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What is the IPCC and what will its next report cover?

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, or IPCC, is a scientific body created in 1988 by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the United Nations Environment Programme. Its goal is to...

25 Feb 2022

What is the IPCC and what will its next report cover?

News / Policy & Finance

‘Infrastructure-first’ approach causes conflict in Indonesia

Launched by President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo in 2016, the National Strategic Project scheme prioritises large-scale investments in order to boost economic growth. Investments above IDR 100 billion (US$7...

12 May 2022

‘Infrastructure-first’ approach causes conflict in Indonesia

News / Carbon & Climate

WWF Singapore hires Swati Mandloi from Blue Planet for climate action role

Swati Mandloi, a sustainability business analyst with Singapore-based waste technology company Blue Planet Environmental Solutions, has moved to World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). She joins WWF's marke...

19 Apr 2021

WWF Singapore hires Swati Mandloi from Blue Planet for climate action role

Taiwan, corporate sourcing of renewables

News / Energy

Corporations’ hunger for renewables to drive clean energy deployment in Taiwan

...renewable energy stand to benefit from coveted business opportunities as investors and supply chains become increasingly sustainability-minded. “Corporate demand for renewables can drive change in eme...

24 Aug 2020

Corporations’ hunger for renewables to drive clean energy deployment in Taiwan

News / Policy & Finance

ADB announces coal exit in draft energy policy

...renewable energy and energy efficiency, to meet a US$3 billion target for 2020. In March, it also set a target of US$80 billion worth of climate financing by 2030. The draft new policy states that the...

7 May 2021

ADB announces coal exit in draft energy policy

News / Energy

Australian and Thai firms team up to launch renewable energy credit marketplace spanning Southeast Asia

...renewable energy certificates (RECs). RECs are tradable commodities which represent proof that one megawatt-hour (MWh) of electricity was generated from a renewable energy resource. They solve the con...

31 Aug 2020

Australian and Thai firms team up to launch renewable energy credit marketplace spanning Southeast Asia

Harbour tug and jack-up rig_Sembcorp Marine Yard Singapore_KSL Maritime

News / Transport

Singapore floats wireless charging and battery swaps at sea concepts for marine logistics

As Singapore rejuvenates its fleet of diesel-powered, low-tech harbour craft with new, fully-electric ones, its marine logistics sector is investing in new coastal and offshore wireless charging capab...

18 Mar 2022

Singapore floats wireless charging and battery swaps at sea concepts for marine logistics

Clover Hogan, climate activist, speaking in 2019

Podcasts / Carbon & Climate

'The problem is not that young people are eco-anxious. It's that people in positions of power are not': activist Clover Hogan

...renewable department of the company, but even then they're aware more than anyone of the extent of greenwashing and denial that is taking place. For their sanity and morality, they're not able to stic...

12 Jul 2024

'The problem is not that young people are eco-anxious. It's that people in positions of power are not': activist Clover Hogan

News / Carbon & Climate

Global coal plant projects down 76% since 2015

...renewable energy, while the risk of stranded assets has increased. Governments can now act with confidence to commit to ‘no new coal’,” reports climate think tank E3G in its analysis. Based on finding...

5 Oct 2021

Global coal plant projects down 76% since 2015

News / Carbon & Climate

Climate change made India and Pakistan’s 2022 early heatwave ‘30 times more likely’

The heatwave – responsible for at least 90 deaths across India and Pakistan, as well as wheat crop failures, power outages and forest fires – was also made 1C hotter by human-driven warming, accordi...

28 May 2022

Climate change made India and Pakistan’s 2022 early heatwave ‘30 times more likely’

News / Energy

Pakistan pushes renewables—but coal expansion continues too

...renewables to 30 per cent by 2030, up from about 4 per cent today, government officials said. "The targets in the newly announced policy are a 20 per cent share of renewables in installed capacity of ...

12 Aug 2020

Pakistan pushes renewables—but coal expansion continues too

News / Carbon & Climate

Look beyond popular areas for green innovations: investors

...renewable energy. Green hydrogen is currently selling at US$3-7.50 per kilogramme, several times higher than natural gas, a fossil fuel. Hydrogen could replace natural gas in industrial applications a...

17 Jan 2022

News / Carbon & Climate

Millions at risk as India's severe heatwave exposes cooling gaps

As the scorching sun beat down on his fruit cart, Mohammad Ikrar dreaded another day of tossing out dozens of rotting mangoes and melons - a regular practice as India grappled with an unprecedented he...

25 May 2022

Millions at risk as India's severe heatwave exposes cooling gaps

News / Energy

ExxonMobil takes a gamble on algae biofuel

Algae biofuel research had an early surge in the 1970s-90s. Then, during a brief window of time, from roughly 2009 to around 2017, this alternative fuel technology became the darling of the renewable ...

7 Jul 2021

ExxonMobil takes a gamble on algae biofuel

News / Carbon & Climate

Global biodiversity deal running short on time and ambition

Negotiators and observers left the latest meeting of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) with renewed momentum but with many issues still unresolved, including how to find the missing US$700 ...

6 Apr 2022

Global biodiversity deal running short on time and ambition

Opinion / Policy & Finance

Financing gender-energy access programmes in Asean

...Renewable Energy, and Energy Efficiency Officer at ACE.

5 Apr 2022

Financing gender-energy access programmes in Asean

News / Cities

Fire season in Indonesia less severe, but Covid-19 could turn it deadly

Favourable weather conditions point to a less severe forest fire season in Indonesia this year, but the burning could still compound what is now the worst coronavirus situation of any country, experts...

22 Jul 2021

Fire season in Indonesia less severe, but Covid-19 could turn it deadly

News / Carbon & Climate

Northern India caught in vicious cycle of heatwaves and forest fires

Mohan Negi is worried that respiratory conditions are becoming more common across Chamoli district in Uttarakhand, north India. “At least 50 per cent of the elderly population suffers from respiratory...

23 May 2022

Northern India caught in vicious cycle of heatwaves and forest fires

News / Policy & Finance

Green Climate Fund hires Kavita Sinha as deputy director, mitigation and adaption

...renewable energy projects ranging from 100 megawatts to 5 gigawatts in Southeast Asia. Sinha started her career as a process design engineer for energy systems, and has since worked for organisations ...

9 Dec 2020

Green Climate Fund hires Kavita Sinha as deputy director, mitigation and adaption

Products labelled "sustainable" or "planet-friendly" in a promotion on e-commerce platform Lazada

News / Corporate Responsibility

Critics question labelling of plastic products as 'eco-friendly' in Earth Day promo

...renewable, or use better, less or no plastic." The pilot scheme is being tested on Lazada, and will continue to run based on results, Unilever told Eco-Business. “ Earth Day shouldn't be about buyin...

27 Apr 2022

Critics question labelling of plastic products as 'eco-friendly' in Earth Day promo

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