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Carbon Management
January 05, 2024
Taylor Swift raises concerns over carbon emissions from frequent travels
American musician Taylor Swift has been taking the world by storm with her successful Eras tour, but critics are raising concerns about the negative impact on the environment due to her frequent air travel.
January 02, 2024Food producers switch to greener fertilizers to cut carbon footprints
Global leading food and drinks producers are rushing to reduce carbon footprint by tackling one of the hidden culprits of emissions in value chains: fertilizers.
December 28, 2023Indonesia vice presidential debate: CCS in the spotlight
The issue of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) was debated by Gibran Rakabuming Raka and Mahfud MD during the vice presidential debate last Friday. This unexpected topic of question has become widely discussed.
December 27, 2023Vietnam has no buildings meet “net-zero” emission criteria yet: official
Vietnam aims to achieve net-zero by 2050 and requires the construction industry to reduce 74.3 million tons of CO2 equivalent. However, officials from MONRE stated no building in Vietnam has been designed, constructed, or managed to meet net-zero.
December 21, 2023Vietnam pilots carbon credit exchange from 2025, enterprises may struggle to comply
Vietnam Carbon Credit Exchange is expected to trial from 2025, but the details of the trial phase are still under development, especially regarding policies, legal framework, and human resources for the development are seriously insufficient. It will be d
December 08, 2023Indonesia's 1 trillion appeal to net zero raises concerns over lack of commitments
President Joko Widodo explained Indonesia's climate efforts, inviting global cooperation at COP28. However, some experts find these actions insufficient to solve the global climate crisis.
December 04, 2023Japanese bank invests in CIX to expand Asia’s carbon credit market
CLIMATE Impact X has secured investment from Japan’s Mizuho Financial Group, which will collaborate with the Singaporean carbon exchange to meet the growing demand for international carbon credits among Japanese companies.
November 30, 2023World’s richest 12 people have same carbon footprint as 2 mln homes
Superyachts, private jets and financial investments of 12 of the world’s wealthiest people are accountable for generating annual energy emissions equivalent to 2.1 million homes, according to a report.
November 28, 2023Indonesia launches construction of first carbon storage project
Indonesia's president Joko Widodo launched the construction of a carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) project in West Papua province operated by BP Plc on Nov. 24, making it the country’s first carbon storage project.
November 20, 2023Taiwan companies with strongest carbon commitments yield better stock returns
Business Weekly published survey results for Taiwan's top 100 firms' carbon competitiveness at Carbon Competitiveness Summit 2023 on Nov. 17. Report indicates 73% of these companies had higher stock prices than peers.