Category Archives for Power Generation

Fair Finance Asia Co-Hosts Side Event Alongside the 10th Asia Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development
March 16, 2023

Fair Finance Asia Co-Hosts Side Event Alongside the 10th Asia Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development

On March 29, 2023, Fair Finance Asia (FFA), Swedwatch, United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP), United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNOHCHR) Regional Office for South East Asia, and Stockholm Environment Institute…
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Fair Finance Asia and the NGO Forum on ADB Jointly Launch a Report on the Asian Development Bank’s Energy Transition Mechanism
January 26, 2023

Fair Finance Asia and the NGO Forum on ADB Jointly Launch a Report on the Asian Development Bank’s Energy Transition Mechanism

On January 26, 2023, Fair Finance Asia (FFA) and NGO Forum on ADB (the Forum) launched a new report, “The Asian Development Bank’s Energy Transition Mechanism: Emerging Social, Environmental and Rights-Based Considerations.” The report raises…
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Fair Finance Asia and Stockholm Environment Institute jointly launch Financing the Just Energy Transition in Asia
Featured December 6, 2022

Fair Finance Asia and Stockholm Environment Institute jointly launch Financing the Just Energy Transition in Asia

FFA-SEI’s report, "Financing the Just Transition: Powering Asia’s Sustainable Energy Future,” (research partners: Profundo and Strategia Development Research Institute) provides new data on Asia’s readiness not only to shift from fossil fuels to renewables, but…
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KEY FINDINGS AND OBSERVATIONS – “FINANCING THE JUST TRANSITION: POWERING ASIA’S SUSTAINABILITY ENERGY FUTURE”
November 14, 2022

KEY FINDINGS AND OBSERVATIONS – “FINANCING THE JUST TRANSITION: POWERING ASIA’S SUSTAINABILITY ENERGY FUTURE”

Asian economies are heavily reliant on fossil fuels to meet their energy needs in both the electricity and transport sectors. Major economic powerhouses like India, Japan, and China relied on coal, oil, and fossil gas…
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SUSTAINABLE FINANCE TAXONOMY: A GUIDEBOOK FOR CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS
July 14, 2022

SUSTAINABLE FINANCE TAXONOMY: A GUIDEBOOK FOR CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS

One of the policy initiatives to accelerate action towards the Paris Agreement or the UN Sustainable Development Goals is through the development of a taxonomy that clearly defines what contributing activities, projects, or companies need…
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – ASIAN WEB 2021 – TRACKING REGIONAL FINANCIAL FLOWS
April 22, 2022

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – ASIAN WEB 2021 – TRACKING REGIONAL FINANCIAL FLOWS

Fair Finance Asia’s (FFA) updated study, Asian Web 2021 – Tracking Regional Financial Flows, identified and analyzed financial flows across FFA countries, with a focus on five high risk sectors – agriculture, fossil fuel extraction (oil…
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A FUTURE WITHOUT COAL: BANKING ON ASIA’S JUST ENERGY TRANSITION
November 9, 2021

A FUTURE WITHOUT COAL: BANKING ON ASIA’S JUST ENERGY TRANSITION

Fair Finance Asia’s latest study reveals continued growth in Asia’s coal sector even after the signing of the Paris Agreement in 2015 due to financing by banks and investors operating in the region. In the…
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – A FUTURE WITHOUT COAL: BANKING ON ASIA’S JUST ENERGY TRANSITION
November 8, 2021

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – A FUTURE WITHOUT COAL: BANKING ON ASIA’S JUST ENERGY TRANSITION

This covers the key findings and recommendations of Fair Finance Asia’s new regional study which focuses on the role of the Asian financial sector in the region’s just energy transition. Overall, the Fair Finance Asia…
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CASE STUDY: SOCIO-ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION POLICIES OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS IN TWO COAL-FIRED POWER PROJECTS
November 5, 2021

CASE STUDY: SOCIO-ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION POLICIES OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS IN TWO COAL-FIRED POWER PROJECTS

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LIFE UNDER THE HYDROPOWER – BURDENS FROM CAM THUY 1 HYDROPOWER
June 17, 2021

LIFE UNDER THE HYDROPOWER – BURDENS FROM CAM THUY 1 HYDROPOWER

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