Early morning of 11th, Dec., 193 countries gathered at COP16 finally reached two Accords which include $30 billion “fast-start” support for developing countries during 2010 and 2012, $100 billion per year after 2020 to mitigate climate change through setting up the Green Climate Fund dominated by developed countries; financial support for reducing deforestation and forest [...]
07 May 2010
by REEEP South-East-Asia and Pacific - Category: Regional News
Find below the most interesting news from the last months from South East Asia and the Pacific on “Policy Developments”, “Project Developments “, “Access to finance” and “Information and Tools”: Policy Developments Australian Government requested REEEP to develop an end-use energy efficiency strategy for the Pacific region REEEP has developed a draft discussion paper, funded [...]
Developing economies and expanding urban populations in East Asia have seen energy consumption trebled and it will likely continue to rise – the World Bank suggests that renewable energy could in fact contribute a large chunk of the load! But China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam must act now and focus on the transformation, [...]