Coal

Harita Nickel’s emissions have been increasing since 2022 while its share of renewable power has been falling.
ESG INSIGHTS

Issue 184: OCBC hit by coal complaint; Parkway Life Reit secures green, social debt

This week in ESG: Bank under fire for loans to Harita Nickel; healthcare-focused Reit adds S$142 million of sustainable financing

The Global North can help the Global South through grants to support national utility companies through the transition from coal to renewable energy.

Rethinking coal phase-out in Asia and beyond

To accelerate the retirement of coal, we need a scalable incentive framework that offers equitable participation and fair distribution of costs and benefits

Coal-fired plants are among the world’s largest sources of greenhouse gases.
NEWS ANALYSIS

Eastspring, Reviva to launch coal phase-out strategy

There are many challenges to overcome, and a fundamental one is building stakeholders’ consensus about priorities

The problematic Just Energy Transition Partnership’s financing packages are far short of what is needed, researchers say.
ESG INSIGHTS

Issue 182: Private equity targets coal; Singapore’s carbon tax realism

This week in ESG: Eastspring, Reviva launch coal phase-out strategy; Singapore Budget 2026 signals caution on carbon tax

According to the World Economic Forum, coal-fired power plants are responsible for roughly 30% of global CO2 emissions, says Eastspring. 

Eastspring, Reviva to develop private equity strategy to shutter emerging market coal plants

The initiative targets the significant emissions challenge posed by the world’s coal fleet

Chinese thermal coal prices have yet to reflect Indonesia’s plans, partly due to a lull in trading before the Chinese New Year.

China could lift coal output this year due to Indonesian curbs

The South-east Asian nation is the world’s biggest exporter of power station coal

Solar panels are arranged to resemble pandas at a power plant in Datong. Even with a headlong renewables build-out, China's rising electricity consumption means that any shortfalls are met by coal generators.

China’s energy future still runs on old technology

The country already has the power grid of the future; the problem is it’s being used in a grossly inefficient manner

Most of China’s new capacity is expected to come from renewables, led by wind and solar, which together would account for about 300 gigawatts of the increase.

China’s solar power capacity on course to surpass coal this year

The Asian nation runs on some of the world’s cheapest electricity at more than twice the scale of the US