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Climate goals and fossil fuel plans don't add up, experts say
Climate goals and fossil fuel plans don't add up, experts say
by  AFP

Countries are still planning to increase production of fossil fuels to levels incompatible with global commitments on climate change, according to new research published on Monday. They "must commit to reversing the continued expansion of global fossil fuel production" in these crucial national climate plans, the report stated.

Asian markets mixed as traders take stock after Fed-fuelled rally
Asian markets mixed as traders take stock after Fed-fuelled rally
by  AFP

Asian markets fluctuated between gains and losses Monday as investors took a step back after last week's rally fuelled by the Federal Reserve's interest rate cut. Tokyo was the stand-out performer Monday, rising more than one percent, after the Bank of Japan said it would sell its ETFs -- bought as part of a campaign of monetary easing aimed at kickstarting the sluggish economy -- gradually.

Floating wind power sets sail in Japan's energy shift
Floating wind power sets sail in Japan's energy shift
by  AFP

Close to a small fishing port in southwestern Japan, the slim white turbines of the country's first commercial-scale floating wind farm glimmer offshore, months before a key project in Tokyo's green-energy strategy begins.