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Asia & Pacific 2 years ago

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ASEAN releases climate statement, activists disappointed

The joint statement was issued amid the ASEAN Summit and related summits in Jakarta, surrounded by artificial tropical jungle decorations and the thick pollution blanketing the capital.

Academia 2 years ago

EU policies to accelerate need for adoption of Indonesia’s sustainability focus

Food and land-use systems account for around a third of all greenhouse gas emissions and it is land-use change, such as clearing forests to make way for farms, that drives these emissions.

Environment 4 years ago

Putin says Russia aiming for carbon neutrality by 2060

While the Russian president was notorious for years for his scepticism about man-made global warming, he has changed tune in recent months.

National 4 years ago

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Indonesia aims to transform forests into carbon sink

The government is aiming for the forestry and land use sector to be not only carbon neutral but also a carbon sink by 2030 as part of a greater emissions reduction strategy. But environmentalists are skeptical

Business 4 years ago

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Let's just keep coal plants, PLN says, banking on carbon capture

Indonesia’s state-owned electricity company wants to keep coal power plants running until well into the future and is hoping for technology to undo the emissions, eventually.

Environment 4 years ago

'No time to waste' warns Japan climate activist

Kimiko Hirata has spent nearly half her life fighting to wean Japan off its dependence on coal, and now isn't the time to slow down, the award-winning activist warns.

Business 4 years ago

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PLN pledges carbon neutrality by 2050

State-owned electricity monopolist PLN has pledged to become carbon neutral by 2050 with a plan to phase out fossil fuel-fired power plants and use more renewable energy in its networks.

Opinion 5 years ago

Positive climate developments to watch unfold in 2021

In the spirit of New Year positivity though, and as we reflect on (the strange year that was) 2020 and look ahead to 2021, here are five reasons that fill me with hope when it comes to climate action.

Business 5 years ago

Japan's renewable energy sector seeks carbon-neutral windfall

Since announcing the 2050 target in November, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's government has pledged to spend $20 billion on green tech and set ambitious new wind power targets.

Environment 5 years ago

Aiming to be carbon-neutral? Don't rely on planting trees, scientists say

Taking better care of nature could absorb many more climate-changing emissions - but will only work if big companies simultaneously slash their own emissions and focus on boosting biodiversity, not just planting trees.

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