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Carbon tax ‘less costly’, more effective than emissions trading for the Philippines: WWF exec
Putting a direct and pre-defined price on fossil fuel emissions will generate more revenue and is not as expensive as setting up a cap and trade scheme, mooted under a new low carbon economy bill, says Edgardo Tongson, WWF Philippines' sustainable finance lead.
It will be tough to ensure the 'fuel-switch' changes are genuinely low-carbon, economic and sustained.
Coal-fired power is still growing in China, but the latest statistics indicate that Beijing could have been telling local governments to go slow on the rubber stamping of new coal projects. The world’s biggest polluter also recently suspended its system for approving new steel plants.
Karbon & Iklim
Nature should not be overlooked in the race to deploy clean energy: BirdLife International CEO Martin Harper
The head of one of the world's largest conservation groups explains why its goal to expand the use of sensitivity mapping in Asia will lessen the impacts of renewable projects on nature. Set clear objectives for nature alongside development plans, he says.
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Berita / Kebijakan & Keuangan
MUFG sustainability-linked loans financed deforestation in Indonesia: NGO
The mechanism is meant to incentivise borrowers to improve their environmental performance. But an NGO argues that the … -
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Berita / Kebijakan & Keuangan
Q&A: ‘The window of opportunity is there, but closes a little every day’
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Berita / Manajemen Sampah
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Berita / Pangan & Agrikultur
Five charts: How climate change is driving up food prices around the world
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Berita / Kebijakan & Keuangan
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Berita / Kebijakan & Keuangan
B Lab Singapore ‘evaluating best team structure’ after latest staff exit
Post-restructure, the organisation that runs the B Corp certification scheme has seen two executives appointed to head up …
