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The latest calculation, said to be a highly conservative estimate, shows that these small and medium-sized businesses minimally emit about 29.7 million tonnes of carbon dioxide annually.
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Sorting out the messy economics for a fair climate transition
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Asian Development Bank announces plans at COP26 to partner with investors to buy and retire coal power plants
The ADB unveiled at the climate summit its Energy Transition Mechanism, a private sector-led initiative to retire existing coal power plants. But climate groups call the scheme “premature and unclear.”
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The Asian Development Bank has pledged to elevate climate financing by US$20 billion to US$100 billion by 2030. But the UN's António Guterres said that "much more is needed" as development banks have a crucial role to play in the world's low-carbon transition.
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Retiring or repurposing Asia’s coal plants: why owners must plan and act now
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