There may be hope for methane abatement with recently proposed guidelines and funding pledges. But with the United States back-pedalling on climate policies, will they be enough?
The chief investment officer for AIA says there is "no U-turn" among corporates invested for the long term, even as political regimes change. Meanwhile, China officials say the world's biggest polluter will be "consistent" in its climate action.
APP is Indonesia's first major resources firm to get its climate goals approved by the Science Based Targets initiative, although the targets do not yet include its biggest source of emissions. Rival RGE has also restated its climate commitments despite political signals of the country's retreat from the Paris Agreement.
The climate impact of using the Chinese AI software may not be lower than Western models, experts say. Regulatory gaps need to be filled to curb emissions as AI usage rises.