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UK foreign minister aims to deepen security ties with Indonesia, S.Korea

storyp1> LONDON, Oct 20 (Reuters) Foreign minister David Lammy will look to deepen Britain's security cooperation with Indonesia and South Korea throughout his see to the 2 Asian countries in which he is likewise anticipated to discuss the tidy energy shift. His check out to South Korea comes days after Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy implicated North Korea of preparing to send out 10,000 soldiers to assist Moscow's war effort, raising U.S. issues. NATO chief Mark Rutte has actually said there was no evidence of Pyongyang's existence at this stage. Stress have actually also been running high up on the Korean...

Environment

COP16: From forests to oceans, nature in an alarming state

Worldwide damage of nature has reached extraordinary extremes. As the United Nations two-week COP16 biodiversity top starts on Monday in Cali, Colombia, here is what you require to learn about nature's fast decrease - and its importance to the worldwide economy. ANIMALS AND PLANTS Plants and animals play considerable parts in keeping nature humming, from biking nutrients throughout a community to aerating soils and engineering rivers. Without plants and animals, the world would not be habitable for human beings. However, more than a quarter of the world's known types, or an overall of about 45,300 species, are now threatened with...

Fossil Fuels

What policies to get out of Indonesia's new President Prabowo

storyp1> JAKARTA, Oct 18 (Reuters) Retired General Prabowo Subianto will be sworn in on Sunday as the president of Indonesia, the world's thirdbiggest democracy with the largest economy in Southeast Asia. The following is a summary of Prabowo's policy pledges: BOOSTING GROWTH Prabowo has set a target to accelerate financial development to 8%, from 5% now, by developing markets that process Indonesia's abundant natural deposits and counting on the financial effect of his flagship programmes, such as giving students totally free school meals. Prabowo will be open to foreign investment, his aide has actually stated, such as by using investors...

Environment

International JETP strategies to assist developing countries tidy up power sectors

The early retirement of an Indonesian coal power plant has actually hit a snag amid broader obstacles to the Simply Energy Transition Collaboration (JETP) programme, a. G7backed funding effort to assist developing nations cut. carbon emissions. Below are information on JETP plans and their development: SOUTH AFRICA South Africa was the first developing nation to reach a deal. on a JETP in 2021, an $8.5 billion plan to assist the country. provide more enthusiastic emissions reductions by 2030. South Africa's JETP intends to assist the nation cap emissions. at in between 350 million and 375 million metric tons a year...

Environment

Coffee growers aim to postpone EU logging requirement

The world's top coffee body is set to request that the European Union postpone a. requirement that imported beans come from areas not linked with. deforestation, the group's head stated on Wednesday. The guideline, set to take effect at the end of the year, would. restriction sales of coffee - as well as cocoa, soy, palm oil, wood,. rubber and cattle - if companies are not able to prove the product. originates from a location where forests have not been cut down in recent. years. We can't fulfill that date, it is not possible, said Vanusia. Nogueira, director of the...

Environment

Pope Francis, in Singapore, urges fair incomes for migrant workers

Pope Francis on Thursday urged political leaders in Singapore, a leading international financial center, to look for fair wages for the country's millionplus lowerpaid foreign employees. In most likely the last major speech of an enthusiastic 12-day tour across Southeast Asia and Oceania, the 87-year-old pontiff expressed concern for Singapore's quickly ageing population and its migrant labor force, centred in the building and construction and domestic services markets. I hope that special attention will be paid to the bad and the senior ... in addition to securing the self-respect of migrant employees, the pope stated in an address to about...

Environment

Pope Francis lands in Singapore; inter-faith discussion, climate on agenda

Pope Francis got here in Singapore on Wednesday afternoon from East Timor, where he is expected to focus on interfaith discussion and reinforce the Catholic Church's presence in a region where it is a small minority. The pope is on the final leg of an ambitious 12-day journey across Southeast Asia and Oceania, the longest trip of his papacy. His two-night stay in the city-state, an international financial hub, will consist of a speech to the country's political authorities, where the pope might also deal with problems such as wealth inequality and climate change. Francis will likewise commemorate a Mass...

