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- Australia calls China global leader in climate change fight April 29, 2013
A new report by Australia’s Climate Commission says that China is one of the world’s bright spots in global action to curb the effects of climate change. Though China remains the world’s biggest green … - Allowing carbon markets to collapse would be a disaster, report warns April 29, 2013
Read Full Story Allowing carbon markets to collapse would be a “disaster” as they are a key driver for investment in the biggest emerging nations’ greenhouse-gas reducing efforts, according to the Cen … - Asian nations seek voice in addressing melting Arctic ice April 16, 2013
A new global forum aimed at intensifying the dialogue on the deteriorating conditions in the North Pole could include the likes of China, India and Singapore among its member countries.read more - China accountable for 68% of new global energy emissions April 16, 2013
A new report by the US based Climate Policy Initiative has revealed that China was responsible for a mammoth 68 percent of the increase in energy-related global CO2 emissions during the first decade o … - US and China to intensify climate change co-operation April 15, 2013
The United States and China will establish a high-level joint working group on climate change in order, they say, to intensify global efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the face of "in … - India may be coming around to binding carbon emissions cuts April 12, 2013
India could be on the verge of departing from its long-held negotiating position on climate change and preparing to adopt binding emission reduction commitments. A report in the Times of India says th … - Shanghai joins Shenzhen in announcing start of carbon trade April 11, 2013
Shanghai – China’s domestic financial center – has confirmed it will start its carbon emissions trading exchange in June, becoming the second market to announce commencement of a carbon cap-and-trade … - Philippines bumps climate change budget by 13 times April 11, 2013
The Philippine government has announced that it will increase its spending on climate change adaptation and mitigation from PHP1 billion (USD24.4 million) in 2011 to PHP13 billion (USD317 million) nex … - Mekong region facing 6 degree-warming, climate extremes April 9, 2013
Temperatures in South-East Asia's Lower Mekong Basin are set to rise by up to three times the global average temperature increase, according to a USAID-funded study. Previous reports by the Inter … - Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh goes Dutch in fight against climate change April 8, 2013
Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City and the Dutch city of Rotterdam are set to sign a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will see them co-operate in the fight against climate change.read more - Shenzhen sets date for the start of carbon emissions trading April 7, 2013
Shenzhen, the Chinese Special Economic Zone and across the border from Hong Kong, will open carbon emissions trading market on Monday 17 June, according to city’s mayor.read more - Asia steams ahead in carbon-cutting ratings March 27, 2013
Asia, especially China, is now taking center stage in preparedness for the low-carbon economy according to a report released on Tuesday by The Climate Institute, an independent research organization b … - Centre for Southeast Asia climate and weather research launched March 27, 2013
The Centre for Climate Research Singapore (CCRS), the first institution dedicated to tropical climate and weather of Singapore and the wider Southeast Asia region, has been officially opened.read more - Chinese scientist says South Asia behind receding glaciers March 26, 2013
About 90 percent of glaciers in the world’s “Third Pole” are shrinking, accelerated by black carbon being transferred from South Asia to the Tibetan Plateau, a prominent Chinese scientist claims. Cove … - China will face $243 bln per year climate fund gap by 2020 March 25, 2013
China will need to raise up to USD243 billion of additional funds per year by 2020 in order to adequately finance action to curb the impacts of climate change and invest in low carbon development, acc … - China mulls tax on resource-hungry, polluting products March 25, 2013
Read Full Story China may introduce a consumption tax on products that make heavy use of resources and cause pollution, according to the China Daily.read more … - China CO2 tax to be delayed for at least a year March 7, 2013
China’s tax authorities will wait at least another year to introduce a tax on carbon, deferring to concern that economic growth might suffer, according to a Ministry of Finance (MoF) official. Plannin … - Better forecasting of Asia's rain fronts March 1, 2013
Researchers have developed a more accurate model for predicting the amount of summer rainfall and number of tropical storms in East and South-East Asia. The study, published last month in Proceedings … - ‘Heart of Borneo’ gets conservation backing from ADB February 27, 2013
The conservation of one of the world’s most critical but threatened forest areas in the Indonesian portion of the island of Borneo is to get USD4.5 million financial support from the Asian Development … - Maldives to become first UNESCO biosphere reserve February 20, 2013
The Maldives has pledged to become the first nation where the entire country and its exclusive economic zone will be a biosphere reserve.read more
