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Cities: Possibilities 2024 closing plenary

In Asia, many governance systems are still “old-fashioned” and not “fit for purpose” to bring about a change in the way cities can be reshaped, says a United Nations governance advisor at a recent for...

5 Nov 2024

...renewables. They ask about companies’ plans to move towards ESG. If you have very good plans, the funds are available,” Agarwal said. ONGC itself has set a 2038 net-zero target for its own emissions, ...

8 Sep 2023

Malaysia has made some improvements to its air quality since 2005 when a state of emergency was announced as its Air Pollution Index exceeded 500. Its most recent annual Air Pollution Index rating, pu...

9 Jan 2024

...renewables, with solar increasing by 40 per cent, while energy efficiency improvements doubled. Investment in renewables outpaced spending on oil production last year - and there has been an explosion...

16 Jun 2023

...renewables, but we won't be able to get a permit," says Boedi. The company is also trying to decarbonise the transport its employees uses – another big part of its carbon footprint – but since Indones...

14 Aug 2023

Against the backdrop of the global energy transition to renewables, China’s energy system is undergoing profound changes. Last year, Xi Jinping’s report to the 20th Party Congress included a proposal ...

12 Sep 2023

The world’s first global carbon price is getting closer to becoming a reality. At a March meeting of the UN International Maritime Organisation (IMO) in London, a majority of member states expressed s...

30 May 2024

A coal-fired power station owned by Ayala Corporation in South Luzon

...renewables. But that is 40 per cent more expensive for the consumers...That needs to be priced in," said Francia. For this reason, rather than focusing on voluntary markets, Francia argued that opport...

5 Dec 2023

CapitaLand champions advancements in sustainability innovations with inaugural sustainability forum

CapitaLand Group, one of Asia’s largest diversified real estate groups, focused on sustainability innovation and solutions at its inaugural sustainability forum in partnership with Eco-Business&...

1 Nov 2024

In Malaysia, electric vehicles (EVs) have been increasingly touted as a driving force for reducing local transport emissions, but an environmental watchdog is calling for energy sources of EVs to be c...

5 Jul 2023

There is no solution to climate change, biodiversity loss without healthy forests

The United Nations Forum on Forests commenced its twentieth session today, as speakers spotlighted the connection between healthy forests and a sustainable future, the increasing threats...

12 May 2025

...renewables in 2022 - three times that of the European Union - China has long been the earliest adopter and biggest supplier of clean energy solutions. China's journey, however, has not been without fa...

27 Sep 2023

Aformer head of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) used to describe the annual climate summit as “the only circus in town”. It may not be good enough to control climate change, he ...

29 Nov 2023

The Ministry of Power has amended the Electricity (Promoting Renewable Energy Through Green Energy Open Access) Rules, with fresh provisions to support small consumers with better access to electricit...

8 Jun 2023

Phong Dien Solar PV Park in Thua Thien-Hue, Vietnam

Change happens gradually at first – then faster than you ever thought possible. When it comes to climate change, we find ourselves sandwiched between an escalating threat and an exponential opportunit...

7 Aug 2023

Energy-hungry data centres may have to go nuclear to meet rising demands for artificial intelligence (AI) if the world wants to keep its word and cut greenhouse-gas emissions, experts say. With AI t...

12 Jul 2024

...renewables. At COP27 last year, small island nations joined calls for a windfall tax on big oil companies, who have historically profited from knowingly contributing to climate change, to be a source ...

13 Nov 2023

In September 1846, the British expeditionary ships HMS Erebus and HMS Terror became stranded in the Canadian Arctic while navigating the Northwest Passage, a shipping corridor between Europe and Asia....

6 Sep 2024

New analysis from global energy think tank Ember revealed that solar and wind drove the majority (92 per cent) of India’s electricity capacity additions in 2022, while coal accounted for only 5 per ce...

22 Mar 2023

...renewables company Cenergi SEA, Johor-based investment holding firm Iskandar Investment, state utilities firm Sarawak Energy, palm oil producer SD Guthrie and environmental, health and safety consulta...

8 Aug 2024

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