Top shipping players want overhaul of UN ship fuel emissions deal
World 14:59 21/09/2025LONDON/ATHENS - A group of top shipping companies including leading Greek players said on Thursday they want changes to a United Nations deal tabled for adoption in October that seeks to cut marine fuel emissions, adding complications to the draft accord after U.S. opposition.
EU states agree broad UN emissions target avoiding 'embarrassment'
World 10:04 19/09/2025The EU agreed on a broad emissions-cutting target on Thursday to bring to a UN conference in Brazil, sparing the bloc potential diplomatic embarrassment but risking its reputation as a climate champion.
Alternative marine fuels uptake will speed up after 2030, shipping executives say
World 17:26 09/09/2025The use of alternative fuels in shipping will accelerate after 2030 as tighter emissions standards come into effect, in contrast to the stop-start transition for now, shipping executives told the APPEC conference in Singapore on Tuesday.
Brazil, others to tap $1 billion industry decarbonisation program
World 13:13 15/06/2025LONDON - Brazil, Egypt, Mexico are among seven middle-income countries chosen by multilateral lender the Climate Investment Funds to tap a $1 billion program to cut emissions from their industrial sectors.
Tech giants' indirect emissions rose 150% in three years as AI expands, UN agency says
World 16:34 08/06/2025Indirect carbon emissions from the operations of four of the leading AI-focused tech companies rose on average by 150% from 2020-2023, due to the demands of power-hungry data centres, a United Nations report said on Thursday.
Alternō secures $1mn A1 investment to scale sand battery technology for zero-emission heat
Economy 09:21 13/05/2025Alternō, a climate-tech startup based in Singapore with R&D and manufacturing in Vietnam, has successfully secured US$$1 million in A1 funding to expand its pioneering sand battery technology to decarbonize the industrial heat in various industrial applications.
Finland backs EU goal to slash emissions 90% by 2040
World 16:09 29/04/2025Finland supports a European Union target to cut the bloc's net greenhouse gas emissions 90% by 2040, the country's state secretary for climate told Reuters, as governments prepare for tough negotiations on the EU's next climate goal.
Ho Chi Minh City considers regulating motorcycle emissions
Vietnam News 17:09 13/10/2018Motorcycles contribute 94 percent of the city’s total hydrocarbon emissions from vehicles
