What COP28 vow to triple renewable energy means for Asia

Pledge is 'wake-up call' for Japan, South Korea and other Asian nations

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A solar and wind power station built over fish ponds in eastern China's Jiangsu province. © AP

SAYUMI TAKE, Nikkei staff writer

DUBAI -- Asian economies will be under renewed pressure to cut coal and boost their green-power targets after nearly 120 nations pledged to triple renewable energy capacity in just seven years, analysts say.

On the weekend, the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) saw a milestone pact to supercharge the world's installed renewable energy infrastructure by 2030. The International Energy Agency called it the "single most important lever" to curb carbon emissions and avoid a tipping point in global warming.

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