#ADB 新闻
独家
Mark Joven, who steered negotiations for the Philippines to host the loss and damage fund board, speaks to Eco-Business about the nation’s role in helping to rachet up pledges for the climate-vulnerable, as COP29 nears.
Experts say that rerouting subsidies and implementing a better tender process for renewables can help Indonesia reduce its dependence on coal and other fossil fuels.
This special report looks at how a coal plant in Batangas, Philippines, could become the world’s first to be retired using the novel class of carbon credits. Are the methodologies sound, and how will just transition plans be implemented?
Parametric insurance helps minimise losses from climate-related disasters, to which Asia is particularly vulnerable. In Southeast Asia, this has been used to insure against typhoons, earthquakes, and crop losses.
#ADB 观点
Given the escalating climate crisis, multilateral lenders must urgently adopt an approach to development aid that emphasises prevention. By incorporating structural vulnerabilities into their allocation formulas, the World Bank and others can strengthen poor countries' resilience and increase fairness, efficiency, and transparency.
Supporting natural gas projects hinders the deployment of clean and renewable energy solutions for developing countries. Instead, nations should receive help in phasing out fossil fuels in line with their climate targets.
Climate change poses serious challenges to the world’s food system. Implementing sustainable practices can help bolster climate resilience in agricultural production.
How will Asia's energy transition mechanism — potentially the world’s largest CO2 reduction programme — phase-out coal in the energy-hungry region?
#ADB 视频
Yeb Saño, head of the Climate Change Commission of the Philippines, attributes typhoon to climate change and calls for international community to implement a 'loss and damage' mechanism
#ADB 新闻发布稿
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Asean needs to focus on boosting quality of life to build resilient, inclusive community: ADB report
The Blue Circle
Coal is pricing itself for extinction
Asian Development Bank
Asian Development Bank provides US$25 million to help Philippines procure Covid-19 vaccines
