Environment

Indonesia switching to natural gas for car fuel

Indonesia will spend $436 million to build 100 new gas stations in Java as part of a national effort to urge private car users to use less polluting...

Indonesia switching to natural gas for car fuel

Indonesia will spend $436 million to build 100 new gas stations in Java as part of a national effort to urge private car users to use less polluting...

Carbon tax to spark dispute between Chinese airlines and EU

Chinese airlines may sue the EU as they refuse to impose surcharges on customers relating to the emissions tax.

Myanmar scraps coal-fired plant after local opposition

Myanmar has halted construction of a 4,000 megawatt coal-fired power plant following an outcry over its environmental impact.

India produces more power from bioenergy

The increasing number of bioenergy power generation projects in 2011 produced 500MW of energy.

Beijing begins to take renewable energy seriously?

Beijing, China’s pollution capital, has just issued its first plan for new and renewable energy.

Indonesian government policy hampers renewable energy growth

Indonesia still has a lot of hard work to do to exploit its full potential in renewable energy. And wean itself from a powerful dependence on coal.

When China’s solar industry goes against the U.S. PV manufacturers

The China Photovoltaic Industry Alliance (CPIA) is finalizing a complaint alleging that U.S. manufacturers are dumping polysilicon at below cost...

Japan’s directions in the Post-Kyoto carbon world

Good Bye Kyoto: This month, the Japanese Ministry of Environment announced that greenhouse gas emissions in Japan had increased in the year to 2010...

"Cultural revolution" helpful in boosting China-Scotland renewable energy partnership

Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond said a "cultural revolution" of sorts is needed to promote "real understanding" between China and Scotland.

Residents protest against power plant in Haimen, China

Residents of Haimen, furious with plans to build a coal-fired power plant, took to the streets, surrounded a government building and blocked an...

Camco signs carbon project deals in China

Camco International has signed contracts with China's largest cement maker to assess and develop energy efficiency projects.

‘Low carbon future’ is here!

“The future ain’t what it used to be!” (seen on a bumper sticker) Climate change is the only constant The need to address the issue of climate...

Enabling cleaner power generation in Asia through digital prototyping

As Asia grows, so too do its economic, social, resource and environmental challenges. At the same time, corporations are becoming more aware of the...

China power market growth - green energy and opportunities

China Power Capacity Additions Expenditure to Total $1.2 Trillion between 2012 and 2021

What you need to know about Asia’s Clean Development Mechanism – IETA’s perspective

Asia has now become the global center for new trends in emission trading but it must be vigilant not to commit same mistakes as the West.

S&P:Austalia's carbon tax to push polluters to change portfolio mix

Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said that there was no immediate impact on its ratings on Australian utility companies following Australia's...

Asia needs to take CCS seriously for new plants, says Alstom

Power Plants being built from now on need to be Carbon Capture ready. The price for electricity produced for fossil fuel power plants equipped with...