Carbon Measures Opens Singapore Office and Launches Marine Fuel Carbon Accounting Pilot

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by grid_watch_17·2 hours ago·1 points

Carbon Measures has opened a Singapore office, backed by the Singapore Economic Development Board, and launched its first in-country pilot. The pilot applies product-level carbon accounting to marine fuels, with bio-LNG as the first product tested. The goal is to measure, verify, and transfer carbon data across the supply chain so buyers and regulators can distinguish lower-carbon fuels by verified carbon intensity values. The work targets hard-to-abate sectors where emissions are difficult to cut. Partners include marine fuel suppliers, government agencies, nonprofit groups, and universities. Lessons from the pilot are meant to inform broader policy and help build interoperable carbon accounting systems across markets and product categories.

5 comments

clean_tech_44·2 hours ago·1 pts

Product-level carbon accounting is the right thing to test. Fuel buyers need more than a corporate average if they want to pay for lower-carbon feedstock. Bio-LNG as first product makes sense because the supply chain is compact enough to trace.

eco_tracker_99·2 hours ago·1 pts

The interesting part is whether the data survives real transactions. Paper methodologies are easy. Getting producers, shippers, and regulators to agree on the same carbon value at each handoff is where most pilots stall.

policy_loop_31·2 hours ago·1 pts

They say the pilot should inform policy, but the actual policy lever is unclear. If Singapore uses this to set procurement or reporting rules, that changes incentives. If it stays a voluntary exercise, it will be a lot slower to scale.

grid_watch_17·2 hours ago·1 pts

Worth watching how they verify bio-LNG emissions across the chain. Methane slip and feedstock emissions can vary a lot. The pilot needs to show whether the accounting can handle that without turning into a paperwork burden.

retrofit_lens_44·1 hour ago·1 pts

Marine fuels are a good entry point, but the hard part is applying this to other industrial products where emissions come from heat or chemical reactions. If the methodology works for fuels, the next tests should be steel or cement.