developer has launched a clean cooking project in Ghana compliant under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, expecting the credits to sell at a price making them attractive for Singaporean emitters with carbon tax obligations, the developer told Carbon Pulse Tuesday.

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SK Market: South Korea cancels April CO2 allowance auction amid bearish sentiment

Published 10:35 on April 8, 2025  /  Last updated at 10:35 on April 8, 2025  / /  Asia Pacific, South Korea

South Korea has decided to cancel this month’s carbon permit auction, as sentiment in the national emissions market remains bearish.

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South Korea urged to raise ambition levels in next NDC

Published 05:29 on April 2, 2025  /  Last updated at 05:29 on April 2, 2025  / /  Asia Pacific, South Korea

An NGO has called for South Korea to cut GHG emissions by two-thirds by 2035 or reach its carbon neutrality target at least five years earlier to meet its carbon budget.

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Korean agency, securities firm partner to support international carbon projects

Published 08:49 on March 31, 2025  /  Last updated at 08:49 on March 31, 2025  / /  Asia Pacific, International, Paris Article 6, South Korea

State-funded Korean Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) has teamed up with a domestic securities firm to encourage the advancement of international greenhouse gas reduction projects.

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Ghana’s Article 6 pipeline teeming with projects, expects ITMO transfer by H2

Published 23:00 on March 21, 2025  /  Last updated at 12:16 on March 22, 2025  / /  Africa, EMEA, International, Nature-based, Paris Article 6, South Korea, Switzerland, Voluntary

Ghana has received 70 projects for review in pursuit of eventual authorisation or endorsement, including 45 applications for Article 6 projects with sovereign nations, according to a report published Friday by the country’s Carbon Markets Office (CMO).

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Korea to fund international emissions reduction projects

Published 10:26 on March 20, 2025  /  Last updated at 10:26 on March 20, 2025  / /  Asia Pacific, Paris Article 6, South Korea

South Korea has put out its annual call for proposals that could advance the development of international emissions reduction projects.

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