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Nexif Ratch completes acquisition of operating hydro plant in Lao Cai province, Vietnam

...renewables and will create a stable and recurring income through a long-term PPA. The plant, developed and constructed by the seller - Nam Tien Group, has been commercially operating since April 2018...

2 Jan 2024

...renewables in the national energy mix by 2050, which will require an eleven-fold increase in domestic renewable energy capacity. “We’re hearing a lot of talk about exporting our renewable energy to Si...

18 Jul 2023

...renewables from less than 8 per cent to almost 31 per cent.Overseas, South Korea is helping the United Arab Emirates build its first-ever nuclear-power plant, as part of a $20-billion project. Once co...

7 Dec 2023

A climate deal between China and the US, the world’s two largest emitters of global-heating greenhouse gases, was a bright spot ahead of tough negotiations at the COP28 climate talks starting in Dubai...

6 Dec 2023

As a university student in Canberra, Eilis Fitt and her two housemates set rules to keep their electricity bill down - no heater in the living room unless everyone was home, and no turning on the was...

16 Feb 2024

Despite climate change being an unavoidable global challenge, nearly half of countries do not include it in their educational offerings, according to a 2021 Unesco survey. In China, climate change has...

12 Sep 2024

...renewables using a novel class of carbon credits. Image: Philip Amiote / Eco-Business This special report explores Southeast Asia’s cautious approach to phasing out coal, using a relatively new finan...

11 Dec 2024

Initiative aims to reduce environmental impact of fashion, construction industries in eight countries

Today, governments participating in the Global Environment Facility (GEF)-funded Integrated Programme on Eliminating Hazardous Chemicals from Supply Chains launched the six-year, US$45-milli...

20 Jan 2025

As the Philippines works to ramp up mining to meet global demand for metals crucial to the green energy transition, environmental groups are demanding strict limits to protect nature and Indigenous la...

28 Mar 2024

Emily Rose, senior sustainability manager, indirect procurement, Chanel

...renewables procurement last year, having raised funds through a sustainability-linked bond that was dependent on meeting a series of climate targets, including clean energy procurement. Chanel highli...

19 Jul 2023

...renewables would replace coal in electricity generation over time. For now though, more incentives might be the way to build the much-needed infrastructure Indonesia needs for greater EV use. Under cu...

24 Nov 2023

...renewables by 2030. These sectoral goals are much more [geared] towards implementation. The second is finance – how do you get finance to implement those goals? These two agendas are at the centre of ...

6 Nov 2025

Amid pressure from civil society to end fossil fuel production, Southeast Asia’s national oil producers banded together to emphasise the importance of reducing methane emissions instead. In a joint st...

25 Nov 2024

In its first ruling on trade matters related to deforestation and carbon emissions, the World Trade Organisation found fault with the way the European Union decided against accepting palm oil as a sou...

12 Mar 2024

...renewables operators to make efficiency improvements. The 2015 reforms prioritised renewables such as wind, solar and bioenergy, ordering local governments to ensure this capacity was accounted for in...

29 Aug 2023

Singapore Airlines Group (SIA) has agreed to buy 1,000 tonnes of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from Neste, a Finnish producer that set up the world’s largest SAF production facility in Singapore las...

7 May 2024

...renewables to account for 40 per cent of Senegal’s energy use by 2030. To align with the Paris Agreement objectives, we believe global initiatives to reduce fossil fuel dependency and invest in develo...

14 Nov 2023

...renewables. China's pledge to stop funding overseas coal plants in 2021 has also made it harder for Vietnamese coal projects to access foreign capital. Vietnam is Southeast Asia's leading nation for r...

30 Jun 2024

Indonesia accounts for more than half of the global palm oil supply, the world’s most widely used vegetable oil that is found in everything from food to cosmetics to fuel. But environmentalists fear ...

19 Sep 2024

Safeguarding natural capital and continued investments key to maintaining momentum in Indonesia’s energy transition

Jakarta, Indonesia, 20 June – Responsible for nearly 2 per cent of global carbon emissions, Indonesia is the planet’s third-largest coal producer. Despite recent government pledges to...

24 Jun 2024

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