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Policy & Finance
Credit rating methods are failing to give investors early warning of climate risks: study
The world’s top three credit rating agencies – S&P Global, Moody’s, and Fitch – still assign high investment-grade ratings to companies with weak ESG credit scores. This could expose investors looking for long-term returns to abrupt rating downgrades, a new study says.
Coal, wind and solar, and energy storage are buzzwords in provincial work reports released ahead of national Two Sessions.
Its operations in Asia Pacific will be led by Thorbjörn Fors who moves from Europe to Singapore for the new role. The business veteran is taking over after a challenging 2022 for the German firm, as it navigates a shift to renewables.
From Asia becoming a key fossil fuel provider to high-tech agriculture, these are the trends that could reshape society and business as the world navigates global uncertainty borne out of the Russian-led conflict in Ukraine.
#wind Opinion
A recent industry report shows that nuclear power cannot compete with solar and wind. World leaders convening at the COP27 climate summit should de-emphasise nuclear, and put their focus on technologies that can be deployed rapidly.
Vietnam is betting big on wind power, but there are also signs of caution following hiccups to its solar power push in past years. Transparency and collaboration will be key traits for success.
Policy & Finance
Financing gender-energy access programmes in Asean
Women often get the short end of the stick in rural areas where energy access is poor. In the drive to improve energy access, directing finance to increase the participation of women in the energy sector is necessary.
Carbon & Climate
Putting public finance on the right side of history
With the urgency of the climate crisis becoming clearer by the day, governments and multilateral lenders must end public financing for fossil fuels and increase their support for renewables as soon as possible. This year's United Nations climate-change conference offers the perfect opportunity to lock in such commitments.
#wind Videos
Vietnam's wind market is thriving, but more work lies ahead if the country wants to power its booming economy without imperilling its people and the planet.
DONG Energy’s shift to 100 per cent renewable energy marks another important step in the global transition away from fossil fuels.
This new energy source could meet demand both day and night, solving the intermittency problems posed by solar and wind.
Finnish research firm VTT reveals one of its latest inventions - an energy-harvesting tree with leaves made of organic solar panels which can be "infinitely replicated" to become a forest of electricity source. Watch the video here.
#wind Podcasts
Ambitious plans to transmit clean energy from India, China and Australia into Southeast Asia have been proposed in recent years. Eco-Business speaks with two energy experts on the prospects, challenges and ingredients for success.
The clean energy sector’s poor human rights performance places its legitimacy at risk. Jessie Cato of the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre sheds light on how the industry can avoid labour abuse, land grabs and other violations.
Cities
Writing the future together
EB Studio
[The EB Podcast] In this concluding episode of the Let’s Write the Future series, we explore how the rise of renewable energy, the electrification of transport and the Fourth Industrial Revolution are changing our lives, cities, and the world.
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