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Europe – Draft EU plan outlines regulatory roadmap for green finance (Frédéric Simon, Euractiv with Reuters)

The European Commission is considering a wide range of measures to bring the EU’s financial sector into line with its climate goals, according to...

Europe – The Green Brief: EU divisions loom over climate policy (Frédéric Simon and Kira Taylor, Euractiv)

With the EU’s new climate law passing in the European Parliament last week, there is now no doubt about whether lawmakers see the need to...

African Union/Europe – African Union warns EU over vaccine certificate ‘inequality’ (Euractiv with AFP)

The African Union has warned that the European Union’s non-recognition of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines manufactured in India risks disadvantaging people who received jabs in...

Europe – Why carbon capture on waste-to-energy facilities undermines climate action (Janek Vahk and Mick Wallace, Euractiv)

Despite the initial impression that carbon capture and storage would be a good idea to reduce emissions from waste incineration plants, the climate will...

Cybersecurity – Singapore startup touts need to mitigate risks, automate cloud security (Eileen Yu, ZD Net)

Every business, large of small, is a target of cybercriminals and should look at minimising security risks, not simply preventing them. This is essential...

Australia – NSW government expands QR code check-in mandate to workplaces and beyond (Campbell Kwan, ZD Net)

Workplaces and retail businesses in New South Wales will be required to use the Service NSW QR code in a fortnight's time. NSW government expands...

Australia – Trellis Data using machine learning to analyse shipping containers entering Australia (Asha Barbaschow, ZD Net)

The Department of Agriculture is looking to improve Australia's biosecurity measures, bringing in local machine learning firm Trellis Data to use its tech to...

South Korea – South Korea to allocate more 5G spectrum in November (Cho Mu-Hyun, ZD Net)

South Korea's Ministry of Science and ICT has announced it will allocate 28GHz and sub-6GHz spectrum in November to promote 5G-related services in the...

TechInnovation – SoftBank attributes having enough Pepper robots for decision to halt its production (Campbell Kwan, ZD Net)

SoftBank has halted production of its humanoid robot, Pepper, although that decision was not made as part of the company's restructuring plans, according to a...

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