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Asian shares retreat on China weakness
Business, Published on 18/05/2024
» RECAP: Stocks in Asia fell yesterday after data from China showed fresh economic weakness and traders reassessed the path forward for US interest rates.
B.Grimm Power diversifying into data centres
Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 17/05/2024
» SET-listed B.Grimm Power Plc (BGRIM), the country’s largest developer and operator of small power producer (SPP) plants by capacity, is preparing to diversify into the data centre business.
PAT Celebrates 73rd Anniversary, Announces Growth
Published on 17/05/2024
» The Port Authority of Thailand (PAT) held a ceremony on the 73rd anniversary of its founding, donating 36 million baht to the Chaloem Phrakiat project and announcing an operational profit net worth increase of 25.34 percent. PAT is motivated to advance potential initiatives that will propel the national economy forward and is committed to continuing its green port policy for sustainability, establishing goals to manage areas for the benefit of all sectors.
Solar rooftop adopters set to win a tax break
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 17/05/2024
» A new tax reduction scheme for households that install rooftop solar panels is expected to be finalised by mid-year in an effort to reduce electricity bills and carbon dioxide emissions, says the Department of Alternative Energy Development and Efficiency (DEDE).
Politicising novel solutions to climate change
News, Bjorn Lomborg, Published on 13/05/2024
» Climate studies are increasingly becoming politicised. Harvard University recently shut down a key geoengineering research project because of intense backlash, despite the college's aspiration to become "a global beacon for climate change."
Is climate action a trump card?
News, Published on 13/05/2024
» If former US president Donald Trump returns to the White House next year, China needs to step up to assume the mantle of global climate leadership -- an outcome that many have considered impossible. After all, China has been the world's biggest emitter of greenhouse gases for nearly two decades, currently accounting for 35% of global carbon dioxide emissions. But geopolitical dynamics can shift quickly in the face of conflict, economic strife and crucial elections, meaning that China could soon be seen in a new light.
Solar storm brings dazzling aurora, threatens power grids
Bloomberg News, Published on 11/05/2024
» LOS ANGELES - A severe solar storm this weekend brought a dazzling display of the Northern Lights that could be seen across Europe and as far south as Alabama in the United States, while threatening to trigger blackouts and disrupt navigation systems around the world.
SCG: Leading Green Innovation and Empowerment
Published on 10/05/2024
» Siam Cement Group (SCG), known as the Organisation of Opportunities, empowers people, turns ideas into reality, develops world-class innovations, collaborates across sectors, fosters green innovations, and aims for a low-carbon society. We are committed to fostering mutual growth in a low-carbon society, with a good quality of life, economic prosperity, social well-being, and a sustainable environment. We don't leave anyone behind. In 2024, we allocated 10 billion baht to develop low-carbon production processes and green innovations.
Thailand at the forefront of Asean's energy transition
Post Reporters, Published on 09/05/2024
» As the host of the upcoming Future Energy Asia Exhibition and Summit from May 15 to 17, 2024, at Bankok's Queen Sirikit National Convention Centre (QSNCC), Thailand will underscore its firm commitment and pivotal role in advancing an inclusive and sustainable regional energy transition.
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in Paris with EU trade, Ukraine among hot button issues on table
South China Morning Post, Published on 06/05/2024
» Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in France on Sunday to begin a closely watched three-nation tour that will see him try to improve relations with Europe amid intensifying US rivalry, with trade and Ukraine high on the agenda.