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Mixed messages on coal funding from AIIB as it launches new climate change investment frameworkPolicy & Finance
Mixed messages on coal funding from AIIB as it launches new climate change investment framework
The Chinese-backed bank would not finance coal-fired power plants, its president declared. But environmentalists noted that the bank’s policy still leaves the door open to coal-related projects. -
Greenpeace East Asia head Jamie Choi joins energy transition non-profit TaraThe Korean joins an organisation on a mission to accelerate the shift to clean energy in Asia.
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Should we bank on innovation to hold back global heating? History says it’s a risky betCarbon & Climate
Should we bank on innovation to hold back global heating? History says it’s a risky bet
Many climate activists join major scientific bodies in calling for economic and social transformation to curb global warming, other onlookers are hoping for 'moonshot' technology to step in as climate 'saviour'. -
Doubts over green bonds’ impact in Asia’s low-carbon transitionA new study has uncovered scant disclosure by green bond issuers of their environmental impact, and a lack of social safeguards to protect communities from unintended consequences of financed projects.
Decarbonisation Opinion
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Not enough climate action in stimulus plans– While the amount of climate-friendly stimulus spending leaves much to be desired, some countries are making strides toward greening their economic recovery. How can countries expand their green recovery efforts? -
Amid the Covid-19 crisis, what does a determined path to the SDGs look like?– Countries must not return to business as usual after the pandemic if they are to have any chance of creating a greener and fairer world in the years ahead. As lockdowns ease, what will it take to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals? -
Saved by the pandemic?– If we make the right choices as lockdowns ease, then the pandemic might just have thrown humanity a lifeline in dealing with the much greater challenge of climate change.
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