Pakistan’s Prime Minister announced during the virtual Climate Ambition Summit last weekend that the country won’t approve any new coal plants and by 2030, 60% of the energy produced in Pakistan will be generated through renewable resources.
By Beatrice Tulagan
I am an environmental defender. It took me a while to claim this term, not because I’m not proud of my job, but because I haven’t received the death threats that many others have.
You see, I …
In June this year, Bangladesh’s Power Minister Nurul Hamid made a surprising announcement when he said that the government is reviewing all but three of the 29 planned coal plants. Analysis by Market Forces found that Bangladesh has at least …
I was too tired for dinner when I got home after building a TekPak solar-powered generator for a community whose power was out by Super Typhoon Goni to show solidarity during the Finance In Common (FIC) Summit. But, while preparing …
Today, public development banks will be meeting for the first-ever Finance in Common Summit. These institutions control trillions of dollars in public money, yet they continue pouring our money into dirty fossil fuel projects.
Asia hosts 60% of the world’s …