Liang Lei

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[Robin Hicks @RobinHicks_]

Singapore’s annual #pinkdot rally attracted a record political attendance, but further policy change in the short run appears unlikely. Advocates across Asia are grappling with traditional values on #gender, #sex and social unions. Story by @_LiangLei https://t.co/wycJDgdt7i

[Loss and Damage Collaboration (L&DC) @LossandDamage]

1/23. Today saw the first official day of the first meeting (#TC1) of the Transitional Committee(TC) of the #LossAndDamage Fund agreed at #COP27 taking place in Luxor, Egypt. Here is a summary of the day's developments. 🧵

[Liang Lei @_LiangLei]

It's the only region with 3-way splits on allotted seats, for the 3 meetings in 2023. Most seats are filled by single members, while a few are shared between two countries (e.g. Chile and Colombia, Denmark and Netherlands). First meeting will be on 27 Mar https://t.co/qlFhZOQkAG

[Liang Lei @_LiangLei]

Its finally full house on the UNFCCC transitional committee on #LossAndDamage, after APAC developing countries agreed, 3 months late, on who should rep the region for talks this year. It'll be India, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, China, South Korea and Pakistan (+ COP28 host UAE)

[Liang Lei @_LiangLei]

Last week we celebrated Asia's #AList of sustainability leaders moving the needle in the region. We're now publishing their stories, starting with one about a real fighter defending a biodiversity hotspot in the Philippines against destructive mining activities. @bombona78

[Eco-Business @ecobusinesscom]

Mary Jean Feliciano, the vice-mayor at the forefront of the mining war in the Philippines' last frontier and Eco-Business A-List winner, shares how she deals with rampant bribery and attempts by her opponents to silence her. #EBAList #nickelmining https://t.co/1UhI3a8CPo

[Ember @ember_energy]

With the recent establishment of 🇮🇩 Indonesia's JETP secretariat, the coal powerhouse now has 6 months to tell investors how it plans to spend G7 money to decarbonise equitably.

A great podcast on the matter via @ecobusinesscom @_LiangLei

https://t.co/w4h8z8KvXt

[The Degrees Initiative @DegreesNGO]

"We also need to create more awareness on the technology, for example, on why it matters, what are its risks, and then, what should be our position" - DMF PI 🇵🇰 Prof. Hussain

A new podcast on #solarradiationmodification and #SouthAsia with @_LiangLei 👇
https://t.co/94LwHKOA3w

[Liang Lei @_LiangLei]

Not saying the new social, family policies aren't important, but the lack of green initiatives is really standing out, esp against the 2022 budget, and a huge energy transition budget India just released if you look at things regionally. https://t.co/sm3hYQSfO4 by @madhursingh

[Liang Lei @_LiangLei]

🇸🇬 #Budget2023: Green talk started at 1hr 20min mark. Last year, DPM/ fin minister Lawrence Wong started on the topic at around 50min mark – with big updates on #NetZero, #carbontax. Economic headwinds, inflation, family, business competitiveness clearly at the fore this yr.

[Liang Lei @_LiangLei]

And wait...did I miss it or no new sustainability announcements? There was one on extending energy efficiency grant early on, but that's more to guard against higher electricity prices. #Budget2023 🇸🇬

[Liang Lei @_LiangLei]

Big wet Sunday yesterday..⛈️

[Gabrielle See @gabssee]

Want to try out a diet that can reduce global inequality and carbon emissions while at it? @WIL_inequality proposes eating the rich.

[Robin Hicks @RobinHicks_]

Brands, please stop saying 'sustainability is in our DNA'. If #sustainability really was at the heart of everything businesses did, the planet probably would not be 1.2°C warmer than it should be. It's time to stop using the same meaningless slogan https://t.co/ZeMmePtg2f

[Liang Lei @_LiangLei]

#DidYouKnow that Pyrex glass can't be recycled in Singapore? I really didn't. How about the Thirsty Hippo dehumidifiers we all use? (Ans: ❌) Had a great time with this Q&A story, which also explores to what end Singapore's #recycling efforts should be directed at.

[Eco-Business @ecobusinesscom]

Ahead of Chinese New Year festivities, Eco-Business speaks to Robin Rheaume, who leads a local online community for reducing waste, and is an administrator of a new website for all the ways to declutter sustainably in Singapore. https://t.co/smTal9pSOu

[Liang Lei @_LiangLei]

Need movie recommendations this long weekend? My colleague Choy Myn's got you covered. Merry Christmas! 🎁🎄

[Eco-Business @ecobusinesscom]

Instead of #RingsofPower, here are three sustainably produced films you can watch instead. https://t.co/BsifMZQ7M7

[Liang Lei @_LiangLei]

With some pretty incredible pictures out of Palawan 🇵🇭, and map visuals by our in-house graphic design mojo ©@ecobusinesscom

[Liang Lei @_LiangLei]

Weekend long read – on the mining of energy transition metals in Southeast Asia. We look at how two expanding mines in the Philippines are impacting communities, and zoom out to explore new frontiers of lithium, nickel and cobalt mining in the region. https://t.co/lizu7nl0Dk

[Eco-Business @ecobusinesscom]

#SpecialReport — As the search for minerals such as lithium, nickel and cobalt spreads across Southeast Asia, the experience of local communities in the Philippines, a nickel mining powerhouse, could foretell risks to environment, health and livelihoods. https://t.co/BmiQG3xYwp

[Liang Lei @_LiangLei]

My wrap for #COP27 . #LossAndDamage takes centre stage, but climate ambition overall hasn't moved much. Wonder if some countries, and especially the EU, feels like it got shortchanged in climate promises after giving in to the L&D fund.

[Eco-Business @ecobusinesscom]

Developing countries now dare to hope that they have enough money to tide through rising climate risks, though details need to be ironed out in the coming year. Efforts to slash emissions, meanwhile, appear to have taken a back seat. #COP27 #lossanddamage https://t.co/F2qL5YFDtR

[Joe Lo @joeloyo]

Old Sharm el-Sheikh draft agreement: "Stresses the importance of enhancing the share of renewable energy in the energy mix"

New one: "Stresses the importance of enhancing a clean energy mix, including low-emission and
renewable energy"

Sounds like a loophole for gas #Cop27

[Liang Lei @_LiangLei]

Several delegates have just fallen asleep...

[Liang Lei @_LiangLei]

Closing plenary of #COP27 suspended for 30 minutes for parties to look at the latest cover decision text. It's 4+am here in Egypt...