Transisi Energi Bersih di Asia Tenggara / Philippines

Studio EB Regulatory uncertainty and grid constraints to cope with intermittency, however, challenge the procurement of corporate power purchase agreements and renewables adoption.

As support for credits tied to shutting Asia’s coal plants early grows, a buyers alliance has been formed. Efforts to boost confidence in the new asset class have borne fruit and proponents are now looking at strengthening “the demand side of the equation” by end of the year, said Rockerfeller Foundation's climate lead Joseph Curtin.

Eksklusif Conservationists in Philippines have called into question a wind energy project in Samar which overlaps with a nature reserve, raising questions over ‘multiple use zones’ within nationally designated protected areas, where some commercial activities are legally permitted.

To achieve net zero emissions in Southeast Asia, addressing the significant financing gap is crucial, requiring bold targets and more international support.

The Philippines-listed entity already plans to replace its coal plant with solar and battery storage by 2030 using a new class of carbon credits. With the two Singapore firms, it aims to scale the model to wean the region off fossil fuels.

Bullish gas plans ignore the financial challenges of infrastructure development, renewable energy potential in the region and climate policy restrictions.

The new research findings coincide with Malaysia’s launch of its renewable energy exchange platform and new guidelines for the export of clean energy to neighbours Singapore and Thailand.

The El Niño weather phenomenon, smouldering peatlands, coal power and vehicular pollution caused a big drop in air quality in Southeast Asia in 2023. In Indonesia, Southeast Asia's most polluted country, air quality fell by 20 per cent.

Non-profit RimbaWatch says Grab's scheme is based on questionable forest carbon projects. The ride-hailer argues that carbon credits can be a credible means to cut emissions.

Ex-BNP Paribas executive Cyril Dissescou to take over from an interim chief of the joint venture formed to develop renewables and energy storage assets in Southeast Asia and Australia.

From supply chain decarbonisation to evolving trade regulations, here are a few of the things that got under the skin of Asia's corporate sustainability leaders in a year that geopolitics complicated climate ambition in the boardroom.

Using the novel class of carbon credits, the Monetary Authority of Singapore aims to retire one of the facilities a decade earlier. The pilots will inform the work of a coalition that will be creating a standardised approach to accelerate Asia's coal phase-out.