GLOBAL – Clean technology venture investment worldwide has soared by 65% in the first half of 2010 compared with the same period last year. According to preliminary results by the Cleantech Group, in collaboration with financial service provider Deloitte, cleantech venture investments came to more than $2bn (€1.6bn) across 140 Read more…
Cutting power plant emissions is helpful, but the magnitude of the climate problem warrants a carbon tax Jun 3, 2014 |By David G. Victor Climate is back. On Monday Pres. Obama rolled out a plan to cut carbon emissions from power plants by 2030 to an average of 30 percent less than 2005 levels. His Read more…
June 9, 2014 by Ross Marowits, The Canadian Press MONTREAL—Energy powerhouses like Canada need a proactive approach to protect the environment and not simply wait for a deal to replace the Kyoto Protocol, the head of the International Monetary Fund said June 9. Christine Lagarde told an international economic conference Read more…
Author: Wai Linn Kyaw | 11 May, 2014 18:11 pm Myanmar Business Today | Vol 2 Issue 19 Myanmar is “fully committed” to green growth as it navigates a transition to a more open country, its top environmental official said this week. Speaking at the Forests Asia Summit in Read more…
By Sophie Song@SophieXSong on March 26 2014 3:42 PM Myanmar has finally awarded tenders to explore for oil and gas in its 20 offshore blocks to international energy companies, including Royal Dutch Shell PLC (NYSE:RDS.A), ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) and Total SA (NYSE:TOT), a positive sign for the future of Myanmar’s energy industry. Read more…
RON CORBEN AAP FEBRUARY 24, 2014 6:21PM AUSTRALIAN businesses face challenges in investing in Myanmar, with analysts afraid that political and economic reforms are slowing ahead of a 2015 general election. Australian business, notably in mining and energy, have joined in the rush to Myanmar as it opens to the world Read more…
By James Bourne | December 3, 2013 12:01 AM Many people are only just getting used to the idea that Burma is now called Myanmar, that after almost 50 years of military rule it is moving quickly toward full democracy and that, following the easing of US and EU sanctions, Read more…
April 18, 2013 | Southeast Asia Globe, Filed under: Business, Myanmar | By: Joshua Brown Will the Myanmar mining sector become a fountain of cash, or will it prove to be a regulatory black hole? By Joshua Brown http://sea-globe.com/myanmar-gold-rush/ Myanmar has come face-to-face with the prospect of a literal gold rush. With significant stores of Read more…
Budget 2011: Green bank is coalition’s biggest environmental test Fiona Harvey, environment correspondent guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 23 March 2011 10.40 GMT The green investment bank will be unveiled in the 2011 budget after wrangling between the Treasury (above) and the Department of Energy and Climate Change over how it will operate. Read more…
04:45 AM Dec 11, 2012 by Dennis Posadas If we look at a lot of Asian cities like Manila and Bangkok, we find an extraordinary amount of gridlock especially during the peak hours going to and from work in the business districts. Despite the preponderance of mass transit systems in Read more…