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Karbon & Cuaca
Collaboration challenging if countries jump ‘too quickly’ into carbon markets without robust frameworks: Singapore official
Article 6 of the Paris Agreement leaves a lot of flexibility for countries to trade carbon credits but a standardised playbook is needed to guide how countries can meet their climate goals while selling carbon offsets, says a city-state official, adding that bilateral deals become "flimsy" otherwise. The republic has struggled to buy eligible credits from its two partner nations.
Polisi & Kewangan
Stopping deforestation ‘not costly’, must be Asia’s top priority with focus on integrity: Singapore’s climate action ambassador
Citing estimates, former central banker Ravi Menon says a carbon price of just US$20 per tonne could halve Southeast Asia's deforestation rate. At the Unlocking capital for sustainability 2024 summit, he cautioned that Asia cannot compromise on emissions cuts even as it pursues growth. The loss of carbon sinks has "serious implications".
The beleaguered industry has registered its sharpest annual plunge ever. Asia Pacific developers faced an especially bruising year.
The standards organisation accused of approving “worthless” credits last year got an endorsement for meeting the ICVCM's quality criteria. The carbon market outlook remains unclear, with Indonesia recently censuring a huge forest project.
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Polisi & Kewangan
Singapore excludes forest carbon projects from offsets eligibility list
9 November 2023
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Karbon & Cuaca
Behind Cambodia's big bet on REDD+ projects
Karbon & Cuaca
An investor’s guide to buying forest carbon offsets
15 February 2023
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Are carbon markets killing conservation?
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Karbon & Cuaca
Indonesia aborts agreement with Norway on US$1b REDD+ scheme
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