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Last modified on Fri 23 Apr 2021 05.08 EDT So which country has the highest target? Well, it’s complicated. The UK has committed to cut emissions at a faster rate than other developed nations, with a target of 68% cuts by 2030. That’s measured against its emissions in 1990; over the last few years emissions have been reduced, so measured against the 2018 baseline, for example, the cut needed is smaller. But the UK’s emissions are small in global terms, only about 2% of global emissions compared with 15% for the US. So the cuts of 50% to 52%, compared with 2005 levels, by 2030 announced ...

Published April 21, 2021, 4:33 PM The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) batted Wednesday, April 21, for the passage of the proposed Science for Change Act to ensure that more funding will be committed for country’s research and development initiatives.  DOST Undersecretary for Research and Development Rowena Cristina L. Guevara  made the call during the virtual celebration of the first-ever National Innovation Day, jointly conducted by the DOST, National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), and World Bank. “There is a need for our ...

Greenpeace urges Taiwan to adopt a minimum carbon price of US$35 per tonne 04/20/2021 09:56 PM Photo courtesy of Greenpeace Taipei, April 20 (CNA) Greenpeace on Tuesday urged Taiwan's Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) to include the goal of carbon neutrality by 2050 and introduce a minimum carbon price of US$35 per metric ton, as part of the agency's proposed revision of the Greenhouse Gas Reduction and Management Act. At a press conference held in front of EPA headquarters in Taipei, Greenpeace erected a large installation to demonstrate that a carbon price of US$4 per metric ton...

Brexit weighs heavy on London’s sustainable finance goals The UK government has high hopes for London staking its claim as a global centre for green finance but Brexit is pulling in the other direction. Dan Kitwood/Getty Images In January, Amsterdam took London’s crown as Europe’s largest centre for share trading in the latest post-Brexit blow to the City. Less commented upon was the 8 February decision by the Intercontinental Exchange to shift trading of its carbon emission contracts, which trade an average of €1bn each day, over the North Sea to its Netherlands-ba...

U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Feb. 3, 2021. In December, Johnson said the U.K. would cut emissions 68 per cent from 1990 levels by 2030. Photo from U.K. government Having an independent, well-resourced expert body scrutinizing government climate progress helps improve outcomes, says a senior member of the U.K.’s Climate Change Committee. Mike Thompson is chief economist and director of analysis for the 13-year-old public body that advises the U.K. government on climate change. He said Thursday that independence is key to arriving at the best answers. That means the advisory committe...