Singapore players anticipate resurgence in voluntary carbon market activity
VOLUNTARY carbon markets (VCM) spent much of 2023 defending forest conservation credits – the kind making up the largest swathe of carbon credits available on the markets.
DENR, UNDP highlight potential of circular economy to accelerate climate targets
Environmental experts and policymakers encourage the acceleration of circular economy principles as a means to buy time to put more concrete measures in place to reduce greenhouse gases.
Green ‘operations manual’ to stimulate carbon credit trade
The Ministry of Environment has committed to fulfill its new “Operations Manual for the Implementation of Article 6 of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change”, which is intended to manage the conservation and sustainability of forests in Cambodia.
Balance between mitigation and adaptation key to Singapore’s climate change strategy
A warmer climate and its consequences of more extreme weather by the end of 2100 was predicted for Singapore in the third national climate change study released on Jan 5.
Govt Invites Community to Participate in Actions That Mitigate Climate Change
The government is continuing to encourage the community to participate in actions to mitigate and adapt to climate change, starting from energy efficiency to forest and land fire prevention.
IFSC needs to ready platform where green credits can be traded: Sitharaman
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said India has a USD 10.1 trillion funding gap to meet its net zero commitment and asked IFSC to set up a platform where green credits can be traded.
EU Plans Big Scale Up of Carbon Removals to Reach Climate Neutrality
The European Union will need to capture emissions equivalent to those of Poland and Denmark combined to reach its ambitious climate targets, according to bloc estimates.
Canada willing to share experience, technologies to help Việt Nam address climate change, emissions
Canada is willing to share experiences and prepared to deploy Canadian technologies to assist Việt Nam in addressing the “real climate change challenges” facing the country, Canadian Minister of International Development Ahmed Hussen told media during his visit to Việt Nam.