Environment

Pope Francis, in resource-rich PNG, prompts that workers be treated relatively

Pope Francis on Saturday called for much better treatment of workers in Papua New Guinea, a country of some 600 islands in the Southwestern Pacific that has actually become a major target of international business for its gas, gold and other reserves. In a speech to political authorities in the nation, which is home to hundreds of tribal groups and more than 800 spoken languages, the 87-year-old Catholic pontiff also made a. wholehearted appeal for an end to a wave of ethnic violence that. has killed lots in recent months. The pope, going to as part of an ambitious 12-day...

Environment

Pope Francis shows up in Papua New Guinea, country two of 12-day journey

Pope Francis got here in Papua New Guinea on Friday night from Indonesia, where the 87yearold leader of the international Catholic Church will continue an enthusiastic 12day tour throughout Southeast Asia and Oceania. The Garuda Indonesia plane bring the pope and his entourage showed up in Port Moresby, the Papua New Guinean capital, where he will stay for the next 3 nights. The pontiff, leaving the aircraft using his wheelchair, was satisfied on the tarmac by Deputy Prime Minister John Rosso and senior members of the Catholic Church in the country. Local children presented him with presents as a military...

Climate Change

Pope Francis' pontificate in numbers as he explores Asia-Pacific

Here are some statistics about Pope Francis, 87, who is in the midst of a 33,000 km (20,500 mile). tour of four Southeast Asian nations. WHEN WAS POPE FRANCIS ELECTED? The previous Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina was. elected pope on March 13, 2013. He is the 266th pontiff and the. first from Latin America, in addition to the first to take the name. Francis. FOR HOW LONG HAS FRANCIS BEEN POPE? At more than 11 years, Francis' reign currently goes beyond the. 7-1/2- year average. He is likewise the earliest incumbent since Leo. XIII, who was 93 at...

Climate Change

Pope Francis departs Indonesia for Papua New Guinea, stop two of 12-day trip

Pope Francis left Indonesia on Friday early morning for Papua New Guinea, where the 87yearold leader of the international Catholic Church will continue an enthusiastic 12day trip across Southeast Asia and Oceania. The Garuda Indonesia aircraft bring the pope and his entourage left Jakarta's airport for the flight to Port Moresby, the Papua New Guinean capital, where he will remain for the next 3 nights. While in PNG Francis will make an excursion to the northwestern town of Vanimo, before departing the nation on Monday. He is then arranged to visit East Timor and Singapore before returning to Rome on...

Pollution

Pope Francis states environment change a common cause throughout Istiqlal Mosque see

Pope Francis on Thursday invited Muslims and Catholics to press worldwide leaders to challenge the dangers of climate change and extremism, and spoke of the typical roots of various faiths as he checked out Southeast Asia's biggest mosque in Jakarta. In a day laden with spiritual importance on his journey to Indonesia, the world's most populated Muslim-majority country, the pope provided a joint statement with the national grand imam and other local faith leaders that called for definitive action to deal with the warming planet. The human exploitation of creation, our typical home, has contributed to environment change, leading to...

Mining

Mining

China's CNGR preparing $10 bln battery product center in Indonesia

Chinese battery material maker CNGR Advanced Product Co is preparing to build an integrated production center worth $10 billion in nickelrich Indonesia, a local authorities for the company stated on Wednesday. The financial investment will take place over 10 to 15 years and the business is searching for an appropriate location for the plant, Magdalena Veronika, a director at CNGR Indonesia informed reporters. She said the job has been given nationwide tactical task status from the government, which will supply certain advantages consisting of land procurement. It will require 3,000 to 5,000 hectares (7,413 to 12,355 acres) of land, she...

Mining

China's hunger for thermal coal driving up imports, costs: Russell

China is including renewable resources such as wind and solar to its electrical energy grid at a record pace, but it is also enhancing the use of coalfired generation, with September information revealing a. sharp boost. The world's second-biggest economy saw power generation of. 802.4 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) in September, an increase of. 6.0% from the corresponding month last year, main data. revealed recently. The share of thermal generation, which is mainly coal-fired,. with just a small amount of gas, increased 8.9% from a year. earlier to 545.1 billion kWh. The primary reason for the boost in coal-fired generation. was...

