We will invest £500 million in climate finance in SE Asia over 5 yrs: Srini Nagarajan, British International Investment
New Delhi: British International Investment (BII), formerly CDC Group, the UK’s development finance institution (DFI) and impact investor, has big plans to commit investments aimed at boosting clean and sustainable economic growth in India and the larger Southeast Asia region. In an exclusive interview with ETEnergyworld, Srini Nagarajan, Managing Director and Head of Asia, BII puts this growth strategy […]
3 things Indonesia needs to ensure the transparency of its emission trading scheme
Indonesia, one of the world’s biggest coal producers and greenhouse emitters, plans to launch its pilot emissions trading scheme in July, which can possibly lead to the implementation of the first national carbon market in Southeast Asia.
UK Minister for Asia visits Laos to boost collaboration on global health, climate change and trade
During her trip, the Minister met Foreign Minister, H.E. Mr. Saleumxay Kommasith and co-chaired the UK-Laos Political Dialogue alongside Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs, H.E. Bounleua Phandanouvong.
NTU Singapore to develop technologies to extract hydrogen from liquid organic hydrogen carriers, supported by industry collaborators
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) is developing new technologies for the extraction of hydrogen from liquid organic hydrogen carriers, with the support of National University of Singapore (NUS) and industry collaborators in Singapore and Japan – including Chiyoda Corporation, PSA Corporation, Sembcorp Industries, City Energy, Jurong Port, Singapore LNG corporation and Mitsubishi Corporation – to power Singapore’s green energy future.
Mitsubishi Power presents biomass co-firing proposal to Indonesia
Mitsubishi Power has presented a policy proposal to the Government of Indonesia to promote the adoption of biomass co-firing at the country’s thermal power plants.
Thai public, private sectors share climate-action plans at latest leaders’ forum
Thailand’s first-ever Climate Action Leaders Forum aims to enhance climate action literacy to boost people’s awareness of the climate crisis and the importance of operations designed to solve global warming.
PTTEP unveils 2050 net zero target
Thailand’s national upstream oil and gas company has announced plans to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. New projects with an emphasis on natural gas and greenhouse gas intensity will be factored into PTTEP’s investment decision-making in the “EP Net Zero 2050” concept.
Energy transition program a step to enter green industry: Minister
The government will continually encourage the energy transition program through transition of fossil energy to new and renewable energy to prepare a competitive green industry in future, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Arifin Tasrif stated.
