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Indonesia's US$20 billion coal phase-out pact hit by US pull-out

A US$20-billion deal to help Indonesia reduce its dependence on coal to power its economy has been rocked by the withdrawal of the United States as a contributing partner. The US's involvement in the ...

7 Mar 2025

Indonesia's US$20 billion coal phase-out pact hit by US pull-out

Typhoon Haiyan Devastates the Philippines

News / Carbon & Climate

Asian countries need better climate adaptation plans to attract private investment: report

...carbonisation solutions, investments in adaptation and resilience are severely lacking,” said Rebecca Mikula-Wright, chief executive officer of AIGCC. The world faces a gap of up to US$359 billion ann...

7 Mar 2025

Asian countries need better climate adaptation plans to attract private investment: report

Sediment is visible near nickel mining operations on Kawe Island, Raja Ampat. Mining has discoloured the water in one of Indonesia’s most biodiverse marine areas.

News / Transport

Traceability gap: EV brands cannot confirm if nickel supply is sourced from biodiversity hotspot Raja Ampat

An investigation by Greenpeace Indonesia that unearthed nickel mining in the biodiverse archipelago of Raja Ampat has further exposed a lack of transparency in the supply chain for a transition minera...

24 Jun 2025

Traceability gap: EV brands cannot confirm if nickel supply is sourced from biodiversity hotspot Raja Ampat

News / Policy & Finance

Chinese companies pilot nature-related disclosures

...carbon emissions and social impacts, for example. Some Chinese firms are already on board. On 22 April, the Mengniu Dairy Group became the first Chinese company to publish a full nature-focused report...

11 Jun 2024

Chinese companies pilot nature-related disclosures

News / Energy

NGOs mount legal challenge against COP30 host Brazil's auction of Amazon lands for oil exploration

A Brazil-based civil society organisation has filed multiple lawsuits against the government for holding an auction of oil exploration blocks – which will allow drilling at the mouth of the Amazon bas...

24 Jun 2025

NGOs mount legal challenge against COP30 host Brazil's auction of Amazon lands for oil exploration

Opinion / Carbon & Climate

Taxing polluters is the key to climate justice

...carbon-intensive activities and extreme wealth. Both would generate revenues while also extending the principle of “common but differentiated responsibility” to industries and individuals. Taxation is...

12 Apr 2024

Taxing polluters is the key to climate justice

Press Releases / World Economic Forum

25 countries unite in fight against plastic pollution

The World Economic Forum’s Global Plastic Action Partnership (GPAP) has recently welcomed seven new members - Angola, Bangladesh, Gabon, Guatemala, Kenya, Senegal, and Tanzania - bri...

4 Feb 2025

25 countries unite in fight against plastic pollution

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News / Carbon & Climate

Why is the weather becoming more extreme?

...carbon, like peatland and rainforest, will make it harder to slow rising temperatures. Cyclones, hurricanes and typhoons Tropical cyclones, like typhoons and hurricanes, are unlikely to occur more fr...

4 Oct 2024

Why is the weather becoming more extreme?

News / Energy

‘Not economically feasible’: Exxon Asia exec says carbon capture ventures in Southeast Asia not meant for oil recovery

...carbon dioxide transport and sequestration,” he said. “We are focused on carbon capture for storage, and not for use.” Irtiza was responding to a query from Eco-Business about the safeguards that Ex...

7 Nov 2023

‘Not economically feasible’: Exxon Asia exec says carbon capture ventures in Southeast Asia not meant for oil recovery

News / Energy

India's US$4-billon bet to secure critical minerals

As the world rushes to secure minerals critical for rapidly-expanding clean energy technologies, India is joining the fray to try to meet its ambitious green energy goals. India said in January the g...

6 Mar 2025

India's US$4-billon bet to secure critical minerals

Solar power plant, Central Thailand, energy transition

Opinion / Carbon & Climate

The people's vision for regional decarbonisation in Southeast Asia

...carbonisation, only 13 per cent of respondents saw this as a major challenge. Another surprising finding is that just 5.3 per cent of respondents listed geopolitical issues as an impediment to decarbo...

4 Oct 2024

The people's vision for regional decarbonisation in Southeast Asia

COP27 article 6 implementation partnership

News / Carbon & Climate

Singapore's ambition in novel bilateral carbon markets faces competitor, near-term supply hurdles

...carbon credits – each representing a tonne of carbon dioxide emissions saved – in 2028. It is not clear if other carbon projects are in the pipeline. This means Singapore could find itself short on ca...

16 Oct 2023

Singapore's ambition in novel bilateral carbon markets faces competitor, near-term supply hurdles

A coal-fired power station owned by Ayala Corporation in South Luzon

News / Policy & Finance

Two Philippine coal plants selected for early phase-out under Singapore central bank's test of new 'transition credits'

...Carbon service providers BeZero Carbon; Global Carbon Market Utility; Gold Standard; Sylvera Non-governmental organisations, multilateral development banks, industry organisations and internationa...

5 Dec 2023

Two Philippine coal plants selected for early phase-out under Singapore central bank's test of new 'transition credits'

News / Carbon & Climate

Understanding the voluntary carbon exchange landscape

...carbon and help to channel funds to finance projects that mitigate climate change through the buying and selling of carbon credits. Compliance Carbon Markets Voluntary Carbon Markets Compliance c...

4 Oct 2023

Understanding the voluntary carbon exchange landscape

COP30 President-Designate Andre Aranha Correa do Lago 2

News / Policy & Finance

China and India central to climate action: COP30 president

China and India, two of the world’s largest emitters, have key roles to play in tackling climate change, said COP30 United Nations president-designate André Aranha Corrêa do Lago. This is especially a...

5 Mar 2025

China and India central to climate action: COP30 president

News / Water

How dried-out wetlands on the Iran-Iraq border threaten the region

The dust storms that have choked Iranians and Iraqis for weeks and hospitalised thousands, are the canary in the coalmine for a complex environmental disaster unfolding in wetlands straddling the two...

27 May 2025

How dried-out wetlands on the Iran-Iraq border threaten the region

News / Carbon & Climate

World Bank wants to run carbon markets to boost their credibility: New chief Ajay Banga

...carbon markets is the way forward, says Ajay Banga, the World Bank’s new president. The World Bank is looking to create reliable carbon credits where “pricing will be better and resources can move th...

21 Nov 2023

World Bank wants to run carbon markets to boost their credibility: New chief Ajay Banga

Opinion / Energy

Gas should not be eligible for transition finance

...carbon reduction. While it has a cap on carbon emissions, it recognises unabated gas plants as green-transition investments until 2025 (unless extended). This is a lower standard as compared to, for e...

28 Feb 2024

Gas should not be eligible for transition finance

News / Carbon & Climate

Global warming weighs heaviest on those who can’t escape it

In July 2024, a heat wave swept through the San Francisco Bay Area in the US The surrounding metropolitan area, home to more than 7.5 million people, is known for its mild weather. Only about half of ...

28 Apr 2025

Global warming weighs heaviest on those who can’t escape it

News / Policy & Finance

Q&A: Can Trump really approve mining in international waters?

Pressure to open the international seabed for mining is mounting. Last month, Canadian business The Metals Company (TMC) announced plans to apply to US authorities for permission to mine in internatio...

28 Apr 2025

Q&A: Can Trump really approve mining in international waters?

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