Asia
Climate fund approves plan to speed up coal retirement in Indonesia
The Climate Investment Funds aims to mobilise $4 billion from public and private sources to start decarbonising Indonesia’s power sector
Funds for Pakistan flood relief come too little, too late
Nearly two months on from devastating floods, only $51 million of aid has been delivered, forcing humanitarian groups to make tough decisions
Pakistani prime minister promises compensation to flood victims
The government will offer financial aid to those who lost homes and crops in Pakistan’s worst-ever floods, Shahbaz Sharif said
G20 Bali meeting highlights Indonesia’s weak climate action
Campaigners are mounting a challenge against the government, arguing that insufficient climate action infringes on their human rights
Pakistan floods must be a wake up call on climate action
The colossal disaster shows why rich countries must deliver on finance for loss and damage at Cop27 international climate talks
Sri Lanka food crisis has its roots in the globalisation of the 1970s
The Rajapaksa regime deserved to be banished, but today’s hunger stems from decades of choosing global markets over self-sufficiency
UN seeks $160 million in emergency aid for Pakistan floods
One in seven Pakistanis have been affected by severe flooding after the heaviest rains in three decades swept away poorly protected housing and infrastructure
Pakistan struggles to rebuild after deadly flash floods
At least 550 people died as the wettest month in three decades washed away mud houses in rural Balochistan – and international aid is not forthcoming
US-China climate working group cancelled after Pelosi’s Taiwan visit
Talks on topics like methane cuts, forests, clean power and action in cities have been cancelled after a diplomatic spat over Taiwan
Sri Lanka can’t afford fossil fuels but can’t afford to get off them either
Reliance on imported fossil fuels has helped bankrupt Sri Lanka and now it doesn’t have the money to transition to renewables
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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