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July 13, 2023
Singapore’s EMA and ADB partner to expedite energy transition in Southeast Asia
Asian Development Bank and the Singapore Energy Market Authority partner to develop renewable energy production and transmission in Southeast Asia and develop ASEAN power grid.
July 03, 2023
Vietnam’s Viglacera significantly reduced its carbon footprint by using green energy
Vietnam Television held a forum on June 27 with the theme of "Net Zero: Green Energy Transformation - An Opportunity for Leaders", emphasizing the country's goal of achieving carbon neutrality by 2050. On the forum, Viglacera Cooperation was named as one
June 02, 2023
Extreme heatwave in Southeast Asia sparks concerns over surging energy demands
As temperatures soared above 45°C in South and Southeast Asia in recent weeks, governments faced challenges in meeting unprecedented electricity demands due to the widespread use of air conditioning.
February 02, 2023
Taiwan passes climate law amendments to achieve net zero by 2025
Taiwan's legislature passed the "Climate Change Response Act" on Jan. 10, establishing a carbon fee system for large emitters and setting a goal of reaching net-zero emissions by 2050.
December 30, 2022
Taiwan sets new emissions reduction goal for 2030
Taiwan aims to reduce carbon emissions by 23-25% by 2030 compared with 2005 levels in pursuit of achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, the National Development Council said Wednesday at a press conference.
November 30, 2022
EU readies carbon removal certification mechanism to help tackle climate change
The European Commission is set to propose a scheme to certify removals of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere as part of the efforts to achieve net-zero emissions by mid-century, according to a leaked proposal seen by EURACTIV.
November 29, 2022
Google, Microsoft purchase more renewable energy for datacenters
Microsoft and Google have both signed new agreements for using more renewable energy sources for their datacenters as part of efforts to lower their IT operations’ carbon footprint.
November 17, 2022
125 billionaires emit as much CO2 as whole France
Oxfam, a poverty alleviation organization, found that the investments of 125 of the world’s richest individuals have a carbon footprint equivalent to the emissions of France.
November 02, 2022
Nearly all companies committed to net zero will fail goals without doubling pace of carbon reductions by 2030: Accenture
While more than 34% of the world’s largest companies are now committed to net zero goals, 93% will fail to meet their targets, if they don’t at least double the rate of emissions reduction by 2030, according to a new report from Accenture.
October 13, 2022
Buying carbon credit could curb company’s climate efforts, warns UK advisers
Using cheap carbon offsets to meet net zero targets could curb companies’ efforts to cut emissions and slow the delivery of climate goals, Britain’s climate change advisers said on Thursday.