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7. Affordable and clean energy
Energy is central to nearly every major challenge and opportunity the world faces today. Be it for jobs, security, climate change, food production or increasing incomes, access to energy for all is essential. Ensuring access to affordable, reliable and modern energy for all has come one step closer due to recent progress in electrification, particularly in LDCs, and improvements in industrial energy efficiency. However, national priorities and policy ambitions still need to be strengthened to put the world on track to meet the energy targets for 2030.
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Kebijakan & Keuangan
Brazil’s fossil fuel roadmap could strengthen COP31 push against blockers, say advocates
Ahead of COP31’s opening on Monday, Brazil’s voluntary roadmap faces fossil fuel expansion and transition disputes, as rising adaptation costs strain countries’ ability to protect communities.
Energy and mining workers face barriers to moving between sectors, including unnecessary repeated training, according to a report by nonprofit Opito. As the region’s energy systems become more integrated, the findings highlight the need to recognise existing skills while maintaining safety standards.
Karbon & Iklim
Asean risks locking in decades of coal emissions without coordinated, ‘people-centred’ just transition, report warns
Studio EB
Experts say the region's next challenge is turning climate commitments into enforceable coal retirement plans that protect people, local communities, and energy security.
UN Women warns climate shocks can push more unpaid work and health risks onto households, while WHO says months of advance warning should be used to strengthen public systems before pressures escalate.
Kebijakan & Keuangan
China to lower VAT rebate for new energy vehicle exports
Opini
Kebijakan & Keuangan
Rethinking sustainable livelihoods from the ground up
In regions where economic activity has long revolved around fossil-fuel extraction, ensuring a just transition requires developing alternative livelihoods that account for each community’s specific needs. Regional endowment funds could be a useful vehicle for funding these local initiatives.
Karbon & Iklim
How fossil fuel lobby is undermining democracy
Corporate lobbying, political donations and manufactured public support are helping fossil fuel corporations obstruct climate action in Australia. The key to overcoming the influence of polluters lies in understanding who shapes climate policy, and how.
Eksklusif
As climate risks, energy transition and shifting market expectations reshape the business environment, Malaysia’s ability to compete will increasingly depend on how quickly its companies can adapt.
Karbon & Iklim
How Super El Niño could shape COP31 for Asean
Asean must push for stronger adaptation funding, faster loss and damage support and a transition away from fossil fuels as climate risks intensify.
Kebijakan & Keuangan
How to improve global mineral governance
Kebijakan & Keuangan
Warming Himalayas: Nepal’s climate justice test
Karbon & Iklim
What it means for global warming to exceed 1.5°C
Video
Kebijakan & Keuangan
Indonesia – Navigating AI, ESG risks as a global critical minerals player
Speakers at Unlocking capital for sustainability Indonesia 2026 discuss how Indonesia can power its mineral boom without compromising climate goals or community trust
Kebijakan & Keuangan
Can carbon markets be a lifeline for Indonesia’s threatened biodiversity?
As Jakarta tightens carbon rules and launches its national registry, speakers at Unlocking capital for sustainability Indonesia 2026 discuss this critical question.
In this second episode of Eco-Business’s Resilience podcast series, Singapore's Senior Minister of State Janil Puthucheary and youth sustainability advocate Man Jing Kong dives into what resilience means for the city-state with Jessica Cheam. Watch as they discuss everything from climate adaptation to mental health and building public trust as an AI-driven economy reshapes daily life.
Studio EB
Singapore's rapidly expanding digital economy is driving a surge in data centre energy consumption, creating new challenges for the country's low-carbon ambitions. This Eco-Business video explores how green software and efficient digital infrastructure can support sustainable digital growth.
Podcasts
In this second episode of Eco-Business’s Resilience podcast series, Singapore's Senior Minister of State Janil Puthucheary and youth sustainability advocate Man Jing Kong dives into what resilience means for the city-state with Jessica Cheam. Watch as they discuss everything from climate adaptation to mental health and building public trust as an AI-driven economy reshapes daily life.
Energi
Geothermal is no longer an underdog technology, but a strategic advantage for the Philippines
Studio EB
Critical to the country’s energy security in the 1970s, geothermal is now re-emerging as the Philippines’ biggest clean energy advantage at a time when countries are seeking reliable, round-the-clock renewable power, says Francis Giles B. Puno, president and chief operating officer of First Gen Corporation.
Energi
De-risking offshore wind could put Philippines ahead in clean energy race: GWEC’s Ann Francisco
Government must call on development finance institutions to tap on risk management tools to make the capital-intensive technology more investible, Global Wind Energy Council’s Ann Margret Francisco tells the EB Podcast.
In the latest episode of the Climate Tech in Asia series, we speak to Breakthrough Energy and Green COP about what the shifting geopolitical landscape means for the climate tech ecosystem in Asia.
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