SYDNEY, Nov 27 (Bernama): Vietnam’s commitment at the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in the United Kingdom’s Glasgow, is a historical turning point in its climate change policy.

Vietnam’s courier, express, and parcel (CEP) industry is showing impressive potential, but its impact on the environment is a significant problem. That said, recent government action and regulations may lead to changes in the way delivery businesses operate in Vietnam.

For nearly a decade now, Vietnam has made “payment for forest ecosystem services” its key strategy for protecting forests and improving the lives of poor rural communities. Now, it plans to use the same model to help rein in greenhouse gas emissions.

Việt Nam announced its goal to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050 at the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow, the UK on November 1.

Indonesia is launching a program to make the country’s ports more environmentally friendly in an effort to reduce its carbon emissions and protect the marine ecosystem.

Environmentalists have urged against using incinerators as waste-to-energy power plants (PLTSa) to tackle garbage problem in cities across the country, saying that they would cause more environmental problems. Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) executive director Nur Hidayati said that such a method of burning trash could aggravate pollution as it releases harmful toxins into […]

KUALA LUMPUR (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The next big challenge for palm oil growers is to go beyond curbing deforestation and look at how they can slash planet-warming emissions throughout their supply chains, the outgoing head of the industry’s watchdog said on Tuesday. The sector has come under scrutiny in recent years from green activists […]

NDO/VNA – The World Bank in Vietnam announced on June 6 that the Bank’s Board of Executive Directors have approved US$84.4 million of credit from the International Development Association (IDA) to support Vietnam’s multi-sectoral policy reforms so as to promote climate-resilient landscapes and green transport and energy systems.

New Delhi: British International Investment (BII), formerly CDC Group, the UK’s development finance institution (DFI) and impact investor, has big plans to commit investments aimed at boosting clean and sustainable economic growth in India and the larger Southeast Asia region. In an exclusive interview with ETEnergyworld, Srini Nagarajan, Managing Director and Head of Asia, BII puts this growth strategy […]

Southeast Asia’s power sector is set to strike out in a new direction this year, driven by energy security needs and new opportunities for collaboration as some of the world’s biggest polluters step up climate action.