ADB, APPC Sign Loan for Gas-Fired Power Plant to Enhance Afghanistan’s Energy Security
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Afghan Power Plant Company Limited (APPC) today signed a $10 million loan as part of a financing...
ADB should end fossil fuel financing
NGO Forum on ADB, a network of over 250 civil society organizations across Asia calls out the Asian Development Bank to end its green...
15th Asia Clean Energy Forum to Focus on Role of Clean Energy in Post-COVID-19 Recovery
Greater investment in clean energy infrastructure will contribute to Asia and the Pacific’s recovery from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and make economies more...
Investments in Renewable Energy can support Post COVID-19 Economic Recovery in the Maldives
Seizing green energy opportunities through increased investments in renewables can contribute to post COVID-19 economic recovery and create more jobs in the Maldives, says...
EU defines green investments to boost sustainable finance
To boost the shift towards eco-friendly investment the EU is introducing rules to define what qualifies as green or sustainable activities.
During the June plenary...
Throughout COVID-19 recovery, ‘plummeting’ clean energy costs can help climate action
COVID-19 hits the fossil fuel industry, a new UN report published on Wednesday shows that renewable energy is more cost-effective than ever – providing...
The pandemic and a mild winter have delivered a historic shock to the global natural gas market
The combination of the Covid-19 crisis and an exceptionally mild winter in the northern hemisphere have put global demand for natural gas on course...
Uneven progress on clean energy technologies faces further pressure from the Covid-19 crisis
The International Energy Agency’s latest and most comprehensive assessment of clean energy transitions finds that a majority of technologies and sectors are failing to...
Renewables Increasingly Beat Even Cheapest Coal Competitors on Cost
Renewable power is increasingly cheaper than any new electricity capacity based on fossil fuels, a new report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)...
Greater investment in clean, secure and sustainable electricity systems amid Covid-19 crisis
Energy ministers and electricity industry CEOs from around the world took part in a roundtable discussion today about the impact of the Covid-19 crisis...