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Sustainability and climate trends Asia businesses should watch in …
Stanley Loh, permanent secretary, Singapore’s ministry of sustainability and environment (first from left) and sustainability and environment minister Grace Fu (second from left) signed an agreement with Zambia’s green economy and environment minister Mike Mposha (second from right) and permanent secretary Douty Chibamba. at the Singapore COP29 pavilion on 19 November 2024.
Can renewable energy certificates increase the viability of costly ...
Singapore – which is exploring 7.35 gigawatts (GW) worth of clean power deals in Southeast Asia to meet its decarbonisation goals – is looking to develop a framework that recognises renewable energy credits (RECs) from these transactions, in a bid to increase the viability of costly cross-border projects for developers.. If successful, it could …
Temasek-backed agritech firm eFishery suspends co-founders …
2024年12月23日 · As of 16 December, eFishery has confirmed media reports that both Huzaifah and Aditya – who have helmed the company since it was established in 2013 in Indonesia – have been suspended from their respective positions as chief executive officer and chief product officer.
Grid investments, electricity planning and sectoral reform needed …
2024年12月5日 · Malaysia faces a long and winding road in meeting its 2050 net zero target. While decarbonising its energy sector – which is responsible for some 80 per cent of the nation’s carbon emissions –could nip most emissions in the bud, the country must first navigate evolving policies, outdated grid infrastructure, and the intermittent nature of renewables, before it …
New sustainable palm oil rules win consensus amid RSPO credit …
2024年11月21日 · Around 96 per cent of the group’s palm oil growers, buyers, investors and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) endorsed the revised rules, which have been criticised by some environmental groups for weakening forest protection. The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO)’s new guidelines came a day before the European Parliament voted in favour of a one-year delay of the European Union ...
17 brands called out for greenwashing in 2024
2024年12月13日 · The European Union started the year by adopting a new law — the Greenwashing Directive — to stop companies from greenwashing.Airlines were the most common culprits this year, with claims that air travellers can “fly carbon neutral” or “fly green” based on carbon offsets or sustainable aviation fuel receiving complaints to advertising watchdogs or finding their way into European ...
Green hydrogen uptake slow in Asia due to high cost and lack of ...
2024年10月16日 · But the world’s largest emitting region will need green hydrogen – that is, hydrogen produced from renewable sources – to decarbonise carbon-intensive industrial sectors such as steel and achieve regional climate goals, said Simon Nicholas, lead analyst, global steel, at think tank Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA).
Why is China upping coal power despite green energy boom?
2024年11月6日 · China is home to dozens of polluting coal-fired power plants and emits more greenhouse gasses than any other nation. But to keep global warming below the internationally agreed 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 Fahrenheit) threshold, countries must quit their coal habit, retire plants early and run existing plants less, according to the International Energy Agency.
Climate accounting body proposes inaugural standard for Scope 4 ...
2024年12月11日 · Up until 28 February 2025, the Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF) will be consulting on its inaugural guidance to expand avoided emissions reporting to all asset classes, beyond renewable power projects which such reporting was previously restricted to.. The industry-led body counts over 560 financial institutions among its members and has emerged as the gold standard for ...
Australia's Woodside Energy defends climate strategy, cites cost as …
2024年11月20日 · This year, a government announcement that it would ramp up the extraction and use of fossil gas until 2050 and beyond – despite its commitment to a 2050 net zero goal – sparked a fierce backlash from environmental groups, who say the interests of powerful fossil fuel companies have been placed before people.