Australia's Woodside Energy defends climate strategy, cites cost as …
Nov 20, 2024 · Australia’s climate goals have been tempered by the country’s ongoing reliance on fossil fuels. This year, a government announcement that it would ramp up the extraction and use of fossil gas until 2050 and beyond – despite its commitment to a 2050 net zero goal – sparked a fierce backlash ...
Q&A: The global ‘trade war’ over China’s booming EV industry
Sep 2, 2024 · NEVs is a Chinese term and includes battery-electric (BEVs), plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEVs) as well as fuel-cell electric vehicles (FCEVs). According to data from China Customs and industry associations, the vast majority of Chinese NEVs being produced, sold and exported are BEVs and PHEVs.In this article, BEVs and PHEVs are referred together to as “EVs”.
22 brands called out for greenwashing in 2023 - Eco-Business
Dec 19, 2023 · South Korea became the first Asian country to fine companies for making exaggerated green claims in February, following a law suit against an energy major that claimed it could produce “carbon dioxide-free” natural gas. But the maximum fine for greenwashing firms in Korea is US$2,300, prompting questions on whether it makes an impact at all
INC-5: What to look out for at plastics treaty talks in Busan
Nov 6, 2024 · For the past two years, nations have been trying to craft a legally binding global treaty that will tackle plastic pollution. The fast-tracked negotiation process is due to end with this month’s meeting, which is taking place in Busan, South Korea, from 25 November to 1 December. Here, Dialogue Earth explores why this fifth meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) on ...
Analysis: Which countries have sent the most delegates to COP29?
Nov 15, 2024 · Overall totals for delegates from parties, observers and the media for all COPs, as published by the UNFCCC. Data for COPs 1-28 are the “final” figures, while COP29 data is “provisional”.
Green hydrogen uptake slow in Asia due to high cost and lack of ...
Oct 16, 2024 · But the world’s largest emitting region will need green hydrogen – that is, hydrogen produced from renewable sources – to decarbonise carbon-intensive industrial sectors such as steel and achieve regional climate goals, said Simon Nicholas, lead analyst, global steel, at think tank Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA).
COP16: What’s on the agenda at this year’s biodiversity talks?
Oct 18, 2024 · Who will attend COP16? The CBD secretariat is expecting over 14,000 attendees at COP16, including delegates from countries that are signed up to the CBD and those that are not (such as the US and the Vatican), at least 12 heads of state, including from Brazil, Mexico, Honduras and Guinea-Bissau, and 100 ministers, representing environment, finance and agricultural briefs.
Why is China upping coal power despite green energy boom?
Nov 6, 2024 · China is home to dozens of polluting coal-fired power plants and emits more greenhouse gasses than any other nation. But to keep global warming below the internationally agreed 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 Fahrenheit) threshold, countries must quit their coal habit, retire plants early and run existing plants less, according to the International Energy Agency.
Small farms the key to Malaysia’s palm oil sustainability - Eco …
Aug 20, 2024 · Despite intense pressure to meet regulations and competition from its neighbours, Malaysia maintains its position as the world’s second largest palm oil producer.. Smallholder farmers form a critical backbone in Malaysia’s palm oil industry.
Transport and storage to be ‘a major bottleneck’ in Asia’s CCUS …
Oct 17, 2024 · Apart from Japan and Indonesia, no other Asia Pacific market to date has clear regulations around domestic and cross-border CCUS activities. Malaysia – which aims to develop three CCUS hubs with a shared storage capacity of up to 15 million tonnes per annum by 2030 – plans to pass its own CCUS bill by year-end. In the study’s net zero scenario, clean power – which includes nuclear ...