Asia-Pacific
China coal production threatens climate goals: study
China's planned expansion of coal mining threatens the country's climate goals and risks vastly increasing its methane emissions, a study warned on Tuesday.
China, Norway to set up green transition talks every two years, state media says
China-Norway talks aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, protect and restore biodiversity, and create new green industries.
Diesel-dependent East Timor remains slow on energy transition
In one of the world's youngest countries, pledges to develop renewable power have yet to be met while East Timor's gas fields start...
How low can we go? To cut the carbon that goes into buildings to net zero, we need radical change
Building operations can get to net zero through efficiency and renewable energy. It’s entirely unclear how we’ll get there for material use and...
NZ energy crisis: electricity demand will jump as NZ decarbonises – can renewable generation keep up?
New Zealand will need more generation capacity to decarbonise the economy. The question is, can New Zealand do it?
Indonesia has yet to receive promised G7 funds to reduce coal use
Minister overseeing mining complains of inadequacies in financing mechanism designed to ease Indonesian transition from coal, backed by G7.
China to include steel, cement and aluminium in its carbon market
Plan to include new sectors in China's carbon markets will see emissions trading cover 60% of the country's total greenhouse gas production.
Tesla-supplier Panasonic Energy prepares for high-capacity EV battery production
Renovated Japanese factory will produce Panasonic 4680 cells, with five times the capacity of previous batteries to boost EV range.
Chinese car sales fall for fifth straight month
Subsidies for petrol-powered vehicles help boost EVs in China car sales even as overall picture continues slump.
Tens of thousands in South Korea protest lack of climate progress
More than 30,000 protesters gathered in Seoul in broiling heat on Saturday, demanding action by the government to combat global warming
