Singapore’s Energy Market Authority (EMA) reported on March 22 that the country could reduce carbon emissions from the power sector to achieve net-zero by 2050, as reported by Strait Times on the same day. The report outlined measures to realize this target, including increasing clean...
SK Trading International, a unit of South Korea’s largest oil refiner SK Innovation [096770:KS], will purchase up to 200,000 barrels of net-zero oil per year for five years from US oil producer Occidental Petroleum [OXY:US], as reported by Bloomberg on March 22. To achieve net-zero...
Starbucks [SBUX:US] will debut reusable plastic cups for iced drinks for 106 of its 1,700 stores in Japan starting on April 18, as reported by Nikkei Asia on March 17. The multinational coffee chain announced that it will further reduce the use of disposable plastics...
Singapore and Indonesia signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) regarding partnerships on climate change and sustainability on March 21, as reported by Strait Times on the same day. Under the MOU, the two countries will collaborate in four key areas, including carbon pricing and markets,...
India is mulling a revamp of the country’s production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme for the solar power equipment sector to promote manufacturing of all solar components and include more players, as reported by Economic Times on March 18. Specifically, the PLI scheme could be split into...
The Australian state of Queensland will launch a USD1.8bn project for the state’s southeast region to improve its local transport network and digital network, as reported by ABC News on March 21. The investment is expected to produce over 2,000 jobs, with capital support from...
China will set up an international carbon emission trading center at the Hainan Free Trade Port (FTP), as reported by China Daily on March 22. The trading center will provide a capital support platform for various kinds of carbon products to promote emission reduction and...
On March 15, 2022, the European Council reached an agreement on the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) regulation. The mechanism stipulates that the EU will levy taxes on cement, aluminum, fertilizer, iron and steel, and other products imported from countries and regions with relatively loose...
SK Geo Centric, a petrochemical unit of SK Innovation [096770:KS], has invested KRW68bn (USD55m) in US plastic waste recycling firm PureCycle Technologies, as reported by the Korea Economic Daily on March 15. PureCycle has a specialized proprietary technology to recycle Polypropylene (PP), a plastic material...
China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) accused four carbon data verification agencies of data fraud in their carbon emission reports on March 14, as reported by Reuters on the same day. One of the four accused agencies, Zhongtan Nengtou Tech, was charged with advising...
Indian refining giant Reliance Industries [RELIANCE:US] has acquired Dutch battery producer Lithium Werks for USD61m through its green business arm Reliance New Energy, as reported by Reuters on March 15. Lithium Werks produces high-performance lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries that are cobalt-free. The transaction will...
Hong Kong Exchange (HKEX) [0388:HK] released the Listing Committee Report for 2021 on March 14, in which the HKEX highlighted its achievements on Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) issues and drew up plans to review ESG standards, as reported by Sina Finance on the same...
India’s richest city Mumbai has released a 30-year roadmap named Mumbai Climate Action Plan (MCAP) to tackle climate change and reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, making it the first South Asian city to do so, as reported by South China Morning Post on March...
The Indian government plans to roll out a Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme to offer subsidies to producers and exporters of green hydrogen or ammonia, as reported by Economic Times on March 14. The incentives could cover areas including electrolyzers and their components, storage facilities...
China has published the draft guidelines of Administrative Measures for Electronic Cigarettes, which state that flavors other than tobacco shall not be offered in e-cigarettes to reduce their appeal to minors, as reported by Caixin on March 12. The guidelines also state that the establishment...
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