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A recently released IEA report says Indonesia has a realistic opportunity to achieve the goal of net zero emissions by 2060. This will result in more affordable and secure energy supplies for its citizens. As the world’s fourth most populous country enters a key phase of its economic development, key policy reforms and international support are crucial to the success of the clean energy transition. An IEA-led Energy Sector Roadmap to Net Zero Emissions in Indonesia, developed in collaboration with the Indonesian Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (MEMR) at the request of the Indonesian Government, was launched at Bali’s…

The public service trade union said on Thursday that workers at Britain’s business and energy department will begin a strike next week. This will be on the day the country’s new prime minister is named. A group of workers at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), including cleaners, security guards, receptionists, and mail room staff, will walk out on September 5 and 6, according to Reuters. According to the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS), the action was a sign of things to come for the next prime minister. A new British leader is expected to be…

As the region nervously awaited the arrival of rainwater flowing from Pakistan’s north, emergency responders in the south of Pakistan have scrambled to evacuate millions of people from remote villages as a result of heavy rains that were expected on Friday. As reported by the German press agency (dpa), military helicopters and boats are supporting rescue efforts in Sindh, the region hardest hit by floods since mid-June. Provincial government spokesperson Murtaza Wahab said that rescue efforts are underway. Wahab, who was overseeing the evacuation, said that it was a race against time. It has been reported that the Indus River,…

The German defense chief said that the country intends to increase its military presence in the Indo-Pacific by deploying more warships and participating in drills with its allies. Along with other Western nations, Germany is flexing its muscles in the region. At the risk of irking its top trade partner, Berlin sent its first warship to the disputed waters of the South China Sea last year. The country sent 13 aircraft to joint exercises in Australia this month. According to Reuters, General Eberhard Zorn, the head of the Bundeswehr, said that the army plans to send troops to participate in…

Jeju, a southern resort island, may be directly affected by a super-strong typhoon approaching the Korean Peninsula early next week, the state weather agency said Thursday. At 3 a.m. Friday, Typhoon Hinnamnor, the 11th tropical storm of this year, is expected to move southwest into the sea 610 km south-southwest of Japan’s Okinawa Island Friday before turning northward, the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) said, according to Yonhap News Agency. The KMA forecasts Hinnamnor will reach the sea 70 km south of Jeju’s southern port city of Seogwipo next Tuesday after moving quickly northward. With an atmospheric pressure of 915 hectopascals…

An oil tanker stranded in Egypt’s Suez Canal late on Wednesday due to a technical problem with its rudder was re-floated by tug boats, the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) said. Two navigational sources reported that Affinity V had been blocking the southern section of the canal, but SCA sources reported that traffic had resumed shortly after midnight local time. This incident occurred on the same stretch of canal where a giant cargo ship, the Ever Given, ran aground for six days in March 2021, disrupting global trade. Aframax tanker Affinity V lost control in the Suez Canal on Wednesday evening,…

A series of fires swept through Brazil’s Amazon rainforest in August, the most since 2010, according to government data released Wednesday. It was the highest number of fires since 2010, surpassing the fires that drew international attention shortly after President Jair Bolsonaro took office. In the first 30 days of August, INPE registered 31,513 fire alerts in the Amazon via satellite. This made it the most infernal August since 2010, when 45,018 fires were reported for the entire month. In an average year, INPE issues the majority of Amazon fire alerts in August and September, when rains often subside and…

At the age of 91, Mikhail Gorbachev, the man who ended the Cold War without bloodshed but failed to prevent the collapse of the Soviet Union, has passed away, according to hospital officials in Moscow. Gorbachev, the last Soviet president, removed the Iron Curtain that had divided Europe since World War Two and brought about the reunification of Germany through arms reduction deals with the United States. The Soviet Union fell apart as a result of his internal reforms, a moment President Vladimir Putin called the “greatest geopolitical catastrophe” of the twentieth century. “Mikhail Gorbachev passed away tonight after a…

Earlier on Tuesday morning, the northern section of the grain silos at the Beirut port that were damaged two years ago when a blast occurred collapsed. This was after warnings were given that the structure was leaning too far for it to stand. LBCI television reported a cloud of brown-gray dust billowing over the waterfront following the crash. Currently, there are no reports of injuries. In a huge explosion at the port on Aug. 4, 2020, more than 220 people were killed and the northern section of the grain silos was gutted. This left wheat and corn spilling out in…

Following the landfall of Tropical Storm Ma-On, bringing heavy rains and torrential downpours, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr announced Tuesday that government offices and public schools would be closed for two days in the capital region and several other provinces. It is estimated that the wind speed of the storm was 110 kilometers per hour (68.35 miles per hour) when it hit land on Tuesday morning and barreled through the northern Philippine provinces, according to the state weather bureau. Trixie Angeles, the president’s press secretary, told Reuters that the order covers Metro Manila, an urban sprawl made up of 16…