Indonesia targets $65 bln in earnings from carbon trade by 2028

Published 14:35 on September 13, 2024  /  Last updated at 14:35 on September 13, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, Other APAC, Voluntary

Indonesian president-elect Prabowo Subianto, who comes to power next month after a February win at the polls, plans to generate and sell rain forest carbon credits worth a total of $65 billion by 2028, Reuters reported Friday, citing a government advisor.

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Biodiversity markets need ‘trust factor’ to scale, tech expert says

Published 13:21 on September 13, 2024  /  Last updated at 13:21 on September 13, 2024  / /  Biodiversity, International

Tech firms can give emerging biodiversity markets the ‘trust factor’ companies need to buy nature credits without fear of backlash, a data specialist told a webinar this week.

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Australia’s new hydrogen paper confirms plans for all-green future

Published 13:12 on September 13, 2024  /  Last updated at 13:12 on September 13, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, Australia

Australia has debuted a new national hydrogen strategy as part of its wider Future Made in Australia (FMIA) strategy which it says will cut CO2e emissions by between 93-186 million tonnes per year by 2050, with up to 15 Mt/year of green hydrogen produced at the same time and the Safeguard Mechanism driving hydrogen tech uptake by businesses keen to drop emissions.

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INTERVIEW: Forest restoration company gears up for biodiversity credit market

Published 13:08 on September 13, 2024  /  Last updated at 13:08 on September 13, 2024  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, Biodiversity, International, Nature-based, Other APAC, South & Central, US, Voluntary

A native forest restoration company is in talks with two major standards to launch its first biodiversity credit projects next year, with a big park in the Philippines among the sites under consideration, the firm told Carbon Pulse.

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Rural workers reject nature commodification in run-up to COP16

Published 12:55 on September 13, 2024  /  Last updated at 12:55 on September 13, 2024  / /  Americas, Biodiversity, International, South & Central

Smallholder farmers have released a declaration in advance of UN biodiversity conference COP16 with a rejection of discussions that aim to commodify nature.

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EU Commission boss Von der Leyen backs nature credits to drive restoration

Published 12:51 on September 13, 2024  /  Last updated at 12:51 on September 13, 2024  / /  Biodiversity, EMEA

The nascent nature credits market is a key solution to the need for economic incentives to restore nature, with its viability proven by carbon, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said in a speech on Friday.

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CN Markets: CEA price declines amid shrinking liquidity despite market expansion plans

Published 12:19 on September 13, 2024  /  Last updated at 12:19 on September 13, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, China

Recent policy updates on sectoral expansion failed to boost trading activity in China’s emissions market over the past week, which saw permit prices fall below 90 yuan ($12.69) again with shrinking liquidity. 

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CAD Trust partners with QAI to advance carbon market data initiatives

Published 12:15 on September 13, 2024  /  Last updated at 12:15 on September 13, 2024  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, EMEA, International, Paris Article 6

The Climate Action Data Trust (CAD Trust) and Quantedge Advancement Initiative (WAI) announced a two-year funding partnership Friday to catalyse climate change action and improve carbon market data, the former said.

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China’s Sichuan seeks forest carbon offset methodologies under local scheme

Published 09:57 on September 13, 2024  /  Last updated at 09:57 on September 13, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, China, Voluntary

The government of China’s Sichuan province is seeking methodological proposals on the development of forest carbon sinks under the local offset scheme.

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AU Market: Over 1 mln units traded in a single day pushes ACCU prices to 16-month high

Published 09:53 on September 13, 2024  /  Last updated at 09:53 on September 13, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, Australia

The generic spot price for Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) reached a 16-month high Thursday off the back of over 1 million credits changing hands throughout the day.

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