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Rich countries need to pay Global South at least US$209 billion annually to phase out fossil fuels: report

...renewables, said Greg Muttitt, one the report's lead authors, explaining the review's methodology. “These countries have emitted the most greenhouse gases historically, and so carry that responsibil...

7 Dec 2023

Rich countries need to pay Global South at least US$209 billion annually to phase out fossil fuels: report

News / Energy

Amid shifting winds, geothermal maintains shaky dominance in Philippine renewables sector

...renewables, saying that it has “few concrete plans or policies” for the development of green energy. Data from the ASEAN Centre for Energy released in September 2021 show that the 29-per cent contribu...

28 Sep 2022

Amid shifting winds, geothermal maintains shaky dominance in Philippine renewables sector

News / Energy

Pakistan wants to conserve energy and save money. Will it succeed?

...renewables like sun and solar too – renewables which are cheaper than other forms of electricity produced in Pakistan.” This story was published with permission from The Third Pole.

16 Jun 2023

Pakistan wants to conserve energy and save money. Will it succeed?

News / Policy & Finance

Price carbon at US$100 now and many transition financing mechanisms won't be needed: Singapore central bank chief

If the world currently prices carbon US$100 per tonne – a figure consistent with what most climate economists have said is needed to incentivise net-zero emissions by 2050 – then a lot of the other fi...

6 Dec 2023

Price carbon at US$100 now and many transition financing mechanisms won't be needed: Singapore central bank chief

News / Carbon & Climate

Can reforestation efforts reverse the damage done in the Philippines?

More needs to be done to prevent further deforestation within the Philippines. The country, which hosts two-thirds of the planet’s biodiversity and up to four-fifths of its flora and fauna, is fightin...

11 Aug 2023

Can reforestation efforts reverse the damage done in the Philippines?

News / Carbon & Climate

How is climate change affecting people's health?

Concern is growing about the effects of climate change on human health - from air pollution to disease outbreaks linked to extreme weather such as floods, prompting the COP28 climate summit in Dubai t...

5 Dec 2023

How is climate change affecting people's health?

Opinion / Policy & Finance

How the EU can secure a sustainable supply of critical minerals

...renewables. But such an approach would undoubtedly be effective: extracting and processing critical minerals requires vast amounts of water and causes environmental pollution. Seven metals alone – iro...

2 Jan 2024

How the EU can secure a sustainable supply of critical minerals

Opinion / Policy & Finance

Climate litigation can power China’s low-carbon transition

Between June 2023 and May 2024, every month was its hottest on record globally. It is in this context that more civil-society actors are raising questions about their governments’ inadequate measures ...

15 Jul 2024

Climate litigation can power China’s low-carbon transition

News / Policy & Finance

Closing the AI skills gap: The next step for Singapore’s pursuit of sustainable economic growth?

Southeast Asia is on the cusp of a transformation led by developments in artificial intelligence (AI). Accelerated investments in AI could be harnessed for both sustainability solutions and green econ...

31 May 2024

Closing the AI skills gap: The next step for Singapore’s pursuit of sustainable economic growth?

News / Policy & Finance

Can COP27 convince Africa to ditch gas in green energy transition?

...renewables are calling for no more investment in gas - especially in new infrastructure that would facilitate its export to European countries, which have been seeking fresh supplies since committing ...

8 Nov 2022

Can COP27 convince Africa to ditch gas in green energy transition?

Press Releases / United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)

UN forum opens with a resounding call to accelerate SDG action in South Asia

The Seventh South and South-West Asia Multistakeholder Forum on Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals opened today in Kathmandu, Nepal with high-level officials and representatives from ...

16 Oct 2023

UN forum opens with a resounding call to accelerate SDG action in South Asia

News / Policy & Finance

Indonesia’s new climate plan: slow progress but change imminent

...renewables installation over the course of this decade compared to current plans. The investment is expected to move swiftly according to a written joint statement from Indonesia and its international...

20 Dec 2022

Indonesia’s new climate plan: slow progress but change imminent

News / Energy

China the ‘biggest player’ in Bangladesh’s energy transition

Ahead of the UN climate summit in Glasgow last year, Bangladesh pledged to produce 40 per cent of its electricity from renewables by 2041. To meet this target, the country is shifting investments away...

22 Sep 2022

China the ‘biggest player’ in Bangladesh’s energy transition

Opinion / Policy & Finance

How developing countries can reach net-zero

...renewables, particularly solar energy. Similarly, the Chinese government has directed the “Big Five” state-owned electricity companies to take the lead on greening the system. State-owned financial in...

4 Nov 2022

How developing countries can reach net-zero

News / Policy & Finance

Roundtable: The Belt and Road at 10

On 7 September 2013, President Xi Jinping announced at the Nazarbayev University in Kazakhstan, a proposal to “join hands building a Silk Road economic belt”. That speech is widely considered the star...

14 Sep 2023

Roundtable: The Belt and Road at 10

Opinion / Policy & Finance

Here's how to boost gender equality and climate action together

...renewables would save women an average of one hour per day collecting firewood, and free up the equivalent of a workforce of 80 million people, according to UN Women. New initiatives are already mobil...

28 Dec 2023

Here's how to boost gender equality and climate action together

A house built using natural, locally sourced materials in India

News / Green Buildings

As Indian cities heat up, climate-resilient traditional buildings are coming into fashion

If the pandemic triggered eco-consciousness in A. Krishnan, a Chennai-based software professional, the heat waves of April and May and the floods that followed made him into a total sustainability con...

4 Aug 2023

As Indian cities heat up, climate-resilient traditional buildings are coming into fashion

News / Energy

Singapore firms want more Australian solar power than can be delivered: project exec

...renewables, spurring the transition away from polluting fossil fuels, it added. The network will not look to finance regional grid projects, but members are encouraged to put in research money, Thomps...

26 Oct 2022

Singapore firms want more Australian solar power than can be delivered: project exec

Alex Polglase, chief of staff, NEU Battery Materials

News / Waste

Singapore lithium battery recycler NEU appoints chief of staff

Singapore lithium battery recycler NEU Battery Materials has appointed a chief of staff as the firm enters its third year. The startup, which was among the winners of sustainability innovation contest...

10 Apr 2023

Singapore lithium battery recycler NEU appoints chief of staff

News / Carbon & Climate

Carbon capture technology on the rise in India's energy transition

Public sector oil and gas companies in India are actively embracing emission-reduction strategies such as Carbon Capture, Utilisation, and Storage (CCUS) as India targets net zero by 2070. CCUS is a c...

7 Jun 2023

Carbon capture technology on the rise in India's energy transition

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