Climate Tracker Asia Website is now HERE!
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Hello everyone!
I’m Joanna from Climate Tracker Asia. It’s two hours before our Asia Community Hangout! Are you already registered?
Well, there’s no reason not to! We’d love to hang out with you and talk about environment reporting in Asia. You can meet with and learn from Manka Behl; take a crash course in COP reporting 101 with Renee Juliene Karunungan, and discuss ‘Climate in Issues in Asia’ with our community.
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Drumroll, please…
It’s official! Climate Tracker Asia is now live. We built a new website to help Asian journalists in telling climate stories in Asia.
A tiny sampling of our features:
Climate Tracker has had a consistent presence across Asia. Since then, we have engaged thousands of young Asian journalists through our combination of practically applied training, innovative media research, and locally focused grant opportunities.
And as part of our community, you are the first ones to get access to these features we have to offer.
Briefings from the Philippines and Indonesia:
In the face of a faster-than-expected pace of global warming, the actions or inaction of each country in dealing with climate crisis will be the main focus at COP26. As one of the world’s main countries to both emit and absorb GHG, has Indonesia shown a serious enough climate commitment?
Discussing the Philippines’ recalibrated NDC which set 75% GHG reduction by 2030, and the adaptation and mitigation plans set to achieve net-zero goals. Now, how PH can make the targets set better for a disaster-resilient and low-carbon economy, and what’s at stake for the Philippines at the COP26?
Next week, all eyes will be on Glasgow as United Nations bring together almost every country on earth for a global climate summit: COP26. And as this climate talks near, pressure grows in some Asian countries as they are urged to cancel new coal projects.
The question is: Are we complying?
➡️ Japan reportedly seeks revisions to U.N. climate report
Japan calls on the United Nations to play down the recommendation to reduce fossil fuels use. The said recommendation is part of the assessment report that has a big influence on the upcoming climate talks next week. According to Japan Times, it was a Japanese Foreign Ministry official who urged the removal of a portion of the U.N. report. The official insists the need to shut down coal- and gas-fired power plants in nine and 12 years, respectively, on average.
Saudi Arabia, a major oil producer, and Australia, a major coal producer, have also called for revisions to the recommendation, BBC reports.
➡️ Vietnam struggling to reduce reliance on coal - trade minister
Vietnam still struggles to commit to reduce its use of coal until 2030, said its minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien.
"Coal will remain the key source for the short term. It's not easy to reduce the number of coal-fired power plants," Dien said. But the minister also adds that Vietnam would try to raise its proportion of renewable energy generation for the long term.
Meanwhile, according to Reuters, there will be a new 1230-megawatt coal-fired power plant construction project in the central province of Ha Tinh Vietnam in December.
SMCP reports, Vietnam’s reliance on coal has nevertheless fueled huge growth, with the economy ballooning to US$271 billion last year – over 43 times its size in 1990.
Asian Climate Tracker fellows led by our manager Biena Magbitang are now in Scotland to report on the highlights of the summit.
Meet our fellows Yiyao, Anthony, and Monika.
Do you have events or stories you want us to highlight? E-mail us at joanna@climatetracker.org or newsletter@climatetracker.asia and we’ll feature it in our next newsletter!