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New solar network to supply about 40 per cent of Nomura’s electricity use, highlighting Japan’s move away from subsidy-based renewables toward long-term private clean energy contracts.

The G7 major economies “f[e]ll notably behind China and the rest of the world” in 2025 as the amount of wind and solar power being developed reached a new high, according to Global Energy Monitor (GEM).

A150 megawatt solar farm in Concepcion, Tarlac

The department of energy has terminated agreements for nearly 18 gigawatts of solar, wind and other clean power projects due to prospective investors who were found to have no intention to build them.

The government shifts focus to rooftop solar and offshore wind, says power supply will remain stable despite regulatory curbs and nuclear restart uncertainty.

Oleh Lauri Myllyvirta, Belinda Schaepe

Oleh Zhang Wei

Oleh Aruna Chandrasekhar

Oleh Niu Yuhan

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Long treated in Southeast Asia as a distant or theoretical possibility, nuclear power is quietly returning to regional policy discussions, as the risks of energy shortfalls, price instability and system fragility are becoming harder to ignore. Oleh Husni Nassir-Deen

While overland cables are just as important, the geographic flexibility offered by subsea cables will have a catalytic impact on regional energy transition by increasing the numbers of energy buyers and sellers. Oleh Mirza Sadaqat Huda

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. Oleh Xue Xiaokang

China wants to lead the climate agenda on its own terms – exporting clean tech and influence, while sidestepping tougher cuts and accountability. Oleh Alex Lo

Oleh Le Hong Hiep

Oleh Gernot Wagner

Oleh Mirza Sadaqat Huda

Oleh Jennifer Morgan

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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.

Southeast Asia's largest energy consumer has been slow to transition to renewables, but recent policies point to greater expansion of the country's solar, tidal and geothermal energy production.

A country that is hit by 20 typhoons a year is looking to its lakes, reservoirs and dams to trial the latest solar technology.

In the video, environmental law group ClientEarth compares the oil and gas giant's advertisements on its low-carbon investments to a burger chain claiming that they’re vegan because they’ve got salad on the menu.

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As the Philippines gears up to chair Asean next year, Michael Sinocruz says the government will push offshore wind to bolster cross-border renewable energy trade, while protecting marine life impacted by infrastructure.

The ESG head of the Philippine power company arm tells the EB Podcast that sustainability needs to be communicated not as a “progressive idea” but a business strategy that benefits the bottom line.

Eyes are on whether the city’s plan to build the world’s “greenest highway” will take off. The Eco-Business Podcast speaks to Marwa Nahlawi from Diamond Developers, the real estate developer behind Dubai's "Sustainable City" brand, which adopts a similar green spine concept.

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.

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