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The Philippines’ data centre push faces scrutiny as power shortages, high resource demands and geopolitical risks raise questions over whether they offer the best path for sustainable economic growth.

More than half of surveyed companies also plan to tap blended finance as the region confronts an estimated US$400 billion annual investment need to reach net zero and expand solar and wind, which supply just 4 per cent of the region’s electricity, Standard Chartered says.

Exploring why energy transition capital is currently being blocked from reaching the country’s captive power plants – and what to do about it.

The proposed artificial intelligence and semiconductor manufacturing hub must drive new renewables, grid upgrades and storage, while protecting communities, water supplies and other electricity consumers, say energy sector representatives at the Manila edition of Unlocking capital for sustainability.

Oleh Ahmad Pathoni

Oleh Siva Selan

Oleh Hannah Alcoseba Fernandez

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Mineral security is not just about access to resources but about control over value chains. India’s response must be strategic, not reactive. Oleh Animesh Ghosh dan Soumit Pandey

Partnerships with China, not protectionism, will determine affordable, interoperable and equitable global decarbonisation and energy security. Oleh Peter Newman dan Ray Wills

Malaysia faces political, economic and constitutional barriers to curb carbon emission. As the climate bill nears Parliament, can policy finally match the country's carbon reality? Oleh Pearly Wong

Consumption demand, which has long powered America’s formidable economy, rests on the promise of cheap energy. But the Trump administration has conflated that with fossil fuels, confusing historic correlation with causation and, in the process, jeopardizing long-term prosperity. Oleh Daniel Driscoll

Oleh Edward Vrkić

Oleh Philippe Le Billon

Oleh Tan Sambathsopheaktra

Oleh Gernot Wagner dan Adam Michael Bauer

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Economic fears look set to trump any concerns about climate change among voters, according to street interviews conducted by Eco-Business.

Campaigning for the city-state's general elections has crossed the halfway mark, but climate has hardly featured as an electoral issue. Eco-Business hits the streets to ask Singaporeans from a range of socioeconomic groups: Would they vote for a party that promises bolder climate action?

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There is consensus that coal needs to be retired early in Asia, but the mechanisms for financing the phase-out are not clear. This mini-documentary examines how transition credits work and whether they can fund Southeast Asia's equitable switch to clean power.

Jovie Montajes, founder of Light of Hope PH

After 20 years without electricity, more than 50 households in Cebu's poorest district have been provided with solar energy, financed by carbon offsets.

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Improving energy efficiency could meet a quarter of Southeast Asia’s emissions reduction targets. Here is how efficiency could drive Southeast Asia's energy transition.

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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.

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.

As Southeast Asia eyes regional power trading to accelerate decarbonisation, veteran solar entrepreneur Frank Phuan unpacks the political, economic and logistical hurdles of moving clean energy across borders.

At the close of COP30, nations agreed to triple adaptation finance by 2035, while the fund for loss and damage appeared to remain sidelined. Lidy Nacpil, a long-time attendee of the climate conference, explains why.

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