Mining

EMR employs bankers to sell Australia's Kestrel coking coal mine

Private equity house EMR Capital has actually employed bankers to offer the Kestrel coking coal mine in Australia, a procedure that might start before the year's. end, CEO Jason Chang said on Wednesday. Chang decreased to talk about whether the sale process was. for EMR's stake only or for the whole operation. The mine deserves around $3 billion, according to. consultancy AME Group. EMR and Indonesia's Adaro Energy purchased 80% of the. underground metallurgical coal mine in Queensland's Bowen Basin. from Rio Tinto for $2.25 billion in 2018. EMR owns 52% of its endeavor with Adaro which is called. Kestrel...

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Renewable Energy

VEGOILS-Palm rises on lower stockpiles, possible production drop

Malaysian palm oil futures rose for a 4th straight session on Thursday, driven by expectations of palm production declines and lower national stockpiles. The benchmark palm oil contract for January delivery on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange acquired 18 ringgit, or 0.4%, to 4,504 ringgit a metric ton at the midday break. The contract has actually up until now acquired 5.33% for 3 successive sessions. Unrefined palm oil costs opened higher today on prospects of weaker output and likely lower total stock levels in the nation, said David Ng, a proprietary trader at Kuala Lumpur-based trading firm Iceberg X Sdn...

Renewable Energy

Indonesia president-elect's consultants examining sugar import tax

A team of experts encouraging Indonesia's presidentelect Prabowo Subianto are reviewing a. plan to enforce levies on sugar imports to help finance the. nation's bioethanol programme, a member of the group stated on. Thursday. Broader adoption of biofuel, both palm oil-based biodiesel and. in ethanol fuel, becomes part of the energy shift program by. Prabowo who will take workplace on Oct. 20. Indonesia, nevertheless, does not have adequate production of. sugarcane, the primary bioethanol feedstock, for its domestic. need and still relies on imported sugar. Meanwhile, production expense of bioethanol in Indonesia is. presently higher than production cost of gasoline...

Renewable Energy

VEGOILS-Palm gains as petroleum surges on Middle East worries

Malaysian palm oil futures edged higher on Wednesday, driven by gains in petroleum rates after Iran's ballistic rocket strike on Israel stired worries of a broader dispute in the Middle East. The benchmark palm oil contract for December delivery on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange was up 39 ringgit, or 0.97%, at 4,045 ringgit ($ 972.59) a metric heap at the midday break. The contract rose 1.8% in over night trade. The market opened higher, buoyed by firmer petroleum rates on the Middle East news, a Kuala Lumpur-based trader said. Oil costs increased by more than a dollar due to...

Renewable Energy

VEGOILS-Palm closes over 2% lower however posts weekly gain

Malaysian palm oil futures ended more than 2% lower on Friday, snapping a. sevensession rally due to a stronger ringgit, however still. accomplished a weekly gain. The benchmark palm oil agreement for December. shipment on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange fell 100. ringgit, or 2.41%, to close at 4,052 ringgit ($ 983.02) a metric. heap. The contract logged a weekly gain of 5.19%. Palm oil rates fell due to a stronger ringgit, which may. curb need in the short-term, said David Ng, a proprietary. trader at a Kuala Lumpur-based trading company Iceberg X Sdn Bhd. . Traders are likewise liquidating...

Renewable Energy

VEGOILS-Palm retreats on firmer ringgit, cutting weekly gains

Malaysian palm oil futures' weekly gains narrowed after a sevensession rally snapped on Friday due to a stronger ringgit, while a rebound in soyoil costs capped the decline. The benchmark palm oil contract for December delivery on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange fell 28 ringgit, or 0.67%, to 4,124 ringgit ($ 1,001.46) a metric lot at the mid-day break. The contract has gained 4.5% so far this week. Palm oil costs fell due to a more powerful ringgit, which might curb demand in the short-term, said David Ng a proprietary trader at a Kuala Lumpur-based trading company Iceberg X Sdn...

