BMO Global Asset Management and Aviva are among six financial institutions seeking to win ESG concessions from companies they back

Energy authority says all channels are open to obtaining more supplies, as provincial leader calls for additional sourcing. Factories owned by Apple and Tesla affected.

While the Chinese leader's coal statement was welcomed, critics say China has over half the world’s coal plants and that Xi failed to reveal if Beijing will stop projects already begun or approved.

The company, which supplies Apple and Qualcomm, will ‘set related mitigation measures’ and actively adopt the use of renewable energy

Officials on Hainan Island are considering setting up an international carbon emissions trading exchange to connect China's national trading scheme with the global market

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...