DPA Renewable energy is seen as the solution to much of the world’s environmental problems with the German government, for example, looking to have virtually all its energy requirements sourced in this way by the year 2050. A major problem with renewable energy sources, however, is the reliability of supply as renewable energy often relies on the weather for …

  MINSK / WAM Ahmed Mohammed Al Tenaiji, UAE Ambassador to Belarus, discussed with Alexander Yaroshenko, Deputy Minister of Economy of Belarus, the economic relations between the two countries and ways to strengthen them in all fields. The two sides stressed during the meeting, which was held at the headquarters of the Ministry of Economy in Minsk, the need to …

  MANILA / WAM The Asian Development Bank (ADB) raised $1.3 billion to help finance climate change mitigation and adaptation projects with the issue of dual-tranche 3-year and 10-year green bonds, following its inaugural green bond issue in 2015. “Scaling up climate financing is essential for the region to keep its commitments to the Paris Agreement, adopted at last year’s …