News / Asia Pasifik
He was drawing from a buzz phrase made popular by the Chinese, which means doing the bare minimum to get by. Avoid complacency but don’t adopt "catastrophic thinking", says Tharman Shanmugaratnam at the Ecosperity sustainability conference.
Karbon & Iklim
Carbon credit industry watchdog ICVCM ‘absolutely willing to fail’ subpar certifiers as work enters key phase
The council will rule on major forest carbon project types and programmes, including market goliath Verra, in the coming months. The focus will be on nudging for improvements, a standards oversight and board member tells Eco-Business.
The Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero Asia Pacific (GFANZ APAC) network has launched a study to model the cost of retiring Japan’s coal plants early, which comes as the country’s government looks to review its energy plans this year.
Kebijakan & Keuangan
Bay Meng Yi joins Singapore Environment Council as director for sustainability
Bay replaces Vincent Tan at the environmental non-profit and will oversee its certification programmes.
Semua Asia Pasifik News
12 April 2024
Kebijakan & Keuangan
Majority of Asian investors still lack deforestation policies: AIGCC
11 April 2024
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8 April 2024
Kebijakan & Keuangan
The social cost of carbon is now US$225 per tonne – what this means for Asia
7 April 2024
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Pangan & Agrikultur
In an Australian tomato farm, drones take the place of bees
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Berita / Karbon & Iklim
SBTi approves carbon credits for Scope 3 emissions offsetting to dismay of NGOs, own staff
The announcement by the world's main verifier of corporate climate targets was welcomed by companies. But NGOs say … -
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Berita / Energi
Why are Indian power firms pumping money into politics?
Analysis of political funding from power firms shows that fossil fuels and renewables companies are donating to influence … -
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Berita / Karbon & Iklim
‘Asia has to catch up’: STX Group APAC head on why decarbonising the region is both critical yet challenging
Studio EB Decarbonisation won’t come easy – especially for Asia Pacific. With its growing presence in Singapore, climate solutions consultancy … -
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Berita / Karbon & Iklim
‘Right time to revisit’ managed coal phase-out in Japan: GFANZ APAC
The Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero Asia Pacific (GFANZ APAC) network has launched a study to model … -
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Berita / Kebijakan & Keuangan
Bay Meng Yi joins Singapore Environment Council as director for sustainability
Bay replaces Vincent Tan at the environmental non-profit and will oversee its certification programmes. -
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Berita / Kebijakan & Keuangan
Majority of Asian investors still lack deforestation policies: AIGCC
Despite growing interest in nature and biodiversity, most investors have yet to incorporate deforestation into their financing policies …
