Asian Development Bank sets aside $5bn to boost marine economy, clean up oceans

This article first appeared on Undercurrent News.  The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has launched a plan to help improve the marine economy and clean up the oceans over the next six years, making available some $5 billion for financing and technical assistance. ADB announced its “Action Plan for Healthy Oceans and Sustainable Blue Economies for […]

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Bogor City renews commitment to implement Urban-LEDS II

Bogor, Indonesia – The Program and Activity Plan between Yayasan ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability Indonesia and Bogor City was formally signed last 07 May 2019 in Kaulinan Sempur Park, Bogor, West Java. Mayor Bima Arya Sugiarto signed on behalf of Bogor City while Ms. Gina Karina, Country Manager of ICLEI Indonesia represented ICLEI. The plan […]

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Vietnam can reduce emissions, save $2.3 billion by 2030 in agriculture, forestry and land use

This article by the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) was first published on EurekAlert!. As nations look toward 2020, when they will take stock of their actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions under the 2015 Paris Agreement, many are seeking ways to increase their nationally determined contributions, or NDCs, to global emissions reduction. Vietnam […]

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Southeast Asia’s energy majors pivot sharply to green power

This post first appeared on the Nikkei Asian Review.  BANGKOK/JAKARTA/TOKYO — Southeast Asian energy companies, long dependent on fossil fuels, are rapidly turning to renewable energy to answer the mounting demand for electricity in the fast-developing region. In Indonesia, StarEnergy looks to capitalize on native geothermal resources, made possible by the more than 100 active […]

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Cities of General Santos and Legazpi integrate GHG inventory analysis into local development plans

ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability Southeast Asia Secretariat (ICLEI SEAS) conducted scoping missions in Legazpi City (12 March 2019) and General Santos  (11 April 2019) to introduce entity and community-level greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory and to determine data sources for the completion of the inventory. The workshop is part of the Strengthening Urban Resilience […]

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City of Santa Rosa to mainstream building energy efficiency

Santa Rosa, Philippines: ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability Southeast Asia Secretariat (ICLEI SEAS), in coordination with the Department of Energy (DoE), conducted a building energy efficiency and conservation workshop for the City Government of Santa Rosa, Laguna on 29 April 2019. This activity, attended by at least 20 technical staff and representatives from the […]

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