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Shanghai’s Pudong New District will create personal carbon accounts for local citizens, according to a new local green finance rule entering into force on 1 July. The move aims to explore the emission-cutting potential of personal consumption and package

Renewable energy accounted for 49% of German gross domestic electricity consumption in the first half of 2022, up 6% compared with the data last year.

The Netherlands’ Schiphol airport, the third busiest in Europe, has cut the number of flights by 12% to reduce pollution, becoming the first airport in the world limiting traffic to make the aviation industry more sustainable.

Foxconn has pledged to reach net zero carbon emissions for its operations in Taiwan by 2030, and to support more than 100 major suppliers in switching to 100% renewable energy by 2050, according to the electronics giant’s 2021 CSR report.

An Australian prototype carbon capture and storage machine has secured a US$700,000 contract and this deal is thought to be the first time an Australian company has obtained a deal to remove CO2 using direct air capture (DAC) technology.

Dubai, economic and financial hub of the United Arab Emirates, plans to increase the share of renewables in its energy mix to 14% by the end of 2022 as part of the country’s attempts to meet its environmental targets.

Australia’s new Labor government has appointed a climate scientist to conduct a six-month review of the country’s carbon credit scheme, following concerns that certain projects receiving credits are not actually reducing carbon emissions.

International renewable energy certificates (I-RECs) issued in Mexico have seen a significant increase in demand this year, as foreign corporations attempt to decrease their carbon footprints and policy uncertainty drives generators to seek additional rev

Gabon, a country located on the west coast of Africa, is planning the world’s biggest carbon credits issuance ever, involving 187 million carbon credits with almost half of them to be sold on the offsets market.

Korea’s total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions climbed 3.5% year on year in 2021 to 679.6 million tonnes, the country’s Ministry of Environment said on Tuesday.