Nearly a tenth of global climate finance could be under threat as US president Donald Trump’s aid cuts risk wiping out huge swathes of spending overseas.
The country met its 1.5 gigawatt-peak solar deployment goal in end-2024 and has expanded its Article 6 offset pool under a new Bhutan pact, following similar deals with Ghana and Papua New Guinea, a senior minister revealed in parliament.
Climate timelines are not set by elections or cost curves, reminds the country’s ex-central banker Ravi Menon. But he cautioned that in the short term, political headwinds and the US climate retreat could impact investment decisions.
Lawrence Wong says the government will reorganise itself to “provide greater emphasis” on looking at how atomic energy can be tapped. He downplayed the potential of hydrogen.