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April 16, 2025
Vietnam eyes 30% carbon offset cap to ease corporate burden
Vietnam is set to launch a pilot carbon credit trading scheme this year, with regulations still under development regarding the percentage of emissions that businesses can offset using carbon credits.
April 14, 2025
Q&A: What does the new German coalition government mean for climate and energy?
Since the German election took place in February, which saw the centre-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) win the most seats, parties have been negotiating to form a new coalition government.
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 08, 2025
EU struggles with growing internal pushback over climate policy
Pressure is mounting within the European Union to ease climate regulations, with influential lawmakers calling for a lower 2040 emissions target.
April 07, 2025
Shipping 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 27, 2025
Thailand aims to become carbon trading hub with crypto-friendly regulations
To stimulate its carbon trading market, Thailand is revising regulations to relax cryptocurrency oversight. The proposed changes would allow the tokenization of carbon credits, carbon allowances, and renewable energy certificates using blockchain.
March 14, 2025
Indigenous community slams Cambodia REDD+ project over rights violations in Cardamoms
Indigenous Chorng communities in Cambodia allege continued land restrictions and rights violations by Wildlife Alliance, the U.S.-based NGO running the Southern Cardamom REDD+ project that includes swaths of their farmlands and forest.
March 10, 2025
Agroforestry stores less carbon than reforestation, but has many other benefits, study finds
A recent study in Ecological Solutions and Evidence shows just how complicated and challenging it is to achieve carbon sequestration goals through forest management — but not impossible.
March 10, 2025
Singapore to buy its first tranche of carbon credits, launch low-carbon tech testbed
Singapore’s Minister for Manpower and Second Minister for Trade and Industry announced that Singapore has signed carbon credit transfer agreements with three countries to fulfill its Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Agreement.
February 07, 2025
LEGO turns to biochar, rock weathering for carbon removal solutions
On Feb. 4, LEGO announced an investment of approximately DKK 19 million (about 2.6 million USD) in four carbon removal projects. The Danish toy giant aims to secure carbon credits through these initiatives as part of its commitment to achieving net-zero.