China announced plans to build 18 new coal-fired blast furnaces in the first half of 2021, more than the whole of 2020, according to CREA-GEM research; another 43 coal-fired power plants were also proposed

FSA boss Junichi Nakajima calls for scrutiny of products’ green credentials ; Global green bond issues reached $290.1 billion in 2020

Project backed by state power utility Perusahaan Listrik Negara and UAE’s Masdar; Power generator pledges to gradually shut down coal-fired plants

ADB and governments plan public-private buyout of coal plants. Plants to be shut over 15 years to allow switch to renewables, new jobs

Energy policy says green power should account for up to 38% of supplies by 2030; Nuclear’s contribution remains unchanged despite flip in public opinion

Spending plans for Q2 clean energy add up to just $380 billion; Emissions set to be 3.5 billion tonnes higher than target

Trading opens on China’s carbon market with prices well below the EU scheme. Over 2,100 power plants are registered, but...

Fund will focus on clean energy, green tech and pollution controls; President Xi Jinping has pledged to make China carbon neutral by 2060

• China aims to reduce its vast CO2 emissions • Trading to start Friday, Reuters reports  (AF) China’s long-awaited national...

Over 20 big cities in China are responsible for half of the greenhouse gases pumped out in 167 cities around the...

Most of the world’s biggest economies have committed to achieving net-zero carbon emissions, while groups overseeing trillions of dollars have...

Japan’s major gas supplier is to test run a new ‘methanation’ process which converts hydrogen and CO2 into synthesised methane as it focuses on being carbon neutral by 2050