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The latest news and analysis on clean energy development, finance and fossil fuels in Asia. #energytransition

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Energy Tracker Asia
6 years
How the @IEA has consistently underestimated solar. Extraordinary
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2017 UPDATE - The historic track record of solar PV vs the @IEA : reality steeply increasing but the IEA is having none of it.
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Asia's #coal addiction puts chokehold on its air-polluted cities. via @MickSTaylor @Reuters
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Korean government will end public financing for overseas coal power projects
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A new report from @market_forces and @350 shows how Bangladesh's plans to build 29 coal-fired power plants could propel it into the ranks of the world's worst polluters #ChokedByCoal
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Celebrating women at the forefront of a just energy transition with @sresthab #InternationalWomensDay2023 Srestha Banerjee is a 15-year public policy expert who focuses on climate change and just transition, having worked with environmental think tanks in India and the US.
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Japan's Toshiba stops taking orders for coal-fired power plants
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Japanese insurer stops #coal funding, citing 'huge public benefit'
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Globally, #Bangladesh is one of the most #climatechange vulnerable nations. Yet, it only produces a fraction of the #carbonemissions compared to other countries. Here are the pressing climate impacts facing Bangladesh:
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Bangladesh could cancel 26 out of 29 proposed #coal plants
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Asia's #coal industry is facing major delays and losses during the #COVID19 pandemic
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The biggest investor in Kenya's Lamu coal plant, Industrial Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) has abandoned the project
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Celebrating women who are leading the path towards a just energy transition with @Vibhuti_D_Garg ,Ngan Hoang Nguyen, @sresthab , @DerekCabe13 , @avrildetorres and Lee Yujin. #InternationalWomensDay2023
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Japan has raised its 2030 #NDC to 46-50% from 2013 levels. Now all eyes are on the implementation of Japan’s #energy transition from #coal to #renewable energy. @JPN_PMO
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Vietnam hits and incredible 100,000 #solar rooftops - equaling more than 9GW #renewables #climate
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Reports suggest Japanese megabank SMBC will rule out finance for new #coal power next week
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Malaysia's national electricity utility company, TNB, says it will not build any more #coal -fired power plants
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#Coal mine approval refused on #climate grounds in Australia
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Hana Financial Group, the last remaining hold-out of Korea’s top five financial groups, has declared an end to coal power project financing and underwriting bonds for coal power construction via @Joojin_SFOC
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A group of Japanese companies such as Toshiba, Sony, and Nissan Motor, called on the government to raise its 2030 #renewable energy goal to account for 40-50% of its electricity mix, from the current 22-24%.
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. @BasEickhout “This is an important announcement with countries showing true leadership on ending #fossilfuel finance by 2022." #France and #Italy Get on board now! #EndFossilFuel #COP26
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6 years
Signs that Japan's financial institutions - consistently the largest #coal funders - are starting to transition @TimBuckleyIEEFA @BloombergQuint
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Celebrating women at the forefront of a just energy transition with @Vibhuti_D_Garg #InternationalWomensDay2023
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@TSMC - please accelerate your #RE100 target and bring it forward to 2030
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In 2 years #Vietnam has gone from a #renewableenergy success story to pivoting back to fossil fuels and then stating a phaseout. Now, Vietnam is planning to expand its #LNG capacity. This further risks derailing its widely lauded renewable energy progress.
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#Bangladesh began to move away from #coal !
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Fisherwomen march against environmental impacts of #coal power plants in #Pakistan via @amarguriro #OBOR
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New data: China avoids #coal projects on the Belt and Road
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Since Indonesia signed the US$20 billion JETP agreements last year, the govt has created policy structures to support the critical first stage of early #coal retirement. Read this Op-Ed by Elrika Hamdi from @ieefa_institute on the challenges for Indonesia.
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Celebrating women at the forefront of a just energy transition with @DerekCabe13 #IWD2023 Veronica is an anti-coal advocate & human rights defender. She has actively campaigned to protect and defend communities against the damage caused by dirty & harmful energy sources.
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Are #flotovoltaics the future of clean energy in Asia? In #Thailand , 16 new floating #solar projects are in planning right now
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Major Australian insurer calls for tightened #climate action for business after extreme weather key to %45 profit drop
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Offshore #wind power: The under-explored opportunity to replace #coal in Asia - Opinion by @TimBuckleyIEEFA | ET EnergyWorld
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Japan is still the top #fossilfuel financier, despite pledging to end global #coal financing. #Japan spends over $10 billion/year on fossil fuels rather than choosing greener investments like boosting renewables adoption.
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#China 's recent pledge solidifies a global financial trend away from #coal . With several major Asian nations joining the 'Global Coal to Clean Power Transition Statement' at #COP26 , building new coal capacity will make little financial sense.
