South Korea to prepare infrastructure for consignment emissions trading

Published 10:49 on June 25, 2024  /  Last updated at 10:49 on June 25, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, South Korea

South Korea’s environment ministry is teaming up with the country’s major stock exchange to establish a consignment transaction system for the domestic emissions market. 

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Korean tech firm, Japanese exchange operator partner to accelerate Asian voluntary carbon market

Published 04:00 on June 25, 2024  /  Last updated at 04:00 on June 25, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, Japan, South Korea, Voluntary

The tech arm of a South Korean conglomerate has partnered with a Japanese carbon exchange operator to drive expansion of voluntary carbon trading across Asia, they announced Tuesday.

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South Korea secures Article 6 partnerships with Cambodia and Bangladesh, holds talks with several others

Published 07:11 on June 24, 2024  /  Last updated at 09:10 on June 24, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, International, Other APAC, Paris Article 6, South Korea

South Korea’s trade ministry will this week sign Article 6 partnership with Cambodia and Bangladesh during discussions with representatives from seven countries for further cooperation in establishing international emissions reduction projects aligned with the Paris Agreement.

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South Korea to deepen Paris partnership with Vietnam

Published 10:37 on June 21, 2024  /  Last updated at 10:39 on June 21, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, International, Other APAC, Paris Article 6, South Korea

South Korea and Vietnam have decided to strengthen their cooperation on climate change, with the development of pilot Article 6 projects at the top of the agenda. 

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South Korea releases national biogas development strategy

Published 09:20 on June 21, 2024  /  Last updated at 09:20 on June 21, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, South Korea

South Korea has rolled out a national strategy for the development of the biogas sector, a move it says can help cut millions tonnes of CO2e emissions over the coming years.

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South Korea to launch CCU ‘mega project’ to assist industrial decarbonisation drive

Published 12:39 on June 19, 2024  /  Last updated at 12:39 on June 19, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, South Korea, Voluntary

South Korea plans to roll out carbon capture and utilisation (CCU) technology across industrial facilities in what the government has dubbed a “mega project”, designed to help decarbonise country’s biggest-emitting industries and reach its greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals.

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CDP climate disclosures rising, but full transparency still a challenge

Published 00:01 on June 19, 2024  /  Last updated at 10:58 on June 19, 2024  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, Canada, EMEA, International, South Korea, Voluntary

A quarter of companies disclosed climate transition plans in line with a 1.5C limit in 2023, up by 44% compared to the previous year, climate disclosure non-profit CDP announced Wednesday.

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ANALYSIS: Australian NGOs urge govt to form clean energy partnerships with fossil fuel trading partners, but real-world challenges abound

Published 09:20 on June 14, 2024  /  Last updated at 09:20 on June 14, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, Australia, Carbon Taxes, CBAM, China, Japan, South Korea

NGOs this week have said Australia should find ways to establish partnerships with its fossil fuel trading partners to build regional cooperation towards reducing greenhouse gas emissions, but while it has potential, experts have raised a litany of challenges that could stifle such ambitions. 

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Korean investors still cautious on the voluntary carbon market amid insufficient policy guidance

Published 04:47 on June 14, 2024  /  Last updated at 04:47 on June 14, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, South Korea, Voluntary

Investors in South Korea remain cautious about making a foray into the international voluntary carbon market, given the absence of government guidance and slow trades of domestic emissions permits, an event heard this week.

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South Korea, Kazakhstan sign Article 6 deal

Published 04:08 on June 13, 2024  /  Last updated at 04:08 on June 13, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, Other APAC, Paris Article 6, South Korea

South Korea and Kazakhstan have decided to work together on setting up projects for carbon credit generation under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement.

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