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Indonesia is learning lessons from South Africa's tough energy transition deal talks

Indonesia is learning lessons from South Africa’s tough energy transition deal talks

Talks between donor countries and South Africa on a coal-to-renewables finance deal have been slow and difficult. Indonesia wants to do things differently

Ukraine and Covid leave aid agencies struggling to respond to Bangladesh floods

Ukraine and Covid leave aid agencies struggling to respond to Bangladesh floods

At least 32 people have died and millions have had to flee their homes following severe flooding in Bangladesh in recent days. Yet, money for relief is lacking

Japanese and Korean industry push gas on Vietnam amid campaigner crackdown

Japanese and Korean industry push gas on Vietnam amid campaigner crackdown

An InfluenceMap report spells out foreign pro-gas lobbying in Vietnam as environmental activists face mounting threats for speaking out against the government

China's coal miners face a challenge to capture leaked methane

China’s coal miners face a challenge to capture leaked methane

China has committed to cut methane emissions in a deal with the US but a lack of robust monitoring and expensive capture technologies are barriers

Pakistan's tree-planting ambition in doubt after Imran Khan's exit

Pakistan’s tree-planting ambition in doubt after Imran Khan’s exit

Climate experts are urging Shehbaz Sharif’s government to continue Khan’s flagship forest restoration initiative

As Japan sanctions Russian coal, it is high time to kick the habit altogether

As Japan sanctions Russian coal, it is high time to kick the habit altogether

For too long, Japan has depended on coal power at home and promoted it abroad, despite the climate imperative to switch to clean energy

Typhoon Rai's trail of destruction in the Philippines reignites loss and damage calls

Typhoon Rai’s trail of destruction in the Philippines reignites loss and damage calls

More than 400 people were killed and seven million lost homes or livelihoods to the category 5 storm that hit the Philippines in December

Hackers throw Indonesian palm oil seminar into chaos, fuelling blame game

Hackers throw Indonesian palm oil seminar into chaos, fuelling blame game

As experts debated a controversial proposal to classify palm oil plantations as forest, their event in Jakarta was disrupted by swearing and pornography

Caught between EU pressure and soaring demand, AIIB weighs end to gas finance

Caught between EU pressure and soaring demand, AIIB weighs end to gas finance

Many Asian countries see gas as a “transition fuel” away from coal, while Brussels is urging the region to go straight to renewables

China reaffirms existing climate targets in submission to UN ahead of Cop26

China reaffirms existing climate targets in submission to UN ahead of Cop26

Analysts say a severe power crunch facing the country and the incremental rise in ambition from other large emitters like the US deterred Beijing from raising ambition

Japan eyes international carbon offsets to deliver 2030 emission cuts

Japan eyes international carbon offsets to deliver 2030 emission cuts

Campaigners accused Japan of failing to take responsibility for cutting its own emissions and relying on developing nations to do so

UAE sets net zero by 2050 target, promises renewable investments

UAE sets net zero by 2050 target, promises renewable investments

The oil-producing nation is planning to invest $163 billion in ‘clean and renewable’ energy over the next 30 years

Turkey ratifies the Paris Agreement after approving a 2053 net zero goal

Turkey ratifies the Paris Agreement after approving a 2053 net zero goal

Documents agreed by parliament included a declaration that Turkey would implement the climate treaty as a developing country, despite its developed nation status

Afghanistan at risk of hunger amid drought and Taliban takeover

Afghanistan at risk of hunger amid drought and Taliban takeover

As the Taliban seizes control of Afghanistan, experts warn severe drought could worsen the humanitarian crisis triggered by an exodus of western forces

Sri Lanka rules out new coal power, promotes rooftop solar

Sri Lanka rules out new coal power, promotes rooftop solar

The government wants 70% of the island’s electricity to come from renewables by 2030 and is offering cheap loans to install rooftop solar

'Hottest games ever': At the Tokyo Olympics, elite sport met the climate crisis

‘Hottest games ever’: At the Tokyo Olympics, elite sport met the climate crisis

Athletes fainted as wet bulb temperatures reached dangerous levels in Tokyo, raising questions about the future of major sporting events in an overheated world

A week of wildfires has left thousands homeless in southern Turkey

A week of wildfires has left thousands homeless in southern Turkey

Experts say forest management and firefighting equipment is needed to prevent future disasters, as climate change brings hotter and drier conditions

Indonesia to burn coal well into the 2050s, under updated climate plan

Indonesia to burn coal well into the 2050s, under updated climate plan

The world’s second biggest coal producing country is depending on carbon capture to keep the industry alive in its “low carbon” scenario

UK calls on Indonesia to set out roadmap to net zero emissions

UK calls on Indonesia to set out roadmap to net zero emissions

During a three-day visit to southeast Asia’s largest economy, Alok Sharma met with a host of ministers to discuss how to transition the nation from coal to renewables

With Indonesia's answer to Elon Musk in jail, electric vehicles are going nowhere

With Indonesia’s answer to Elon Musk in jail, electric vehicles are going nowhere

Electric vehicle pioneer Dasep Ahmadi was imprisoned over a failed experiment, with a chilling effect on innovation

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