Across Asia-Pacific, carbon credits are moving from project paperwork toward digital systems for trust. Satellite monitoring, artificial intelligence, registries, settlement systems and Article 6 accounting rules are becoming essential to whether credits can be measured, transferred and verified.
This week's signal is that the next phase of carbon markets is not only about generating credits. It is about building the data, verification and transaction layers that make emission reductions transparent, traceable and usable across borders.
Google has signed a rice-methane carbon credit deal with India-linked Mitti Labs, whose GeoAI platform combines satellite radar imagery with field measurements to track crop growth, soil moisture and flooding across smallholder farms.
Riau is moving to register a 2.6 million-hectare jurisdictional forest carbon programme under ART-TREES, with MRV systems, safeguards, benefit-sharing and national registry links shaping the credibility of future forest carbon credits.
Lao PDR and Singapore have signed an Article 6 carbon-credit implementation agreement that sets up corresponding adjustment rules, helping prevent double counting as mitigation outcomes move between countries.
Malaysia's first technology-based biomass carbon credit project is set for auction on Bursa Carbon Exchange, using a Verra-registered biomass waste recovery project to support price discovery for domestic carbon assets.
Mongolia has launched a participatory digital rangeland monitoring system that combines national photo-monitoring data, satellite imagery, artificial intelligence and herder-submitted field observations to support restoration and sustainable finance.
Climate Impact X and Carbonplace plan to merge, combining carbon-credit procurement, exchange services, settlement, custody and registry access as markets seek more trusted infrastructure and clearer audit trails.
Viet Nam's domestic carbon market is building the technical foundations for trading, custody, settlement, national registration, online greenhouse gas reporting and MRV data management during its pilot phase.
Climate Tech Pulse is a biweekly compilation of web-based news and information on climate technologies across Asia and the Pacific.
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