India Prime Minister Narendra Modi forged the alliance to demonstrate the country's climate leadership as host of the G20 summit. India is betting on blended fuels to help displace coal and oil.
A most recent case involves the Supreme Court issuing the nature writ to stop mining firms from operating in Palawan. Eco-Business looks into this unique mechanism under Philippine environmental law that gives the people constitutional right to a healthy environment.
The issuance of carbon credits just to forestall logging in highly intact forests is being scrutinised, as large volumes of such HFLD credits are expected to hit the market. Experts fret that they over-represent actual emissions saved.
The world agreed to protect almost a third of nature areas on Earth at the COP15 biodiversity summit. But only 6 per cent of pristine Southeast Asia is currently conserved.