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Coal-fired Plants

India, Bangladesh sign $1.6 bln power plant JV

India and Bangladesh signed a USD1.6 billion joint venture agreement to build a 1,320-MW coal-fired power plant which is expected to be operational within five years.

China coal plant to transform oven gas to clean natural gas

An energy firm in north China's Hebei Province has started constructing the country's largest plant for producing natural gas from oven gas, according to Xinhua.

Beijing City looks to replace coal-fired energy

Authorities in Beijing have committed to replace all coal-fired equipment in the city's core areas by 2013 in an effort to curb pollution stemming from its dominant energy source, according to Xinhua.

Shanghai ups air pollution war chest while Beijing gasps for relief

As its fellow countrymen in Beijing gasp for clean air in near record pollution levels, Shanghai says it will spend 10.3 billion yuan (USD1.6 billion) on air pollution reduction over the next three years, a 40-percent increase over the amount spent over the last three years combined.

China plans Asia's largest coal plant, despite clean air pledges

China's Shenhua Group will build the largest coal-fired power station in Asia over the next five years, the Xinhua news agency said Tuesday, as the country struggles to meet its energy needs.

Thai coal plant to be retrofitted for biomass generation

Biomass power plant provider DP CleanTech has been contracted to convert an ageing coal-fired power plant in Thailand to operate on waste wood such as eucalyptus bark.

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Event Location: Beijing, China

EEE – Energy Efficiency Excellence

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Event Location: Makati City, Philippines

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Event Date: May 27, 2013 - May 29, 2013

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UNEP Measuring progress – environmental goals and gaps

Over the last few decades, a great number of environmental goals and objectives have been adopted and a few success stories can be told.

World Energy Outlook 2012

The global energy map is changing in dramatic fashion, the International Energy Agency said as it launched the 2012 edition of the World Energy Outlook (WEO).

Turn Down The Heat

This report by the World Bank spells out what the world would be like if it warmed by 4 degrees Celsius, which is what scientists are nearly unanimously predicting by the end of the century, without serious policy changes.

CDP Asia ex-Japan Climate Change Report 2012

Companies in Asia reveal expectations that regulations that could lead to rising costs for reporting and reducing GHG emissions will also be the main sources of climate-related business opportunities.

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