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At least half of respondents want these subsidies to stop, reflecting a likely attitude shift as such cuts were seen as the least popular intervention previously. Most are still worried that the renewables push will hike up energy prices.
Led by China and Southeast Asia, new oil and gas facilities are being developed that will make decarbonisation harder to achieve.
The South Korean electronics giant has been criticised for relying on renewable energy certificates rather than "high impact" methods to reduce emissions and publishing potentially misleading emissions reduction data.
Energi
Indonesia communities lodge complaint against World Bank for ‘indirectly backing’ new coal plants
They say the two new units could cause thousands of premature deaths and are arguably unnecessary in the oversupplied local grid. However, the bank’s lending arm clarifies that it does not have the ability to stop the project’s development.
#SEA clean energy transition Opini
Kebijakan & Keuangan
Indonesia signals it could abandon science-based taxonomy for coal power plants
Indonesia could define new coal-powered generation as green under a tweaked version of its green taxonomy. Doing so, would relegate Indonesia to the bottom of the pack of global sustainable finance taxonomies.
Indonesia is not engaging the public enough on its clean energy plans, these researchers say. They explain why Indonesia would do well to form village electricity cooperatives and support ground-up initiatives.
Vietnam needs to reform its power sector to meet the challenges of climate change or face much worse than its current heatwave.
Given its rich agriculture resources, biofuel will be vital for the region's net-zero plans. Solving the feedstock crunch is necessary to meet market demands, which requires careful planning and a supply chain strategy.
Kebijakan & Keuangan
Obstacles to decarbonisation in Southeast Asia
Kebijakan & Keuangan
JETP in Indonesia after Jokowi
#SEA clean energy transition Video
Gaurav Sant, founder of startup SeaChange, tells Eco-Business about a technology he hopes will give the world's oceans the capacity to absorb additional carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
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.
Vietnam's wind market is thriving, but more work lies ahead if the country wants to power its booming economy without imperilling its people and the planet.
#SEA clean energy transition Podcasts
Karbon & Iklim
‘A 1.1°C warmer world is already a matter of life and death’: Climate scientist Winston Chow
The Singapore scientist, recently elected to the UN's top climate body, tells the Eco-Business Podcast about the precarious state of climate adaptation in developing Asia. The region is not well-prepared to manage the cascading risks of extreme climate events, he says.
In a region where large hydro projects and expanding biofuel plantations coincide with an upcoming coal phaseout, a laissez-faire approach could worsen existing inequalities and mar the success of a clean energy buildout.
Karbon & Iklim
Competence greenwashing: Are questionable ESG credentials putting climate goals at risk?
Former Monetary Authority of Singapore sustainability chief Darian McBain and recruiter Paddy Balfour tell the Eco-Business podcast why people are exaggerating their ESG expertise and why that's a problem in a key region for sustainable development.
Energi
‘Carrots, sticks, and hugs’: Scrutinising Indonesia’s US$20 billion just transition challenge
The populous coal-rich powerhouse has six months to tell investors how it plans to spend G7 money to decarbonise equitably. We ask experts about the risks, strategy, and opportunities.
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Energy Development Corporation
First-Gen EDC enables more PH companies to shift to green energy
Global Reporting Initiative
GRI-SM highlight business case for net zero in 2021 Asean regional e-summit
British Embassy Manila
Race to Zero: Philippine business leaders commit to accelerating climate action
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