2017/03/01 |
New Chinese Fighting Vehicle; Singapore Cyberattack; Cambodia Shuns Australia for China; Duterte Signs to Paris
Asia Morning Update: A quick roundup of the most important news from around the region.
2017/01/20 |
Coal, Development and Death in Asia
A new report from Greenpeace and Harvard says Chinese-financed coal projects in Asia could lead to 70,000 premature deaths a year.
2017/01/05 |
Powering a Low-Carbon China
There are reasons for optimism as China tries to tackle climate change.
2016/12/29 |
All-Weather Friendship: Climate Change and its Effect on Sino-African Relations
China is becoming the leader of climate change policies in developing nations as the new U.S. administration turns it back on the issue.
2016/12/27 |
Green Smudge on the Sahara
At the western edge of the desert that stretches from India to North Africa, an experimental Jatropha plantation shows promise
2016/12/08 |
PHOTO STORY: The Lifeblood of Coastal Conservation in Asia
Climate change, industrial fishing and pollution pose constant and increasing threats to coastal and marine ecosystems. These communities are fighting back.
2016/12/01 |
In China We Trust: The Promise of a New Carbon Market
As China prepares to open a national carbon market, no immediate emissions reduction is expected when it opens next year, but its huge scale provides hope for reductions from 2020 onwards.
2016/11/28 |
In China We Trust: The Promise of a New Carbon Market
As China prepares to open a national carbon market, no immediate emissions reduction is expected when it opens next year, but its huge scale provides hope for reductions from 2020 onwards.
2016/11/26 |
A Climate Agreement That May Survive
The Paris Agreement is not the only climate change treaty to be signed in the past 12 months.
2016/11/02 |
FEATURE: Reaching Peak Energy in Taiwan
Can Taiwan maintain reliable – and affordable – electricity prices even as it slashes greenhouse gas emissions?
2016/10/06 |
OPINION: Pressure on Japan to Ratify Paris Climate Change Pact
Japan should seek to promptly ratify and join in the implementation of the Paris accord.
2016/09/29 |
Why Ratifying Global Climate Agreements Has Proven So Difficult
International treaties do not come into effect simply because they have been signed by representatives of the governments involved.
2015/12/16 |
Nobel Prize Laurate Suggests Taiwan to Levy Carbon Tax and Eliminate Nuclear Power
Lee Yuan-tseh says that Taiwan hasn't done much for carbon reduction, and levying carbon tax would be a feasible method. He believes in five years, the cost of solar power will be cheaper than coal or nuclear power.
2015/12/03 |
French Media Says Taiwan Is Forgotten in World Climate Negotiation Due to Political Issues
French media, Le Figaro, reported on Taiwan with great details, pointing out that although the island accounts for 1% of the world's greenhouse gas emissions and has brought up a goal for its reduction, the country is still blocked out of COP21 due to sensitive political issues.