Marcos tackles food security, climate change with European envoys
Food security, climate change, and renewable energy were among the topics discussed by President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos with ambassadors from Spain, Morocco, and Germany during separate meetings on Tuesday morning.
Germany pledges over $30m to build power grids in Cambodia
Germany pledged $32.1 million loan for Cambodia to build grids supplying power to rural areas and to improve energy efficiency. Senior officials from Cambodia and Germany signed an agreement on this at the finance ministry yesterday, an official told Khmer Times.
ADB grants $250-M loan for Philippines’ climate change efforts
Manila-based multilateral lender Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Tuesday said it has approved a $250 million policy-based loan aimed at supporting the Philippine government’s climate change adaptation and mitigation efforts.
B20 elucidates on ASEAN’s condition through traffic light imagery
Davos, Switzerland (ANTARA) – Indonesia B20 Chair Shinta Kamdani used the traffic light imagery concept at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2022 Strategic Outlook on ASEAN to highlight challenges that ASEAN encounters within the geo-economic and political context.
Malaysia Green Building Council is advancing the built environment to 100% net zero carbon by 2050
Based on the Advancing Net Zero framework and best practice principles, MalaysiaGBC has identified activities within their workstreams and local market to promote the benefits of net zero carbon buildings.
Thailand: Collaboration to promote implementation of climate action in Thailand
At the UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow known as COP26, countries agreed to advance the implementation of the Paris Agreement and accelerate its action plans to cut global greenhouse gas emissions. Along the line of this endeavor, the Prime Minister of Thailand, Prayut Chan-o-cha, announced Thailand’s enhanced ambition towards a low carbon society, aiming […]
Jokowi pushes ASEAN-US cooperation on climate change mitigation
Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has encouraged the establishment of the ASEAN and United States (US) partnership in dealing with climate change and highlighted three important aspects on climate change mitigation.
G20 developing consensus on sustainable finance: ministry
Jakarta (ANTARA) – The G20 nations are currently developing consensus or agreements related to sustainable finance, Head of the Finance Ministry’s Fiscal Policy Agency Febrio Kacaribu has said. The implementation of sustainable finance will continue despite the current increasing global challenges, not only due to the pandemic, but also from the war in Ukraine, Kacaribu […]