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Celebrating women at the forefront of a just energy transition with @avrildetorres #IWD2023 Avril is a public interest lawyer defending frontline communities impacted by #fossilfuel projects & leads policy advocacy work & legal interventions for a sustainably powered future
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One of the world’s biggest power plant developers just gave up on #coal - reports @qz @MJ_Coren
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4 years
Coal power tipped to decline in Asia with more countries joining forces on implementing #CleanEnergy policies and intensified pressure from environmentalists. While Japan, South Korea and Singapore cut ties with fossil fuel projects, #China might fill the void. #CoalFinance
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One of the world's largest #coal plants - Taichung - to shut early
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Japan's JERA to shut inefficient coal-fired power plants by 2030
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The most recent #IPCCreport released in February 2022 outlined severe economic consequences for Bangladesh due to #climatechange . Up to two million people are expected to be displaced. For more:
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. @Vibhuti_D_Garg Energy Economist and Lead India of @IEEFA_India : “Over 12 GW renewable energy capacity and USD 18 billion of investments were added in India during the first ten months of 2021. This is one of the highest growth rates in the last five years."
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Reports Korea could be on the brink of banning overseas #coal finance
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4 years
Australia's oldest coal plant has been demolished today
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BOOM! 💥 After 55 years on the skyline near Morwell, the eight 137m chimneys at the former Hazelwood Power Station are gone after demolition this morning.
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. @HSBC lags as finance cleans up on Asian #energy via @market_forces @asiatimesonline
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The latest news and analysis on clean energy development, fossil fuels, energy transition and energy finance in Asia. #EnergyTransition
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"The coal policy makes @CIMBMalaysia the first bank in Malaysia and Southeast Asia to commit to phasing out coal from its portfolio by 2040, surpassing the pledges made by Singapore’s @OCBCBank , @dbsbank & UOB in 2019"
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"Gas, like coal, has no future," say former UNFCC head @CFigueres via @scmpnews @GlobalOptimism @tomcarnac #climate
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2 years
What happened on Day 1 of #COP27 - here's a short summary.
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"We’re asking Hyundai to live by its commitment to achieve net zero by 2045. We won't take #greenwashing lightly anymore." Read this #OpEd by Nurul Sarifah from @kpop4planet
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What is behind Japan's 'clean coal' claims?
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History made: Renewable energy surpassed fossil fuels for European electricity in 2020
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Major utility Enel writes off carbon capture and flags a #gas free future #energytwitter
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Nikkei reporting today that Japanese energy giant Marubeni is selling out of #coal and shifting to #RenewableEnergy . Remarkable move if confirmed.
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#Thailand 's first "Floating Solar Farm" by #SCG Chemicals, the largest integrated petrochemical companies in Thailand and a key industry leader in #Asia , signals a new #financing trend emerging in Southeast Asia.
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Covid-induced energy plunge shrinks #coal development in Southeast Asia via @ecobusinesscom @GlobalEnergyMon
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Asian Development Bank plans exit from coal finance
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Investors hit out at @Samsung over $14bn in #coal financing via @FT
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Vietnam’s #RenewableEnergy Development Strategy with an outlook to 2050 aims at significantly increasing the proportion of renewables in the total mix.
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In a sector dominated by men, read @Vibhuti_D_Garg , South Asia Director for @ieefa_institute insights on how women can be empowered to lead the clean energy transition in India. Happy #InternationalWomensDay #IWD2024 @IEEFA_SouthAsia
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Benefits of organized #coal phase-out clearly exceed transformation costs - Opinion by @CKemfert | ET EnergyWorld
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Joining more than 30 countries, New Zealand on Wednesday took the symbolic step of declaring a #ClimateEmergency .
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South Korea ends all new financing for overseas coal projects. The announcement makes official parts of a “Green New Deal” proposed by Moon’s ruling party last year, which set ambitious goals of net-zero emissions by 2050.
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Major Japanese media leads with leaked plan to phase out 100 #coal plants
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Nikkei reports #coal giant Marubeni is abandoning its coal business to focus on #renewables . A massive shift
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How a coal to LNG switch could derail Bangladesh renewables progress
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What are the #economic impacts of #climate change? For more:
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Pakistan and Bangladesh are among developing nations in Asia that can no longer afford to pay surging LNG prices via @business
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"Nobody in their right mind is proposing building plants with carbon capture and storage" via @FT @brynnobrien
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. @mizuhobank will cut its outstanding balance of 300 billion yen (US$2.8 billion) in loans to coal projects as of March this year in half by 2030 and reduce it to zero by 2050.
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. @leonickroberts from @e3g "The past few days in Glasgow have shown that momentum away from coal is gathering pace, with new partnerships, tools and money coming together to consign coal to history.” #coaltocleanpower #notocoal #COP26
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Global Economic Recovery after #COVID19 "The past year has been a bit of a shock for the growing economy of #Bangladesh , despite the investment interest in the power and energy sector. " Nasrul Hamid, Bangladesh State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources
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New figures show that coal-fired power plant construction is stalling in Southeast Asia — 110 financial institutions have now implemented policies restricting lending for coal power #cleanenergy #coal #climate
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#DidYouKnow The largest wind energy producing company in India is Suzlon Energy Limited. #SuzlonEnergy Read more on The Rise of India's Wind Energy Companies here:
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#SouthKorea , the world’s #4 #coal importer, is reducing their import to decade-low record due to the country halting nearly half of their domestic coal power plants by March.
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The world is witnessing unprecedented growth in clean energy deployment. According to @ZerocarbonA , Asia has demonstrated the fastest growth in wind and solar power capacity. However, there are many challenges. #renewables Read more here.
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