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- 12 Nov 2026
TaiwanTaiwan drafts rules to recognise foreign credits from 2021 or later for up to 5% of carbon fee emissionsOn 12 November 2026, Taiwan's Ministry of Environment (MOENV) pre-announced draft rules for recognising foreign emission reduction credits.
- 11 Nov 2026
TaiwanTaiwan puts 2025 net emissions 8.7% below 2005 as it reports four straight years of declineTaiwan's Ministry of Environment (MOENV) estimates that national net greenhouse gas emissions in 2025 were 8.7% below the 2005 base year.
- 7 Nov 2026
ThailandThailand's Council of State reaches penalty provisions in week 26 of its review of the draft Climate Change ActIn an update posted on 7 November 2026, DCCE reported that the Council of State committee had finished chapter 12 on adaptation in week 26 of its review of the draft Climate Change Act.
- 30 Oct 2026
AustraliaAustralia adds a second Nature Repair Market method as registered biodiversity projects reach fourAustralia's Clean Energy Regulator announced on 30 October 2026 a second method under the Nature Repair Market, covering the enhancement and maintenance of native vegetation.
- 27 Oct 2026
JapanMETI proposes letting GX-ETS firms bank surplus allowances up to 15% of a year's allocationOn 27 October 2026, METI proposed that companies in the GX-ETS keep banked surplus only up to 15% of their allocation two years earlier.
- 25 Sep 2026
JapanJapan's ETS panel weighs a three-month trigger for its allowance price ceiling and floorOn 25 September 2026, METI put a draft design for the GX-ETS price ceiling and floor measures to its emissions trading subcommittee.
- 20 Sep 2026
S. KoreaKorea's provisional 2025 greenhouse gas emissions fall 0.9% to 685.71 MtKorea's Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment put total 2025 greenhouse gas emissions at 685.71 Mt in a provisional estimate released on 20 September 2026.
- 16 Sep 2026
Hong KongHong Kong's first Five-Year Plan makes carbon intensity and a 30% zero-carbon power share binding 2030 indicatorsHong Kong published its First Five-Year Plan for 2026-2030 on 16 September 2026, with 105 indicators, 22 of them major indicators.
- 1 Jan 2026
SingaporeSingapore's carbon tax is S$45 a tonne for 2026 and 2027, up from S$25Singapore's carbon tax has been S$45 per tonne of CO2e since 1 January 2026, up 80% from S$25 in 2024 and 2025.
Small photos, credited:
- Taiwan: Debjyoti Bardhan, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thailand: Piyatad, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Australia: Karora, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Japan: David Kernan, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- S. Korea: SpaceshipMe, CC0 1.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hong Kong: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Singapore: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
