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Causes of deforestation getting lost in REDD+ rhetoric – analysis

Debates about REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation) are skirting a fundamental issue by failing to discuss what actually causes deforestation in the first place, a media...

29 Oct 2013

Causes of deforestation getting lost in REDD+ rhetoric – analysis

Opinion / Energy

Renewable energy is cheaper than imported gas and oil

Southeast Asia is showing a rising number of high quality investment opportunities in renewable energy (RE) sources, according to a new report. Produced by clean energy investment firm Armstrong Asset...

6 May 2013

Renewable energy is cheaper than imported gas and oil

News / Cities

Singapore population to hit seven million by 2030

Singapore's population could hit seven million in about 20 years - up from five million now - if current growth trends continue, a research house says. DBS Vickers said yesterday that the population i...

21 Jan 2013

Singapore population to hit seven million by 2030

News / Carbon & Climate

Philippines joins world climate talks to drive climate action now

The Philippines is among the developing countries which joined the talks to urge developed nations not to stray from the principles and provisions of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate...

30 Apr 2013

Philippines joins world climate talks to drive climate action now

News / Corporate Responsibility

Eco-tourism, sustainable farming ideas win social enterprise contest in Singapore

Four young teams from Singapore, India and Indonesia were recognised for their social enterprise ideas at the finale of the Young Social Entrepreneurs (YSE) Programme in Singapore on Saturday. The Sin...

14 Oct 2013

Eco-tourism, sustainable farming ideas win social enterprise contest in Singapore

Videos / Energy

Scientists develop next-level green battery to boost renewable energy usage

Scientists at the University of Maryland in the United States have developed a new type of sustainable battery that is a boon to renewable energy. Hongli Zhu, Teng Li, Liangbing Hu, Nicholas Weadock a...

9 Jul 2013

Scientists develop next-level green battery to boost renewable energy usage

News / Energy

Suzlon promoters sell 2% stake to raise Rs 63 crore

The promoters of debt-laden Suzlon Energy sold 2.11 per cent stake to raise Rs 63 crore. This was part of the corporate debt restructuring (CDR) plan the company is negotiating with a consortium of ...

26 Dec 2012

Suzlon promoters sell 2% stake to raise Rs 63 crore

News / Policy & Finance

Pakistan pushes ahead on climate policy but action still lags

Pakistan faces a range of threatening climate change impacts: changing monsoon patterns, melting glaciers, seasonal flooding, rising sea levels, desertification and increasing water scarcity. How bad ...

8 Jan 2013

Pakistan pushes ahead on climate policy but action still lags

Opinion / Corporate Responsibility

Davos: The shifting nature of power and the shifting power of nature

One of the most challenging weeks of my working life starts today: the week of the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos. Over 2,500 Presidents, Prime Minsters, CEOs, Celebrities a...

23 Jan 2014

Davos: The shifting nature of power and the shifting power of nature

News / Policy & Finance

Clean energy stock momentum beating S&P 500

...equities. Indicators measuring the speed of the rally suggest the advance isn’t over, according to Ayush Nagaraj, a Hong Kong-based sales trader at Bernstein, the division of New York-based AllianceBe...

10 May 2013

Clean energy stock momentum beating S&P 500

News / Energy

Australia's CEFC rolls out financing by July 2013

The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) is expected to finance A$10billion in projects involving renewables, energy efficient systems, and low emissions technologies. Oliver Yates, the new head of...

6 Dec 2012

Australia's CEFC rolls out financing by July 2013

News / Water

Fracking bonanza eludes wastewater recycling investors

After two years searching for a blockbuster investment in oilfield water management, fund manager Judson Hill is still holding on to his money. Hill’s NGP Energy Capital Management saw potential in wh...

26 Nov 2013

Fracking bonanza eludes wastewater recycling investors

News / Policy & Finance

Pollution pact from China to India shows rift

China and India’s success in weakening the latest global warming agreement created friction with other developing nations that are seeking to step up the fight against climate change. The two countrie...

25 Nov 2013

Pollution pact from China to India shows rift

Press Releases / UNEP Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific Bangkok

New UN-led global partnership to help green 30 national economies by 2020

Countries such as Burkina Faso, Peru, Mauritius, Mongolia, and Senegal are set to boost their economies through a shift of investment and policies towards a new generation of assets that include clean...

5 Mar 2014

New UN-led global partnership to help green 30 national economies by 2020

News / Energy

Algae.Tec Plans $200 Million Bond Sale to Fund Clean-Fuel Plants

Algae.Tec Ltd. (AEB), an Australian producer of algal oils used in clean fuel, plans to sell $200 million of bonds in Europe to fund expansion in the Americas. The company intends to start the offerin...

7 Jan 2013

Algae.Tec Plans $200 Million Bond Sale to Fund Clean-Fuel Plants

News / Policy & Finance

Ailing solar firm REC to split, move out of Europe

Loss-making solar equipment maker Renewable Energy Corporation will split in two, raise cash and move out of Norway, hoping that its beefed up halves, relocated into the centre of growthmarkets, can r...

19 Jul 2013

Ailing solar firm REC to split, move out of Europe

News / Energy

Yingli plunges as earnings concerns sink ADRs

...equities at Causeway Capital Management, said in a phone interview from Los Angeles. “That shows the impact of China’s slowdown. It will take longer for corporate earnings to recover than it takes the...

31 Aug 2012

Yingli plunges as earnings concerns sink ADRs

Opinion / Energy

Crowdfunding coming of age in cleantech

With early stage capital for cleantech innovation becoming increasingly scarce, crowdfunding sites like Kickstarter, Indiegogo and a new crop of clean/green ones are beginning to emerge as significant...

11 Mar 2013

Crowdfunding coming of age in cleantech

Opinion / Energy

A place for a Chief Resource and Energy Officer

Commodities and natural resources drive roughly 10 per cent of global GDP. While the economic value of the natural resource industry is significant, perhaps even more significant is the impact on GDP ...

11 Oct 2013

A place for a Chief Resource and Energy Officer

News / Energy

Financing South Korea's tidal energy project

South Korean renewable energy firm Renetec plans to fund nearly a third of its groundbreaking tidal energy project from equity partners that are under requirements to purchase electricity from renewab...

7 Nov 2012

Financing South Korea's tidal energy project

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