Asia
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AfricaAsiaDrawdownDrive to 1.5Electricity GridEnergy SubsidiesEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsOff-GridPathways to 1.5Wind
Micro Wind Would Save 200 Megatons of Carbon by 2050
Micro wind places #76 on Drawdown’s list of climate solutions. If its share of global electricity generation increases to 1%, it could eliminate 0.2 gigatons of carbon ... -
AfricaAsiaClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDrive to 1.5Finance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesMexico, Caribbean & Latin AmericaPathways to 1.5Post-Carbon TransitionSmall Island States
Climate-Vulnerable Countries Plan New Tools to Fund Green Development
With at least a billion people in developing countries facing serious risk as the climate warms, the 48 members of the Vulnerable Twenty Group ... -
AsiaAustraliaBatteries/StorageCanadaChinaElectricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsEuropeFinance & InvestmentPost-Carbon TransitionSolarSub-National GovernmentsUnited StatesWind
Energy Storage to Become ‘Key Grid Asset’ with 13-Fold Growth Through 2024
The capacity of energy storage systems around the world is set to increase thirteenfold over six years, from 12 gigawatt-hours of installed capacity in ... -
AsiaCanadaDrive to 1.5Drought, Famine & WildfiresEuropeFailure Is Not An OptionFood SecurityHydroIce Loss & Sea Level RiseTravel, Leisure & RecreationUnited StatesWater
Two New Studies Trace Massive Glacier Loss Linked to Climate Change
North America accounts for more than half of the 369 billion tons of snow and ice the world’s glaciers are losing each year, and ... -
AsiaBioenergyCarbon Levels & MeasurementClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsCoalDrive to 1.5Energy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsEuropeForests & DeforestationGeneral RenewablesHuman Rights & MigrationJobsNational Plans & ResponsesPost-Carbon TransitionSoil & Natural Sequestration
Indonesia Sees Path to Prosperity in ‘Mainstreaming’ Low-Carbon Development
Indonesia’s planning minister has said the country will choose a low-carbon development pathway after a government report found it could significantly boost the economy. By ... -
AsiaChinaCoalDrive to 1.5Electricity GridFinance & InvestmentIndiaPathways to 1.5Post-Carbon TransitionUnited States
Global Coal Plant Construction ‘Collapses’, But China Considers Massive New Buildout
The introduction of new coal-fired power plants around the world has entered a “collapse” over the last three years, although the China Electricity Council ... -
AsiaDrive to 1.5Energy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsEuropeFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionPathways to 1.5Post-Carbon TransitionSolarWind
Sustainable Investments Grow 34% Over Two Years, with Climate as Prime Motivator
Sustainable investments around the world grew 34% over the last two years to US$30.7 trillion, with financial professionals pointing to climate change as a ...
