Lidy Nacpil, Author at Climate Home News https://www.climatechangenews.com Climate change news, analysis, commentary, video and podcasts focused on developments in global climate politics Thu, 05 Mar 2026 07:56:27 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://www.climatechangenews.com/wp-content/files/2025/02/cropped-site-icon-120x120.png Lidy Nacpil, Author at Climate Home News https://www.climatechangenews.com 32 32 Middle East crisis increases Southeast Asia’s coal risk https://www.climatechangenews.com/2026/03/04/middle-east-crisis-increases-southeast-asias-coal-risk/ https://www.climatechangenews.com/2026/03/04/middle-east-crisis-increases-southeast-asias-coal-risk/#respond Wed, 04 Mar 2026 10:49:16 +0000 https://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=83434 With oil and gas weaponised, coal - often sourced closer to home - becomes the desperate fallback for Asian governments seeking to avoid industrial paralysis and social unrest

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]]> https://www.climatechangenews.com/2026/03/04/middle-east-crisis-increases-southeast-asias-coal-risk/feed/ 0 The demise of coal, as it turns out, is a lot of gas https://www.climatechangenews.com/2024/09/13/the-demise-of-coal-as-it-turns-out-is-a-lot-of-gas/ Fri, 13 Sep 2024 06:48:44 +0000 https://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=52944 The global pipeline of coal projects shrank dramatically in recent years - but now coal is making a comeback in Asia, threatening climate goals

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]]> Fossil fuel debts are illegitimate and must be cancelled  https://www.climatechangenews.com/2024/04/16/fossil-fuel-debts-are-illegitimate-and-must-be-cancelled/ Tue, 16 Apr 2024 13:37:56 +0000 https://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=50670 The Spring Meetings of the World Bank and IMF are a chance to transform outstanding debts for fossil fuel projects into grants for renewable energy systems

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]]> Southeast Asia must not let Japan hijack its energy transition https://www.climatechangenews.com/2023/09/04/southeast-asia-japan-energy-transition/ Mon, 04 Sep 2023 16:07:10 +0000 https://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=49159 Japan is trying to push fossil fuel-based technologies on the region like gas, fossil hydrogen, carbon capture and so-called clean coal

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]]> No time for loopholes: Japan must immediately end all overseas coal finance https://www.climatechangenews.com/2020/07/17/no-time-loopholes-japan-must-immediately-end-overseas-coal-finance/ Fri, 17 Jul 2020 10:41:28 +0000 https://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=42150 Environment minister Shinjiro Koizumi promised to scrap funds for dirty power plants abroad, but the government is making too many exceptions

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