Japanese trio launches impact finance product to meet decarbonisation need

Published 11:05 on April 30, 2024  /  Last updated at 11:09 on April 30, 2024  / Chia-Erh Kuo /  Asia Pacific, Japan, Voluntary

A major trading house in Japan has teamed up with two domestic partners to launch an impact finance loan product to meet the decarbonisation needs of Japanese companies.

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Danish regenerative farming specialist teams up with Ukrainian bank on soil carbon finance model

Published 09:44 on April 30, 2024  /  Last updated at 10:53 on April 30, 2024  / Paddy Gourlay /  EMEA, Nature-based, Voluntary

A Danish tech startup specialising in regenerative agriculture finance and technology has teamed up with a bank in Ukraine to further tap the war torn country’s vast farming market for its soil carbon credit programmes.

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Scandinavian industrial secures first China SAF project

Published 09:35 on April 30, 2024  /  Last updated at 09:35 on April 30, 2024  / Chia-Erh Kuo /  Asia Pacific, Aviation/CORSIA, China, Voluntary

A Denmark-headquartered industrial company has secured its first sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) project in China as it aims to address the fast-growing global demand for cleaner fuels.

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Taiwan releases draft regulations on carbon levy collection, proposes preferential rates for emitters with voluntary targets

Published 08:13 on April 30, 2024  /  Last updated at 08:51 on April 30, 2024  / Chia-Erh Kuo /  Asia Pacific, Other APAC

Taiwan’s environment ministry has released three draft sub-laws to underpin the island’s upcoming carbon levy scheme, estimating the amount emitters have to pay based on their carbon leakage risk and voluntary plans.

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Southeast Asia registries partner for transparency, expansion, and Article 6 work

Published 05:22 on April 30, 2024  /  Last updated at 08:54 on April 30, 2024  / Helen Clark /  Asia Pacific, International, Other APAC, Paris Article 6, Voluntary

A recently formed carbon offsets standard and registry based in Singapore has partnered with a larger international partner to enhance the credibility and transparency of its platform.

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POLL: Analysts maintain bearish near-term UKA forecasts as fundamentals remain weak

Published 05:01 on April 30, 2024  /  Last updated at 02:22 on April 30, 2024  / Roy Manuell /  EMEA, UK ETS

Analysts have kept their UKA price forecasts at well below £50 for the next two years, citing weak fundamentals and ongoing policy uncertainty that will keep the market trading at a substantial discount to the EU ETS for most of the decade.

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CP Daily: Monday April 29, 2024

Published 02:20 on April 30, 2024  /  Last updated at 02:20 on April 30, 2024  / Carbon Pulse /  Newsletters

A daily summary of our news plus bite-sized updates from around the world.

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Australia proposes amendments to emissions reporting scheme

Published 02:16 on April 30, 2024  /  Last updated at 04:11 on April 30, 2024  / Mark Tilly /  Asia Pacific, Australia

The federal government is consulting on legislative amendments to the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting (NGER) scheme to make emissions reporting more robust, releasing a discussion paper on proposed changes on Monday.

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US Policy Roundup: Louisiana lawmakers inundated with carbon capture and storage bills

Published 01:48 on April 30, 2024  /  Last updated at 01:48 on April 30, 2024  / Allison Gacad /  Americas, US

At least a dozen bills pertaining to carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) are in the pipeline to become law in Louisiana, as lawmakers surmise the regulatory future of CCS in the state prior to the close of the legislative session.

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US aviation stakeholders launch coalition to uplift the SAF market

Published 01:00 on April 30, 2024  /  Last updated at 01:00 on April 30, 2024  / Bijeta Lamichhane /  Americas, RINs & LCFS, US

Some 40 aviation industry stakeholders and biofuels producers on Monday announced the launch of the Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Coalition to advance investments and drive policies within the sector.

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