COVID-19: 150GW of Asia-Pacific renewables ‘at risk’
Up to 150GW of wind and solar projects across the Asia Pacific could be delayed or cancelled over the next five years if a coronavirus-led recession extends beyond 2020, according to latest Wood Mackenzie analysis.
As palm oil for biofuel rises in Southeast Asia, tropical ecosystems shrink
Indonesia and Malaysia are looking to shore up demand domestically and in China, with the EU having changed course away from biofuels.
Green debt issued in region doubles to $11 billion last year
Sustainable financing is gaining traction in South-east Asia, with green loans and bond issuances rocketing across the region last year and Singapore leading the way, a new report noted yesterday.
GLOBAL LNG-Asian LNG prices sink again as coronavirus disrupts demand
Asian spot prices for liquefied natural gas (LNG) sank this week as the coronavirus pandemic further dampened demand, prompting buyers to push back cargo deliveries.
Asean green bond issuance doubles to US$7.8b in 2019
THE volume of green bonds and loans issued in Asean almost doubled between 2018 and 2019, in tandem with global trends, according to a report by Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) on Thursday.
Building A Resilient And Sustainable Future
The unprecedented public health emergency triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic and its multi-faceted impact on people’s lives around the world is taking a heavy toll on Asia and the Pacific.
Southeast Asia’s renewable energy transition likely to take hit from COVID-19: Experts
Regional aspirations for a swift transition from fossil fuel to renewable energy are likely to be dashed by the economic and market crises triggered by the global COVID-19 outbreak, experts say.
Discovery of Unusual Natural Gas Sharpens China’s Maritime Sovereignty Claims
TAIPEI, TAIWAN — Repeated discoveries of an obscure, offshore natural gas known as flammable ice will bolster Chinese claims to a sea that’s contested by five other Asian governments. China extracted 861,400 cubic meters of flammable ice, a natural gas hydrate, for a daily average of 28,700 cubic meters during a mission that started in February, […]
