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How Indonesia Can Reduce Its Carbon Footprint through Enhanced Oil Recovery

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IntroductionEnhanced oil recovery through the injection of carbon dioxide (CO2) can be a win–win solution for Indonesia. This technology can help slow or halt the decline in oil production while addressing the urgent need to curb rapidly rising greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.Indonesia is one of the…

How to Meet Climate Targets with Carbon Capture and Storage

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Energy SG’s own Kee-Yung Nam shares his insights on harnessing the potential of carbon capture and storage in creating major dents in carbon emissions, particularly in hard-to-decarbonize sectors.

Global emissions expected to surge with only 2% of global recovery spending going to clean energy - IEA

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A large portion of the $16 trillion fiscal spendings by governments all over the world to get their economies on track from the COVID-19 pandemic has been concentrated on providing emergency financial relief for households and firms. The dismal level appropriated for clean energy interventions are…

ADB commits to full alignment with Paris Agreement

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On 8 July, President Masa has announced ADB’s alignment with the Paris Agreement. ADB aims to align 100% of its sovereign operations and 85% of its nonsovereign operations by 1 July 2023. ADB’s nonsovereign operations will also have achieved 100% alignment two years later by 1 July 2025.President…

ADB to heighten its focus on adaptation and resilience to climate change

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In one of the special events during this year’s Annual Meeting on 4 May, President Masa announced that ADB will build up its response to the adverse impacts of climate change through increased focus on adaptation and resilience.Through a holistic approach and on top of making physical…

COP26 climate pledges could help limit global warming to 1.8 °C, but implementing them will be the key

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Here is IEA’s ED Fatih Birol’s take on the outcomes of the negotiations based on the commitments announced by the parties at COP26. Pledges apparently still fall short of the 1.5 °C, but what is critical is putting these pledges into action.

How Carbon Pricing Can Drive Green Recovery and Growth

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SDCD’s Virender Duggal shares his insights about the role of carbon pricing in the overall climate policy architecture. Carbon pricing can be a lever that can help alter behavior by serving as incentive for a more efficient and sustainable practices.

Hydrogen energy could be key to carbon neutrality in the People’s Republic of China

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Renewable hydrogen is an essential direction for the development of green and low-carbon energy in the future as the People’s Republic of China seeks to lower greenhouse gas emissions.Hydrogen energy is clean and storable with no tailpipe emission except water vapor after combustion. It produces…

Methane: A Deadly Climate Problem with a Simple Solution

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Energy SG’s own Stephen Peters and SERD’s Alex Nash discuss in this blog a simple way to curb the adverse impact of methane on the climate..

President Masa calls for a just, equitable transition for net-zero in Asia and the Pacific

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In his keynote speech at the International Climate Change Conference that ADB held together with Indonesia’s Ministry of Finance on 22 July, ADB President Masa made a case for bolder actions against climate change while ensuring equitable and sustainable economic recovery in the region’s transition…