LNG ship building outpaces gas demand, not compliant even with most conservative climate scenario, report says

Published 13:18 on October 14, 2024  /  Last updated at 13:18 on October 14, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, Australia, International, Shipping, South Korea

The ‘golden age’ of gas and the expanding trade in LNG has led to a glut of carriers being built that is incompatible with even the most conservative climate outlook from the International Energy Agency, a think tank said Monday.

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South Korea prepares for blue carbon trading programme, seaweed methodology

Published 08:25 on October 11, 2024  /  Last updated at 08:25 on October 11, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, Nature-based, South Korea, Voluntary

An affiliate under South Korea’s ocean ministry is preparing measures to increase the country’s blue carbon resources, with focus on the introduction of an offset programme and the cultivation of seaweeds.

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Korean trade ministry proposes sub-rules for CCUS project development

Published 07:16 on October 10, 2024  /  Last updated at 07:16 on October 10, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, South Korea

South Korea has proposed a set of sub-rules to supplement the country’s national law for the development of carbon capture, utilisation, and storage (CCUS), specifying facility standards for project operators.

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Japanese companies team up to cut emissions from LNG value chain

Published 08:16 on October 4, 2024  /  Last updated at 08:16 on October 4, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, Japan, South Korea

Dozens of companies in Japan have endorsed a government-backed initiative that aims to reduce methane emissions in the liquefied natural gas (LNG) value chain, according to local media reports.

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Korean companies to launch N2O project in Egypt, target nitric production

Published 10:33 on October 2, 2024  /  Last updated at 10:33 on October 2, 2024  / /  Africa, Asia Pacific, EMEA, International, Paris Article 6, South Korea, Voluntary

A South Korea-based project developer and a chemical company have teamed up to pursue an N2O project in Egypt in a bid to generate Article 6 carbon credits from reducing emissions associated with nitric production.

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Korean refiner seeks commercialisation of membrane technology in carbon capture process

Published 08:12 on October 2, 2024  /  Last updated at 08:12 on October 2, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, South Korea, Voluntary

One of South Korea’s biggest refiners is seeking to commercialise a new membrane technology, as it seeks to tap into the international carbon capture, utilisation, and storage (CCUS) market.

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South Korea needs more proactive policies to drive down shipping emissions, NGO says

Published 09:03 on September 26, 2024  /  Last updated at 09:03 on September 26, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, Shipping, South Korea

South Korea should implement more proactive measures, such as accelerating the shift towards greener fuels, to reach its emissions reduction targets for the shipping sector, an environmental group has urged. 

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Global solar installations smash expectations, rising almost a third year-on-year

Published 00:01 on September 19, 2024  /  Last updated at 16:53 on September 18, 2024  / /  Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, Australia, Canada, China, EMEA, EU ETS, International, Japan, Mexico, Middle East, New Zealand, South Korea, Switzerland, US

Global solar installations exceeded most industry forecasts in 2024, with 593 GW expected to be added by the end of the year, according to analysis by a global energy think tank.

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Korean research team introduces low-carbon catalyst for SAF production

Published 09:53 on September 12, 2024  /  Last updated at 09:53 on September 12, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, South Korea

A group of Korean researchers has introduced a low-carbon catalyst technology for producing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) amid growing domestic interest in the development of the eco-friendly fuel. 

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Korean refiner to launch country’s first SAF commercial production line

Published 08:24 on September 12, 2024  /  Last updated at 08:24 on September 12, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, Aviation/CORSIA, South Korea

A top oil refiner in South Korea is set to start commercial operations of the country’s first production line for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) next month, in response to the increasing demand for the eco-friendly fuel.

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