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Unlocking Capital for Sustainability Indonesia panellists at the Pullman Hotel in Jakarta

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Lack of ‘bankable’ climate projects hurting Indonesia's energy transition

...renewables] projects," said Tominaga, referring to the financial viability of a project, and whether or not a bank will support it. While renewables projects are proving to be difficult investment op...

2 Sep 2023

Lack of ‘bankable’ climate projects hurting Indonesia's energy transition

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How will India find the climate finance it needs to go green?

...renewables. The Indian government has not published an assessment of how much funding it will need to achieve those aims. But the Council on Energy, Environment and Water, an Indian think-tank, pegs t...

23 Aug 2023

How will India find the climate finance it needs to go green?

Press Releases / UNDP Malaysia

UNDP launches Malaysia Island Innovation Challenge

The new Malaysia Island Innovation Challenge was launched today by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) with support from the Ministry of Finance to spur collective local action for waste m...

6 Aug 2024

UNDP launches Malaysia Island Innovation Challenge

OCBC Bank branch in Georgetown, Malaysia

News / Policy & Finance

OCBC working to amend coal policy to finance early retirement projects

Southeast Asia's second-largest bank OCBC is likely to join Singapore rival DBS in updating its coal policy to allow the financing of early coal phase-outs in line with criteria laid out in the city-s...

5 Apr 2024

OCBC working to amend coal policy to finance early retirement projects

News / Energy

Fixing methane leaks 'easiest, fastest' way for Southeast Asia to cut planet-cooking emissions

...renewables in the energy mix. ACE is working with the World Bank to develop a tool for oil and gas firms to control their methane footprint. Peter Godfrey, Asia Pacific managing director of Energy Ins...

29 Oct 2024

Fixing methane leaks 'easiest, fastest' way for Southeast Asia to cut planet-cooking emissions

News / Energy

How fossil fuel subsidies are hurting the energy transition

...renewables - and how subsidies could be reformed to support a just energy transition. Why have fossil fuel subsidies increased? According to the IISD report, the 2022 rise in subsidies was drive...

30 Aug 2023

How fossil fuel subsidies are hurting the energy transition

News / Energy

Fossil fuel subsidy cuts will posit Malaysia as clean energy leader, but require phased approach: experts

...renewables energy sources such as solar and hydrogen, and subsidy reform would be a boon for the country's clean energy status, he said. Subsidies cutting is a "low hanging fruit" that could spur rene...

8 May 2024

Fossil fuel subsidy cuts will posit Malaysia as clean energy leader, but require phased approach: experts

News / Corporate Responsibility

'Don't just sit in the boardroom': Hong Kong climate finance chief calls on C-suite leaders to connect with nature

When one thinks of metropolitan Hong Kong, farmers do not typically come to mind. Yet there are many farms in the New Territories surrounding Alan To’s Aromafunapy site which have seen their harvests ...

4 Aug 2025

'Don't just sit in the boardroom': Hong Kong climate finance chief calls on C-suite leaders to connect with nature

News / Energy

How to keep coal unprofitable in China

...renewables are providing similar energy services in the same market, in a head-to-head competition. If you want to encourage coal substitution, you can cut costs or increase profits for renewables, or...

2 Aug 2023

How to keep coal unprofitable in China

News / Policy & Finance

A 'mosaic' of abatement strategies needed to cut global methane emissions amid US backtrack

It can be said that the announcement of the Methane Abatement Partnership Roadmap at the COP29 climate change summit last November was both well- yet ill-timed. Announced by the European Commission – ...

9 Apr 2025

A 'mosaic' of abatement strategies needed to cut global methane emissions amid US backtrack

The Anacortes oil refinery in Washington, United States

Opinion / Policy & Finance

Fossil fuel reduction targets should be part of every climate plan

...renewables and alternative sectors. The task is unprecedented but not impossible. It will require political will, sustained implementation, and international cooperation, especially for governments wi...

15 Nov 2023

Fossil fuel reduction targets should be part of every climate plan

Opinion / Transport

Making an electric car battery, minus China

The global transition to green technologies has increased the demand for lithium dramatically. This critical mineral, abundant but distributed unevenly, is essential for energy storage and transpor...

8 Jan 2025

Making an electric car battery, minus China

Wasian, Dimembe, North Minahasa Regency, North Sulawesi, Indonesia

Opinion / Energy

The need for grass-rooting our just energy transition: Indonesia’s experience

Recent global just energy transition approaches that promise zero-carbon development, particularly the Just Energy Transition Partnerships (JETP), are still predominantly top-down. This is despite stu...

30 Jun 2023

The need for grass-rooting our just energy transition: Indonesia’s experience

News / Cities

China’s evolving zoos, from entertainment to education

“Where are the monkeys? Can you see them, mummy?” asks an excited child visiting Hongshan Zoo in Nanjing, eastern China. The zoo’s unusual design and goals have attracted attention online, and a flood...

7 Apr 2025

China’s evolving zoos, from entertainment to education

News / Carbon & Climate

Does COP28 signal the beginning of an end to the fossil fuel era? It depends on who you ask.

...renewables and double energy efficiency by 2030. “Over the last two weeks, we have worked very hard to secure a better future for our people and our planet. We should be proud of our historic achievem...

14 Dec 2023

Does COP28 signal the beginning of an end to the fossil fuel era? It depends on who you ask.

News / Energy

India has big clean energy goals – so why is it banking on coal?

...renewables capacity, beating its target - a positive sign, experts said, as discussions to set a global target for renewables gather pace. The United Arab Emirates, which is hosting this year’s UN cli...

29 May 2023

India has big clean energy goals – so why is it banking on coal?

Opinion / Water

China changes tack on water politics

Sixteen major rivers originate in China that supply fresh water to nearly 3 billion people in 14 Asian countries – more than a third of the world’s population. As 'Asia’s water tower', China has ofte...

26 Mar 2024

China changes tack on water politics

Hans van Mameren walks off into the sunset

News / Energy

Renewable energy entrepreneur Hans van Mameren leaves Singapore after 12 years

...renewables in 2017, is moving partly because the projects he had high hopes for – including a plan to electrify one million boats in Southeast Asia inspired by the business model of furniture retailer...

22 May 2023

Renewable energy entrepreneur Hans van Mameren leaves Singapore after 12 years

Press Releases / Institute for Essential Services Reform

Strengthening Indonesia, South Korea’s climate collaboration through energy transition

...renewables and clean technology, energy storage, and electric vehicles,” Tuwima said. Hyoeun Jenny Kim, Ambassador and Deputy Minister for Climate Change, Republic of Korea, who was present on ...

30 Jul 2023

Strengthening Indonesia, South Korea’s climate collaboration through energy transition

News / Energy

Early retirement of the Philippines' coal fleet would cost US$10.6 billion: Study

The cost of retiring all coal plants in the Philippines up to five years before the end of their lifespan is estimated at US$10.6 billion, according to a study by London-based non-profit Transition Ze...

24 Jan 2024

Early retirement of the Philippines' coal fleet would cost US$10.6 billion: Study

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