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April 09, 2025
Singapore inks carbon credit deals with Peru, Chile in push for climate goals
Singapore is steadily expanding its network of carbon credit trading partners, having signed cooperation agreements with both Peru and Chile within a week.
April 07, 2025Shipping faces crossroads with carbon pricing as global talks begin
The International Maritime Organization’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) kicked off a five-day meeting on April 7, focusing on technical regulations, energy efficiency, and pollution in the shipping industry.
March 19, 2025SBTi's revised net-zero standard proposes carbon removal for residual emissions
The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) released the draft revision of its "Corporate Net-Zero Standard." The revision proposes changes to the recognition of Scope 3 emission reduction and suggests that separate targets be set for Scope 1 and Scope 2.
March 14, 2025EU, Germany need short-term strategy for CO2 removal ramp-up, says think tank
Germany and the EU need a short-term strategy for enabling the necessary ramp-up of carbon dioxide removals (CDR), said the think tank German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP) in a report.
March 11, 2025Southeast Asia weighs unified ETS to boost carbon prices, overcome policy delays
Malaysia’s Sarawak has recently called for the establishment of a unified carbon market across ASEAN to boost carbon credit prices and address climate challenges.
March 11, 2025Carbon removal demand to hit 8 billion tonnes, but only 1% delivered—3 opportunities for Asia to lead
Carbon Forward Asia, held from March 4 to 5 in Singapore, featured a panel on the second day titled “Removals: Putting the Net into Net-Zero,” which explored the opportunities and challenges for advancing carbon removal in Asia.