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...renewable energy capacity, there is a concern over how it will manage its dual priorities: achieving renewable energy targets while safeguarding food security in a country with a rapidly growing popul...

7 Sep 2023

COP29 decisions deliver gains for gender equality in climate action, but more remains to be done

The COP29 climate conference concluded on 24 November with several key global agreements on climate action, including a new collective goal for climate-related financing to reach US$300 billio...

14 Dec 2024

...renewable power. Instead, the company says investment in oil and gas “will be needed” due to sustained demand for fossil fuels. It emphasises the importance of liquified natural gas (LNG) as “critical...

20 Mar 2024

...renewable sources of energy. The issue is compounded by the country’s growing population and some of the region’s highest energy tariffs. Failure to shift to renewables will increase the nation's depe...

9 Aug 2023

...renewable, large hydro projects were not until recently due to various environmental considerations. However, given India's renewable energy requirements to meet its revised Nationally Determined Cont...

1 Feb 2024

...renewable sources by 2030, and its portfolio companies in the renewable space, including clean tech firm Mahindra Susten, "look to play a role in this mission." The US$19 billion-valued Mahindra Group...

31 Oct 2023

...renewable energy is crucial for achieving net zero, but these storm events leave the viability of substituting renewable energy for fossil fuels even more uncertain. Storms and climate change Some 330...

12 Jul 2024

Sustainable transport needed to overcome ‘last mile’ in development in Asia and the Pacific

Transport experts and policymakers from Asia and the Pacific have called for more regional cooperation and the formulation of national and regional policies to promote the more sustainable movement of...

12 Nov 2024

...renewables is one of them, while military is another. On renewables, a lot of people believe that renewables will save the planet. I also believe that renewables is the way forward. But we are still h...

4 Feb 2024

A protest banner reading “Food Estate Feeding Climate Crisis” lies on land cleared for food estate project in Kalimantan in 2022.

...renewable energy materials hub. Mining is now a bigger driver of deforestation in Indonesia than palm oil.

10 May 2024

Wilmar reaffirms sustainability leadership with continued inclusion in DJSI

...renewable energy and reduced water intensity in Wilmar’s palm oil mills in Indonesia and Nigeria, achieving a target of below 1.30 m³/MT Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB). Wilmar has conducted asses...

6 Jan 2025

On 23 April, India announced it would suspend the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), a landmark water-sharing agreement with Pakistan signed in 1960. The move marked a significant escalation in South Asia’s a...

14 May 2025

...renewable energy comprises almost a third, according to the latest power development plan. However, Dela Cruz closed by highlighting that the government’s inability to reach renewable energy goals in ...

18 Sep 2023

Narora Nuclear Power Plant near the Ganges River in Uttar Pradesh, India : Sharada Prasad CS Sharada Prasad CS, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

...renewable energy (VRE) integration. These VRE sources include solar, wind, ocean, and some hydropower generation technologies. Nuclear power is also becoming potentially cost-effective and safe, thank...

27 Jan 2025

...renewable energy. However, we have insufficient natural gas resources and cannot follow the Western path. Instead, we must vigorously develop renewable energy. At the same time, to ensure the safety a...

18 Mar 2024

...renewable power. LPG stoves: A fossil-fuel burner that uses a mixture of propane and butane distributed in large pressurised cylinders. Biodigesters: A large vessel where organic matter (animal manure...

24 May 2024

Donald Trump 2024 election campaign materials.

...renewable energy market helped keep the lid on domestic climate pollution. The Covid-19 pandemic also played a key role in reducing emissions in the US. As for a Trump re-election's impact overseas, t...

20 Feb 2024

...renewable energy. Energy recovery from biogas in landfills could represent a solution for solid waste treatment and the growing demand for renewable energy. However, the efficiency of landfill biogas ...

7 Jun 2024

...renewables division in 2018. Prior to his stint at Petronas, he spent a decade at Singapore-based Sindicatum as a managing director, where he specialised in methane reduction and renewable energy proj...

7 Aug 2023

10 megawatt solar farm in Pampanga, Philippines

...renewables from the current 21 per cent to 35 per cent by 2030 and 50 per cent by 2040. BPI’s green bond, its third issuance since 2018, is slated to raise money for projects such as renewable energy...

14 Aug 2023

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