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Sembcorp Energy India Limited (SEIL) coal plant SLBs

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Sustainability-linked bonds and how to use them credibly

This story is part of our Decoding Sustainable Finance series, where we attempt to break down complex terminology surrounding the latest regulations and trends in sustainable finance. Doubts are start...

29 Aug 2023

Sustainability-linked bonds and how to use them credibly

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‘Fairness for vulnerable communities’: IPCC's ‘final warning’ on climate spotlights inclusive governance and finance

...renewables – and for fossil fuels to go altogether. The head of this year's COP28 global climate summit, Dr Sultan Al Jaber, said in response to the IPCC report that "progress can only happen through ...

21 Mar 2023

‘Fairness for vulnerable communities’: IPCC's ‘final warning’ on climate spotlights inclusive governance and finance

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Fostering climate agency where it counts

The gap between the resources needed to achieve net-sero greenhouse-gas emissions by 2050 and the resources that are available currently amounts to trillions of dollars – and is still growing. As many...

14 Jun 2023

Fostering climate agency where it counts

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New report aims to encourage more inclusive private Chinese investments in overseas climate funds

A new report by Development Reimagined is the first-ever attempt at providing an in-depth analysis of Chinese investment into overseas climate funds and to what extent justice, equity, diversity and i...

26 Apr 2023

New report aims to encourage more inclusive private Chinese investments in overseas climate funds

Opinion / Policy & Finance

Green development is now the only option

...renewables, and improved transportation systems. And Kenya likewise has become a low-carbon trailblazer. As Ricardo Hausmann of Harvard University observes, “green development” is no longer an oxymoro...

13 Sep 2022

Green development is now the only option

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More emerging Asian firms feature in Dow Jones sustainability index

...renewables and wants to make the world’s cheapest renewable hydrogen fuel, though his conglomerate has been criticised for its growing coal portfolio. Adani Ports, another entity under the Adani group...

12 Dec 2022

More emerging Asian firms feature in Dow Jones sustainability index

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Philippine leading lender BDO Unibank imposes stricter conditions for coal-related financing

...renewables projects across the country. At the panel discussion, vice president and head of BDO’s sustainability office Marla Garin-Alvarez said this effort to finance renewables has been ongoing sin...

12 Sep 2022

Philippine leading lender BDO Unibank imposes stricter conditions for coal-related financing

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Southeast Asia chasing 'silver bullet' climate solutions at expense of proven methods: report

...renewables may rise with greater adoption, citing studies from Europe and India. “We simply have not fully acknowledged the true costs of introducing renewables at scale and upgrading the infrastructu...

8 Jun 2022

Southeast Asia chasing 'silver bullet' climate solutions at expense of proven methods: report

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Understanding the voluntary carbon exchange landscape

Voluntary carbon markets (VCMs) have seen rapid growth in the last decade as carbon offsets became an important part of climate strategies across the globe. In 2021, the market value of VCMs grew four...

4 Oct 2023

Understanding the voluntary carbon exchange landscape

News / Carbon & Climate

Climate change: 'Unprecedented' economic transformation now needed

...renewables fall, but emissions in other parts of the global economy will be more difficult to cut. Cement and steel are large emitters and less carbon-intensive alternatives will need to be developed,...

28 Oct 2022

Climate change: 'Unprecedented' economic transformation now needed

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From K-Pop to Coldplay, the music industry is leaning in to climate action. Does it matter to Asian fans?

It is becoming almost fashionable for music acts to align themselves with 'eco-friendly' messaging and the green movement. A recent move by one of the world's top rock bands Coldplay to commission res...

25 Jul 2023

From K-Pop to Coldplay, the music industry is leaning in to climate action. Does it matter to Asian fans?

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Millions in unpaid taxes amassed by Indonesian oil palm plantations

A government audit on Indonesia’s palm oil industry found that 9 million hectares (22.2 million acres) of concession holders — an area three times the size of Belgium — don’t pay taxes. According to L...

23 May 2023

Millions in unpaid taxes amassed by Indonesian oil palm plantations

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Hyundai shelves gas plant plan after outcry over 'greenwashing'

Hyundai is reviewing a plan to build a gas-fired power plant following an outcry from trade unions and activists who criticised the Korean carmaker for announcing the plan soon after publicly committi...

3 Jun 2022

Hyundai shelves gas plant plan after outcry over 'greenwashing'

News / Energy

India's solar skills training falls flat, as jobs in short supply

...renewables projects. A report by the Council on Energy, Environment and Water found that the Covid-19 pandemic saw a sharp decline in hiring in the renewable energy sector, with 48 per cent fewer jobs...

28 Jul 2022

India's solar skills training falls flat, as jobs in short supply

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Bitcoin mining's carbon footprint swelled 126 times in just five years: study

With no physical form, the digital currency Bitcoin can feel all but invisible to those who don’t use it. However, its harmful climate impacts are all too real – and they’re getting worse. Emissions f...

7 Dec 2022

Bitcoin mining's carbon footprint swelled 126 times in just five years: study

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Bhutan ramps up its solar ambitions

...renewables capacity (excluding hydropower) is about 9 MW. The government has identified seven sites across the country to install solar farms, at a cost of around 21.6 billion Bhutanese ngultrum (abou...

16 Jun 2022

Bhutan ramps up its solar ambitions

News / Energy

Urban Renewables hires Cheryl Wong from A*Star to lead business development

Solar developer Urban Renewables has appointed Cheryl Wong from Singapore's Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*Star) to lead the firm's business development plans. Wong was formerly an ass...

12 Apr 2022

Urban Renewables hires Cheryl Wong from A*Star to lead business development

Stesen Janaelektrik Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Kapar coal power plant

News / Energy

Malaysia utility giant TNB announces early closure of coal plants

Malaysia’s largest electricity provider Tenaga Nasional Berhad, or TNB, has said it will retire some of its coal plants earlier than planned, as part of its sustainability agenda. The state-owned util...

3 Aug 2022

Malaysia utility giant TNB announces early closure of coal plants

Naoki Katayama, deputy general manager of Kanden

News / Energy

How tech can enliven Japan's energy market

...renewables market have sprung up. One of them is Apollon, a solar power generation forecasting system developed by Kansai Electric Power (also known as Kanden), which is based in Osaka and is the larg...

7 Jul 2022

How tech can enliven Japan's energy market

Activists calling for climate finance COP27

Opinion / Policy & Finance

Climate change talk is cheap without projects to finance

Every year, in a well-choreographed succession of international summits, climate negotiators spend valuable political capital wrangling about the billions and trillions needed globally to finance the...

5 Jul 2023

Climate change talk is cheap without projects to finance

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