Most of the world’s countries have missed a critical deadline to update their climate promises, leaving international efforts to curb global warming dangerously short of what scientists say is needed to avoid catastrophic consequences, a United Nations analysis released on Tuesday has found. Emissions from a coal-fired power plant are silhouetted against the setting sun…
President Xi Jinping appeared virtually at the UN Secretary-General’s climate leaders’ event on September 24th to announce China’s long-awaited next “nationally determined contribution” (or “NDC”) under the Paris Agreement. It sets an economy-wide target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 7-10% below peak levels by 2035, along with several other targets. As with many other…
The sustainable debt market in Hong Kong recorded solid growth in the first half of the year, with estimated issuances rising 15 per cent to US$34.3 billion from a year earlier, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) said on Wednesday as the city prepared to host the second annual Green Week event. Kenneth Hui, the…
The sustainable debt market in Hong Kong recorded solid growth in the first half of the year, with estimated issuances rising 15 per cent to US$34.3 billion from a year earlier, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) said on Wednesday as the city prepared to host the second annual Green Week event. Kenneth Hui, the…
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has spoken by phone with Chinese leader Xi Jinping for about an hour, in a high-level contact aimed at reinforcing ties with Brazil’s largest trading partner while confronting a sudden rupture in trade relations with the United States. The call on Tuesday morning Beijing time, requested by Lula,…
Proper training is a key bottleneck holding back Amazonian talent, says Ferreira. During its five-month training programme, MI offers budding Indigenous designers full-scale support, from design and tailoring to business, marketing and sales. The programme runs with support from Sebrae, a Brazilian micro and small business support service. “We partner with many experts in their…