Energy Transition News
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Businesses join hands to find 'right recipe' for zero-carbon industriesA UN-backed initiative aims to enlist major companies in each economic sector to work out a credible pathway to net-zero emissions by mid-century—starting now. -
Unless China reconciles conflicting priorities this decade, only an economic crash will deliver its climate pledgePolicy & Finance
Unless China reconciles conflicting priorities this decade, only an economic crash will deliver its climate pledge
China will need to make bold policy moves in the years ahead as its climate commitments clash with other political imperatives, according to an energy expert from the National University of Singapore.
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Pakistan faces an unexpected dilemma: Too much electricityAfter decades of painful shortages, a push to generate more power—particularly from coal-fired plants—has left Pakistan with excess capacity, and higher costs. -
Explainer: How China could offer ‘debt swaps’ to help developing nations tackle climate changePolicy & Finance
Explainer: How China could offer ‘debt swaps’ to help developing nations tackle climate change
With the Covid-19 pandemic driving up government debt across many nations, there are growing calls for 'debt swaps' to be used to help developing nations achieve a 'green recovery'.
Energy Transition Opinion
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What the Philippines needs to do in 2021 to deliver its climate pledges– Ahead of the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow in November, Eco-Business highlights some of the major issues the Southeast Asian country must address to attain its vision of a low-carbon future. -
Four things Asia’s energy sector must do in 2021 to meet climate goals– Renewables could spur the post-pandemic recovery in Asia. But as this year’s climate change conference approaches, the region's energy planners have a lot of catching up to do. -
‘Growing momentum’ to make 2021 the global action year for sustainable energy– In a bid of optimism for the new year, the UN Development Programme (UNDP) expressed confidence that clean energy would grow in 2021.
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