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The closure is seen as a removal of a dedicated public sector platform for government-led small scale renewable energy projects, reinforcing the tilt toward private driven deployment, says a climate think tank.
Despite uncertainties, Chinese wind companies are making headway including a plan to build the UK's largest turbine plant.
The Department of Energy will require clean energy plants generating at least 10 megawatts to integrate energy storage systems for grid stability. But the move could result in more expensive and fragmented storage units, warns industry association.
Kebijakan & Keuangan
What does the US pursuit of critical minerals mean for the Global South?
Supply-chain push may bring new deals but do little to help producer countries develop their mining sectors.
Kebijakan & Keuangan
Asean needs to improve acceptance of 'amber' transition activities: finance leaders
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The global surge in oil prices due to the Strait of Hormuz closure threatens to deplete the Philippines’ fund that helps provide subsidies for fuel used by off-grid communities. A transition to more renewable energy offers benefits.
Now is the time to double down on renewable energy and electrification.
Vietnam has grand plans to build a series of nuclear power plants. But it faces several challenges.
Vietnam’s stalled Chinese-backed solar factories underscore how Global South nations must demand technology transfer and value addition – not just capital inflows – from China’s expanding overseas clean-tech investments.
Karbon & Iklim
As climate diplomacy stalls, the economics are racing ahead
Kebijakan & Keuangan
The AI we need for sustainable infrastructure
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Karbon & Iklim
Climate ‘last thing on voters’ minds’ in Singapore election
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?
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.
After 20 years without electricity, more than 50 households in Cebu's poorest district have been provided with solar energy, financed by carbon offsets.
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.
#renewable energy Podcasts
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.
Kebijakan & Keuangan
‘We don’t want to pit adaptation and loss and damage funds against each other’: veteran COP observer
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.
The Asia Pacific ESG head of the B Corp-certified cosmetics firm says refill stations have been disappointing and getting suppliers on board with decarbonisation is difficult, but her team has not been affected by the ESG backlash.
Southeast Asian energy ministers will meet in October to discuss the future of the region’s power grid. GEAPP’s Kitty Bu tells the Eco-Business podcast what areas they must collaborate on, and how finance and industry can help.
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First Gen Corporation (First Gen)
First Gen marks 50 years of EDC, launches unified brand
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
United Nations launches Energy Transition for Green Growth and Prosperity initiative to accelerate just, country-led transitions in Southeast Asia
Institute for Environment and Sustainability, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, NUS
Bankable pathways to scale Asean power integration
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MyDIGITAL Corporation
Transitioning industrial clusters: Decarbonising Asia’s economy via digitalisation
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