China's overseas coal power retreat could wipe out US$50b of investment
SHANGHAI/SINGAPORE (REUTERS) – China’s pledge to stop building coal-fired power plants overseas could cull US$50 billion (S$67.6 billion) of investment as it slashes [...]
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UN General Assembly will shape outcome at COP26 climate summit
SINGAPORE – This week’s United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) is shaping up to be crucial for global climate action and it will set [...]
Biden asks world leaders to cut powerful greenhouse gas methane in climate fight
WASHINGTON (REUTERS) – US President Joe Biden urged world leaders on Friday (Sept 17) to join the United States and European Union in [...]
Green energy: Shifting from fossil fuels to sun, wind & water
South-east Asia is growing rapidly — from populations and incomes, to its colourful, bustling cities. But its economic growth spurt has come with [...]
Costa Rica eyes permanent ban on fossil fuel exploration and extraction
SAN JOSE (REUTERS) – Costa Rican lawmakers this week will discuss a bill to permanently ban fossil fuel exploration and extraction, a move [...]
Global fossil fuel use similar to decade ago in energy mix, report says
LONDON (REUTERS) – The share of fossil fuels in the world’s total energy mix is as high as a decade ago, despite the [...]
G-7 nations take aggressive climate action, but hold back on coal, a key driver of global warming
BRUSSELS (NYTIMES) – President Joe Biden joined with leaders of the world’s wealthiest nations on Sunday (June 13) to take action aimed at [...]
Teenagers are winning climate fights one court case at a time
BERLIN (BLOOMBERG) – Whatsapp chat rooms and Telegram channels across Germany lit up in the early hours of April 29. Young people frantically [...]
HSBC proposes climate resolution to align finance operations with Paris agreement goals
LONDON (BLOOMBERG) – HSBC Holdings filed a shareholder resolution committing the bank to align its lending with the goals of the Paris agreement [...]
National climate plans still far off track despite growing risks, says UN
SINGAPORE – Despite ever-increasing risks and damage from extreme weather, national climate plans to cut greenhouse gases are far too weak to prevent [...]