Heavy machinery moves coal as it is poured onto a stack near Muswellbrook in the Hunter Valley, Australia, Nov 2, 2021. (MARK BAKER / AP) MELBOURNE – Australia’s Labor government on Tuesday proposed to make the country’s biggest polluters slash their emissions by at least 30 percent over the next seven years, with some leeway […]
(JIN DING / CHINA DAILY) Net-zero commitments are all the rage. Countries, companies, and others worldwide have committed to eliminating their net greenhouse-gas emissions by a particular date — for some, as early as 2030. But net-zero targets are not tantamount to limiting global warming to the Paris climate agreement's goal of 1.5° Celsius — […]
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern speaks during a press conference in Sydney, Australia, July 8, 2022. (RICK RYCROFT / AP) WELLINGTON – The New Zealand government has worked alongside farming leaders to adapt the proposed system for reducing agricultural emissions, which will protect future export growth, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Wednesday. A […]
Sheep ready to be shorn are pictured on the property of sheep farmer Roger Barton in New Zealand's Wairarapa region, Nov 14, 2014. (NAOMI TAJITSU / REUTERS) WELLINGTON – The New Zealand government said on Wednesday that having listened to concerns raised by farm groups it was making changes to its proposed plans to price […]
Nations worldwide are earnestly developing their carbon markets. Research results show that among countries which have set their emission reduction targets, 83 percent intend to use their carbon markets to meet those targets. Generally speaking, carbon markets are classified into two systems — mandatory (Emissions Trading Systems, or ETS) and voluntary (Voluntary Carbon Markets, or […]
An environmental activist from Extinction Rebellion holds up a placard during a protest against the Adani coal mine project, outside the GHD engineering office building in Sydney on Aug 13, 2019. (SAEED KHAN / AFP) CANBERRA – Australia is not on track to meet its 2030 emissions reduction target, a government report has found. In […]
Tokyo and San Francisco, Dec 2, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – NEC Corporation and SINAI Technologies lnc., a software company that supports the transformation of companies and organizations to achieve their net-zero targets, will commence collaboration on businesses that support decarbonization in November 2022. In December 2021, NEC established an ecosystem-based corporate venture […]
JAKARTA, Nov 15, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Pertamina and ExxonMobil have signed a cooperation agreement for developing carbon capture and storage (CCS) for cutting carbon emissions while supporting economic growth. Pertamina and ExxonMobil have signed a cooperation agreement for developing carbon capture and storage (CCS) as part of efforts to reduce carbon […]
JAKARTA, Nov 7, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – State-owned energy company PT Pertamina (Persero) supports Indonesia’s aspiration to reach net zero emissions by 2060. A screenshot of Pertamina’s president director and CEO Nicke Widyawati during a panel discussion of UN Climate Change Conference (COP27) in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, on Sunday (6/11/2022). (ANTARA/Bayu) […]
Singapore Minister Lawrence Wong seen in this picture at the Southeast Asian Games in 2015. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has said Wong would succeed him as PM. (SINGAPORE SEA GAMES ORGANISING COMMITTEE / ACTION IMAGES VIA REUTERS) SINGAPORE – Singapore's Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong announced on Tuesday that the city-state raises its national […]
Australian Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen speaks at the Sydney Energy Forum on July 12, 2022, in Sydney. (BROOK MITCHELL / POOL / AFP) CANBERRA – The Australian government has decided to sign the Global Methane Pledge to reduce global methane emissions by at least 30 percent below 2020 levels by 2030. […]
Dairy cows graze on a farm near Oxford, in the South Island of New Zealand on Oct 8, 2018. (MARK BAKER / FILE / AP) WELLINGTON – The New Zealand government on Tuesday confirmed plans to price agricultural long-lived gases and biogenic methane that mainly comes from cow and sheep burps separately, in a plan […]
(CAI MENG / CHINA DAILY) As an important milestone in its progress on climate action, China's national exchange for carbon emissions trading began operations in 2021. The national carbon market celebrated its first anniversary in July and has now replaced the European Union Emissions Trading System — the EU ETS — as the world's largest […]
Aerial photo taken on Aug 23, 2021 shows the scenery of Saihanba forest farm in North China's Hebei province. (PHOTO / XINHUA) Carbon neutrality cannot be achieved without different economic sectors, individuals and households, and the government making serious efforts. Climate finance in different forms including environmental, social and governance (ESG) investment and carbon emissions […]
A handout photo obtained on July 18, 2012 shows Woodside Energy Ltd's LNG (liquefied natural gas) tanker at the Karratha gas plant loading terminal in the north of Western Australia. (HO/WOODSIDE ENERGY LTD/AFP) CANBERRA – The Australian government is facing criticism for its decision to open up more than 46,000 square-km of the ocean to […]
