Environment

India urged to heighten renewables investment amidst improving reliability
17 Jan 20
Intermittency is being addressed by battery storage.
Yoma Strategic and AC Energy to co-develop 200MW of renewables in Myanmar
15 Oct 19
The two made a joint investment of $30m in line with the development.
Chinese coal giants fail to hit disclosure standards: report
9 Oct 19
One of the firms, China Shenhua Energy, did not consider climate change as a material issue.
Vietnam's proposed new FiT rate to boost solar energy investment
2 Oct 19
Rates for floating solar power and ground-mounted projects will be reduced to $0.769 and $0.709, respectively.
Sunseap to install 170,000 rooftop solar panels in Singapore
2 Oct 19
It will be placed in more than 1,200 HDB blocks and 49 government sites.
Singapore banks ace environment sustainability survey
21 Aug 19
DBS, OCBC, and UOB have banned financing of new coal-fired power plants.
China injected $1b of 'green' finance into coal power projects: report
21 Aug 19
13 coal projects benefited from green bonds.
Coal to retain dominance in Indonesia despite push for renewables
21 Aug 19
Its share in generation capacity is expected to rise to 63.2% in 2028 as shelved projects resurface.
China's pollution problem curbed solar PV potential by 11-15%: study
7 Aug 19
Surface radiation has been affected by emissions of sulfur dioxide and black carbon.
ING builds green loan structure for small renewable projects in Asia
11 Jun 19
It sealed its first green loan through Sunseap’s rooftop solar projects for over 20 C&I customers in Singapore.
Citi buys RECs for 300,000kWh of power from CLP and HK Electric
11 Jun 19
It aims to use 100% renewable energy across its 7,500 facilities by 2020.
2018 spike in energy demand spells climate trouble: IEA
27 Mar 19
Coal consumption rose in China and five other Asian countries in line with the energy demand spike.
Air pollution throws shade on India's solar success
25 Mar 19
Billions being invested in renewables are being undermined by air pollution as India emerges as a solar superpower.
Top shareholders demand HSBC to halt policy enabling coal finance in Asia
7 Mar 19
The bank continues to finance coal power projects in Bangladesh, Vietnam, and Indonesia.
China eyes biogas as coal alternative in rural areas
4 Mar 19
It aims to produce 30bcm of biogas from agricultural waste and manure by 2030.
Hong Kong is catching up with other APAC markets to embrace sustainability
27 Feb 19
Governments around the world are putting policies in place to curb carbon emissions in line with the Paris Agreement on climate change.
Australia will fail emissions goal for 2030: OECD
6 Feb 19
The group attributed most of the emissions to the power sector, which is not subject to constraints.
Record-breaking heatwaves break Australia's power grid
28 Jan 19
Cuts of 200MW have been ordered, sending 60,000 customers in Victoria to darkness.
China's renewables leadership challenged by $36b investment in overseas coal projects: report
23 Jan 19
Over a quarter of coal plants being developed outside the country are supported by Chinese banks and firms.
Asia's demand for solar power to sink as key markets shed subsidies and embrace auctions
16 Jan 19
Demand is set to drop by 18% whilst installations are set to plummet by as much as 30%.
EU and the Philippines ink seven clean energy contacts
19 Dec 18
The official launch of the seven projects is scheduled in January 2019.
World Bank to invest $200b in ‘climate action' over five years
5 Dec 18
The investment will support infrastructure for 36GW of renewables.
China falls from throne as most attractive clean energy market
28 Nov 18
A third of commissioned renewables have yet to receive their subsidy payment.
UN-backed Green Climate Fund pledges in 2014 have yet to reach Philippines
26 Nov 18
The country is eligible to tap into $10.3b of pledged financing.
Indonesia's approach to Waste-to-Energy
14 Nov 18
Indonesia currently has over 230 million inhabitants spread out in 34 provinces demanding basic supplies for domestic and industrial needs....
Standard Chartered quits funding coal plants
26 Sep 18
It previously faced pressure for the potential funding of three Vietnam coal plants.
Japan's RE targets too ambitious, analysts say
10 Jul 18
Gas will remain king for now.
Biomass feeds Malaysia's appetite for renewables
29 Jun 18
More joint ventures with multinationals are on the cards.
Chinese province gears up for nine-day renewable energy trial
22 Jun 18
Qinghai aims to provide clean electricity for its 6 million population.
Half of ASEAN will go nuclear by 2035
13 Jun 18
Nuclear energy operations may reach up to a capacity of 2,000 to 5,000 MW by 2040.
Is Asia ready for energy storage?
13 Jun 18
If the energy transition outlook by DNV GL proves true, then almost three-fourths of the electricity demand increase by 2050 will be generated by...
A guide to Singapore's recently announced Carbon Tax
6 Apr 18
Last year, while presenting Singapore’s budget for 2017, the Singapore Finance Minister announced that Singapore will impose a tax on...
9 in 10 Hong Kongers willing to pay higher tariff to support renewables development
21 Feb 18
Over half of this population would shell out for a 5% bill hike.
These are the coal kings of the world
4 Jul 17
And China is still among the giants who keep building.
This infographic shows who owns the world's coal
23 May 17
Asian countries hold a massive 87.4%.
Fukushima nuclear plant workers have ditched the protective gear
24 Apr 17
Radiation levels have dropped in most areas.
Vietnam to get $4b investment in clean energy
24 Apr 17
One of the projects is the $2.2b Son My 1 gas-fired power plant.
China keeps on wasting renewable energy and it just gets worse: Greenpeace
19 Apr 17
Wasted wind energy is roughly equal to Beijin's annual power use.
Green power investments down 23% to $241.6b
7 Apr 17
This is due to dropping costs of renewables equipment.
Renewable energy spike pushed emissions lower in Australia
10 Mar 17
Emissions dropped by 3.57m tonnes.

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