Renewable Energy

VEGOILS-Palm hits five-month high up on India need, supply concerns

Malaysian palm oil futures struck a fivemonth high, surging more than 2% on Thursday's close, driven by high demand from India and stresses over production supply in major palmproducing countries. The benchmark palm oil contract for December delivery on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange rose 109 ringgit, or 2.7%, to 4,152 ringgit ($ 1,002.90) a metric lot at closing, the highest close considering that April 15. The agreement has increased 11% over the last 7 sessions. Robust demand from India, driven by domestic consumption and restocking prior to the festive season, is keeping palm oil costs high alongside concerns about...

Renewable Energy

VEGOILS-Palm continues gains on supply concerns, strong Indian demand

Malaysian palm oil futures advanced an upward pattern on Thursday on strong demand from India and supply concerns in significant palm producing nations. The benchmark palm oil contract for December shipment on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange rose 57 ringgit, or 1.41%, to 4,100 ringgit ($ 992.74) a metric load at the mid-day break. India's robust demand, driven by domestic consumption and restocking prior to the joyful season, is keeping palm oil costs high together with concerns about the stagnant to decreasing palm oil production in Malaysia and Indonesia due to present weather conditions, Marcello Cultrera, a grains, oilseeds and...

Renewable Energy

VEGOILS-Palm oil rallies for third session, set for weekly gain on rivals' strength

Malaysian palm oil futures increased for a 3rd straight session on Friday and the market was set for a weekly gain, buoyed by strength in rival edible oils, though weaker petroleum prices, a firmer ringgit and demand concerns capped the increase. The benchmark palm oil contract for December shipment on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange acquired 42 ringgit, or 1.08%, to 3,918 ringgit ($ 937.32) a metric ton by the midday break. The contract has actually gotten about 2.7% this week. The recent strength in Malaysian palm oil futures indicates they have traded at a premium versus other oils such...

Renewable Energy

VEGOILS-Palm drops as needed concerns, falls 2.2% today

Malaysian palm oil futures prolonged losses to a 2nd session on Friday, striking a. threeweek low, on a strong ringgit and as sluggish need. surpassed concerns over sunflower oil products from the. topproducing Black Sea area. The benchmark palm oil agreement for November. delivery on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange closed down. 39 ringgit, or 1%, at 3,813 ringgit ($ 887.16) a metric heap. The. agreement lost 2.2 this week. Palm oil is having a hard time to recuperate despite overnight gains in. soyoil and concerns over sunoil products, stated a Mumbai-based. trader. Demand is not supporting a healing in...

Renewable Energy

VEGOILS-Palm ends higher on soft production expectations

Malaysian palm oil futures reversed losses on Thursday amid lower trading volumes and concerns over poor production expectations in the fourth quarter this year. The benchmark palm oil contract for November delivery on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange increased 33 ringgit, or 0.85%, to close at 3,919 ringgit ($ 903.93) a metric load. Rather thin volume today, suggesting a sleepiness in selling activities. The most significant worry is low arrival of fresh fruit lots and bad production performance both in August and September, stated Paramalingam Supramaniam, director at Selangor-based brokerage Pelindung Bestari. Taking a look at the general trend, there...

Renewable Energy

Indonesia prepares to cut palm oil export levy to improve competitiveness, government authorities states

Indonesia, the world's. most significant palm oil exporter, plans to lower export levy rates of. the tropical oil to enhance competitiveness against rival. veggie oils and raise farmers' income, a government official. stated on Wednesday. Palm oil generally trades at a discount rate to soft oils. Nevertheless, it has lost the edge over soyoil and sunflower oil in. recent months in the middle of ample supply, driving away major buyers India. and China. Generally (palm oil was) always the most inexpensive, but now. it is very competitive with soybean oil and sunflower oil. By. lowering (export levy), we wish to...

Renewable Energy

VEGOILS-Palm ends flat on China's anti-dumping probe, fall of India's imports

Malaysian palm oil futures closed flat on Tuesday, on the news that China will begin an antidumping probe into canola imports from Canada and the fall of India's palm oil imports. The benchmark palm oil agreement for November delivery on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange was traded flat to close at 3,933 ringgit ($ 901.03) a metric heap on the closing. China said on Tuesday it plans to start an anti-dumping examination into canola imports from Canada, after Ottawa transferred to enforce tariffs on Chinese electrical lorries, sending out prices of domestic rapeseed oil futures to a one-month peak. China's...