For the first time ever, a heatwave has been given an official name. And that is a bad sign for the world. Until recently, only hurricanes and typhoons had names, but now, the Spanish city of Seville has developed a naming and ranking system for heatwaves, and named the first one “Zoe”. Bearing down on […]
HONG KONG, Jun 30, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – JL MAG Rare-Earth Co., Ltd. (“JL MAG” or the “Company”, together with its subsidiaries, the “Group”, SZSE: 300748; HKEX: 6680), a leading producer of high-performance rare earth permanent magnets (“REPMs”) in China, is pleased to announce that the Company has been awarded the first […]
The Bayswater Power Station, a coal-powered thermal power station is pictured near Muswellbrook in the Hunter Valley, Australia on Nov 2, 2021. (MARK BAKER / AP PHOTO) CANBERRA – Australia's greenhouse gas emissions increased in 2021, government data has revealed. According to the National Greenhouse Gas Inventory update for December 2021, which was published on […]
This undated file photo shows New Zealand farmer Andy Macglow (center) herding his flock of sheep down a road. (THE DOMINION / AFP) WELLINGTON – New Zealand on Wednesday released a draft plan to put a price on agricultural emissions in a bid to tackle one of the country's biggest sources of greenhouse gases, belching […]
People participate in a rally during a global day of action on climate change in Sydney on Nov 6, 2021. (STEVEN SAPHORE / AFP) CANBERRA – A majority of Australians want the government to do significantly more to reduce carbon emissions, a poll has found. According to data published by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation on […]
Ningxia Baofeng Energy Group's solar-agriculture project involving goji berries farmed under photovoltaic panels has won major accolades. (PHOTO PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY) China's pledge to peak its carbon dioxide emissions before 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality before 2060 is just one example of its determination to strengthen international cooperation in the fight against climate change. […]
Climate change is impacting every part of the world now. Last year saw a record number of climate-induced weather disasters — from forest fires, droughts and heat waves to floods in Europe and China — that affected more than 3.4 billion people, or 40 percent of the global population. The need for real, lasting climate […]
Reports by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change are considered the most authoritative, thus the most widely trusted, source of information and wisdom regarding climate change. Its reports have repeatedly warned that a further rise in the global temperature will multiply the risks of floods, drought and heat waves worldwide. In its most […]
(LI MIN / CHINA DAILY) China has announced that it would aim to peak its carbon dioxide emissions before 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality before 2060, which is an important commitment to align the country’s emissions targets with the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties’ global agenda to reduce the risks of climate […]
An employee undertakes installation work at a wind farm in Yuncheng, Shanxi province. (YAN XIN / FOR CHINA DAILY) The national carbon emissions trading market is the bedrock of emissions control in the country, and thus instrumental to implementing the country's climate-response policies. Launched in July, it currently only applies to the power-generating industry and […]
A picture shows the view of Dubai from inside a capsule of the Dubai Eye (Ain Dubai), the world's largest and tallest observation wheel, located in the Emirati city, near the Dubai Marina, on Oct 21, 2021. (GIUSEPPE CACACE / AFP) Dubai plans to cut carbon emissions by 30 percent by the end of 2030, […]
A view of the wind turbines installed on Nanpeng Island, Guangdong province, in August. (PHOTO PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY) Long before COVID-19 took a grip on our society, the risks presented by a possible pandemic were well known. And yet the world as a whole proved unprepared to deal with the situation. We can learn […]
TOKYO, Dec 24, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Fujitsu Limited and Ridgelinez Limited (Ridgelinez) today announced a new strategy to strengthen cooperation and deliver services that contribute to the resolution of environmental issues as set out in the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Figure 1. List of SX Consulting Services Figure 2. Dashboard […]
A wind power plant in Dingxi, Gansu province. (PHOTO / XINHUA) The just concluded Central Economic Work Conference highlighted the importance of China's two carbon goals－realizing peak carbon emissions before 2030 and achieving carbon neutrality before 2060－not only for the country but also for the global fight against climate change, one of the world's most […]
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison (right) and South Korean President Moon Jae-in witness a signing ceremony at Parliament House in Canberra on Dec 13, 2021. (LUKAS COCH / POOL / AFP) CANBERRA – The governments of Australia and South Korea have inked a deal to cooperate on developing low emissions technology. Australian Prime Minister Scott […]