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..., she pushed for what eventually became the first ministerial meeting on urbanisation and climate change at Egypt’s COP27. Last year, UN-Habitat co-hosted a local climate action summit at COP28, wher...

4 Jun 2024

...,” says Hassaan F. Khan, assistant professor of urban and environmental policy at Tufts University, Boston, United States. Pakistan’s water crisis is already acute, driven by climate change, rapid pop...

16 May 2025

..., China issued a methane action plan, which includes 20 “key tasks” for reducing methane, such as emissions monitoring and developing policy frameworks. However, it lacks numerical targets, as Carbon ...

16 Sep 2024

Japan claims that its new coal plants can reduce emissions by burning ammonia and blending hydrogen with fossil gas in gas plants.

..., economic researcher, Center of Economic and Law Studies Japan’s ‘false solutions’ Japan, the world’s fourth-largest economy, has been heavily dependent on imported coal, oil, and gas, especially s...

3 Oct 2024

Elshad Isgandarov COP29 at UNGA week 2024

..., then [countries] are going to say, ‘we don’t need the United Nations, we don’t need its Framework Convention on Climate Change, we can do it on our own’, only to realise we will fail,” he said. No q...

23 Oct 2024

Ravi Menon at Unlocking capital for sustainability 2024

...climate change, the timeline for an effective transition needs to be "set not by politics or economics, but by nature," he added. Asia, in particular, will need clear standards on what constitutes a c...

16 Sep 2024

...climate action, increased investor interest, and growing voluntary and compliance carbon markets, has led to some developments in the region. Countries such as China, Indonesia, Japan, Singapore, and...

16 Jul 2024

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..., national coordinator, Youth Advocates for Climate Action Philippines Additionally, non-fiscal measures like the Renewable Energy (RE) Portfolio Standards, which require energy providers to source a...

8 Oct 2024

..., such as the Science-based Targets Network, which establishes methods for companies to set nature-related targets, and then to take actions and track results,” he says. Rols, meanwhile, suggests firm...

11 Jun 2024

Scientist Rebellion_Aviation greenwash protest

..., which questioned the credibility of the company sponsoring the lab, ExxonMobil, funding climate solutions. “From climate breakdown to toxic environmental pollution, ExxonMobil is no stranger to play...

13 Dec 2024

..., according to the company’s annual reports. Various other arms of the conglomerate, such as Adani Enterprises, Adani Ports, Adani Power, and Adani Energy Solutions, operate a mix of power-generating ...

2 Aug 2024

..., but still possible, when considering the technological feasibility and project-level economic costs of reaching net-zero emissions. However, the new study, published in Nature Climate Change, warns ...

21 Aug 2024

A protest for climate justice in the Philippines

..., certainly in the Southeast Asian jurisdictions we've been working in, you don't really see climate deniers, right? On the other hand, you have so many communities on the front lines of climate chang...

25 Jun 2024

..., but they become alert beacons for climate action as they diminish. The only effective solution to global glacier loss is rapid cuts in greenhouse gas emissions, the experts say.Meanwhile, Unesco has...

9 Jan 2025

Singapore reaffirms commitment to collective climate action through Singapore Pavilion at COP28

..., and from around the world, to achieve net zero emissions by 2050 and build a climate-resilient future. The Pavilion is a partnership with around 100 entities, including corporates, academia, intern...

4 Dec 2023

...climate action. MDBs, including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB) and others have placed a growing emphasis on climate change in recent years. The World Bank, for example, has a targ...

25 Apr 2024

As landscapes heal, Nepal’s most iconic animals stage a comeback

..., storing water and increasing the resilience of human and wildlife populations in the face of climate change. Camera traps and radio collars have helped detect tigers, elephants, rhinos, leopards, hy...

17 Aug 2024

..., solar and power lines for India, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam and Central Asia. Eco-Business understands that it is in the midst of discussions to expand its work in the region to the Philippines, Indon...

20 Aug 2025

Singapore central business district on a stormy day

..., it is equally, or even more important, to make profits in a sustainable and responsible manner," said Kang Wai Geat, divisional director of ISCA's professional standards department. The study noted ...

3 Jul 2024

Solar power plant, Central Thailand, energy transition

..., despite the impact of Russia’s war on Ukraine, now in its third year, and the differences between the US and China on global cooperation on energy transition. At the country level, other domestic pr...

4 Oct 2024

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