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Carbon & Climate
Health and climate risks overlap in coal-burning Southeast Asia
Coal-fired power plants are driving a health crisis in Southeast Asia, where fine particle pollution causes millions of premature deaths annually.
Waste
Climate action through circularity and waste management: Malaysian palm oil company IOI’s approach
Integrated palm oil player IOI Corporation Berhad identified circularity as a material matter or an issue that will significantly affect its stakeholders and businesses in 2023. This case study looks at how it aims to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2040.
It will be tough to ensure the 'fuel-switch' changes are genuinely low-carbon, economic and sustained.
Despite China’s renewables push, coal power is expanding to ensure reliable energy, operational flexibility and heat.
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