Clean Energy News
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‘Asia undermining efforts to reduce coal dependence’Over 80 per cent of new coal investments are in the Asia Pacific region, where governments are pushed to meet a fast-growing demand for power. -
Meet the environment defenders fighting for clean energy in Southeast AsiaHarassment, death threats, kidnapping. It's not easy campaigning for renewable energy in Southeast Asia. Eco-Business asked activists in Indonesia, the Philippines and Vietnam about the challenges they face fighting for a clean energy future.
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China’s Belt and Road Initiative could lead to 3°C global warming, report warnsGreening the financing of a US$12 trillion development project that promises to help 60 per cent of humanity is necessary to avoid runaway climate change, a new report by Tsinghua University has cautioned. -
Plentiful renewable energy awaits the worldCheap and plentiful renewable energy is possible: pure hydrogen power in the ground, enough wind in European skies to power the world.
Clean Energy Opinion
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Who benefits from false climate solutions?– By distracting from real imperatives, unfeasible solutions to climate change, such as geoengineering, allow the climate crisis to continue to escalate, disproportionately affecting those who have contributed the least to the problem. The truth is that no technological silver bullet can save us from ourselves. -
Not just CO2: How is China curbing other polluting greenhouse gases?– Other gases like methane, nitrous oxide and hydrofluorocarbons also contribute to heating up our atmosphere. In China, non-carbon dioxide emissions account for 16 per cent of greenhouse gas emissions. What is the country doing to limit these pollutants? -
Geoengineering is the Trojan horse of climate action– For fossil-fuel companies, the promise of geoengineering is the ideal excuse to continue with business as usual. Rather than allow the industry to continue to act in its own interest, the world must establish a strong, democratic regulatory mechanism, which includes the option to ban certain technologies outright.
Videos
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A social venture on the road to improve lives, reduce emissions with electric rickshaws– With a vision to end the drudgery of manual rickshaw pulling, social enterprise SMV Green is also helping restore clean air in one of India's most polluted cities through electric rickshaws.
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The solar cow that powered an African village– Yolk Station, a South Korean solar energy company, has installed a renewable energy solution in a remote Kenyan town that can also tackle the problem of child labour.
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Want to save the planet? Move to Wales– What can you do to help quell the devastating impacts of climate change? Start life on a greener path in the countryside.
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Changing Course: The beginning– Changing Course, the Eco-Business film and photography exhibition, brought together thought leaders, NGOs, and Singapore businesses to discuss and learn about climate action.
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