A study by environmental NGO Transport & Environment shows that lifetime carbon emissions of a car are so high that investing in carmakers funds almost as much as carbon dioxide per euro as investing in an oil company.
Queensland, one of Australia's biggest coal-producing states, announced on Sep. 28 an A$ 62 billion ($40 billion) clean energy plan to end its reliance on fossil fuels and convert its coal-fired power stations to renewable hubs by 2035.
Amid global race to net-zero emissions, Environmental, Social, and Governmental (ESG) investors are now considering how Scope 4 emissions can be integrated into their portfolio analysis.
According to a new World Bank report, low-carbon rice production offers great potential for Vietnam to achieve its target of reducing methane emissions by 30% by 2030 while improving the competitiveness of a strategic export product.
Australian resource giant Fortescue Metals Group, one of the world’s biggest iron ore producers, has unveiled a $6.2 billion plan to transition to renewable energy by 2030. Its billionaire owner Andrew Forrest has urged other heavy industries to follow su
The Energy Council of South Africa and other business representatives have jointly proposed recommendations to South African government for the country’s carbon tax scheme under the draft Taxation Laws Amendment Bill.
Despite an existing feed-in tariff (FiT) for deepening biomass energy investment in Vietnam, some experts advise that a new scheme must be paired with other legal incentives to ensure a more significant share in the country’s energy mix.
The U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has appointed Dr. Yue (Nina) Chen as its first chief climate risk officer to manage climate-related financial risks.
French independent power producer HDF Energy has announced that its green hydrogen power plant in Namibia, Africa’s first, will begin producing electricity in 2024.
Activists filed Russia’s first-ever lawsuit in the Supreme Court on Sep.13, demanding the government take stronger actions on emissions reduction to meet its obligations under the 2015 Paris Agreement.