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What the Philippines' US$2.75 billion rail project means for commuters and the environmentTransport
What the Philippines' US$2.75 billion rail project means for commuters and the environment
The Malolos-Clark Railway Project spells hope for long-suffering Filipino commuters in Metro Manila and its suburbs. Expected to be ready in 2022, it could benefit 342,000 passengers per day and cut greenhouse gas emissions by 60,000 tonnes a year. -
ADB not yet ready to quit coalAt the Asia Clean Energy Forum in Manila yesterday, Asian Development Bank president Takehiko Nakao said it could not rule out funding coal power as there is 'no other option' for some countries in Asia. Protesters outside the event called on ADB to draw up a time-bound phase-out plan for coal financing.
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Are waste-to-energy plants bad investments in the Philippines?A proposal for a US$423 million facility is expected to be approved in one of the biggest cities in the country's capital, despite a law banning incineration. Critics say city governments are at the losing end of this technology. -
China’s Belt and Road Initiative will make or break global climate fightDespite its claims of being green, most BRI money is still flowing into fossil fuel projects and traditional transport, evidence from a new WRI study shows.
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It’s clean, powerful and available: Are you ready for hydrogen energy?– Asian Development Bank's Yongping Zhai discusses how renewable energy, such as hydropower, could be key to helping developing countries unlock the potential of hydrogen. -
Digital solutions for designing liveable cities– Sunghoon Kris Moon of Asian Development Bank writes how city planners in the region are using smart solutions to allow digital technology to connect infrastructure and services to the people. -
Deep clean: How ‘blue finance’ can save our oceans– As the world’s oceans remain under threat, Asian Development Bank's Ingrid van Wees discusses what wide ranging projects and innovative financing are needed to clean up the seas before it is too late.
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Typhoon Haiyan damage underscores cost of climate change– Yeb Saño, head of the Climate Change Commission of the Philippines, attributes typhoon to climate change and calls for international community to implement a 'loss and damage' mechanism
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