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Japan launches programme to cut data centre emissions as AI power demand surges

Government-backed scheme will fund low-carbon cooling and optimisation technologies as rising AI-driven electricity use raises concerns over emissions, water consumption and grid strain.

15 May 2026

Taiwan pledged deeper cooperation to tackle microplastic pollution, outlining a “land-sea” strategy

Government expands monitoring, waste reduction and recycling efforts as officials warn pollution has become a global and cross-border threat.

Hydrotreated vegetable oil, derived entirely from waste-based feedstock, successfully substituted diesel in a pilot project at BDC’s data centre campuses. The biofuel met all …

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Thai authorities have detected dangerous levels of arsenic contamination in sediment from the Mekong River mainstream and three of its tributaries in the country’s north.

15 May 2026

Davos trustee André Hoffmann on how short-term politics and fossil-fuel dependence are pulling the world away from climate action.

Asian institutions are caught between pressure to follow returns from fossil fuels and the risk of climate-related litigation, the latest survey of investment decision makers found.

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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.

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University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership postgraduate students during a workshop exercise. Source: CISL

As national systems rapidly expand in the region, the challenge and opportunity is to align them into an interoperable network that can unlock efficient, trusted, and scalable global climate finance. Oleh Mandy Rambharos

13 May 2026

Energy shocks expose Asia Pacific's gas gamble, as plunging battery costs and flexible demand tools emerge as cheaper, more secure alternatives to ‘transition fuel’ liquified natural gas. Oleh Gareth Walsh dan Jordan Lee

The 48th Asean Summit in Cebu closed last week vowing “just” energy transition yet fossil fuel dependence and “green extractivism” deepen inequalities. Oleh Aryanto Nugroho dan Angela Asuncion

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Oleh Dr Tharinya Supasa, Monika Merdekawati dan Zahrah Zafira

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Amid back‑to‑back trash slides and a landfill fire in one of Southeast Asia’s leakiest waste systems, Philippine environment undersecretary Jonas Leones touts new science‑based safeguards for a waste‑to‑energy buildout in the country.

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Organic farmers in Malaysia and Indonesia have built small-scale models of food security and fairer trade for local communities. However, there are challenges to widespread adoption, including the time needed to improve soil health and expertise required to implement organic practices, experts say.

Without traceability in the fisheries supply chain into Singapore, the catch traded at Jurong Fishery Port cannot be labelled "sustainable", say conservationists. The government says it supports sustainable fisheries management practices in line with international obligations and national laws.

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The Philippines’ ambition to become a data centre hub is running up against high electricity prices and a coal-heavy grid.

Opaque labour practices are blamed for alleged abuses of nickel mining workers’ rights, according to a recent study, but will the inclusion of language on labour rights at the world’s biggest climate talks be the fundamental step to ease their plight?

15 Apr 2026

Unpacking Asia's plastic pollution problem

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Southeast Asia's clean energy transition

Envision Energy, a global leader in green technology, has partnered with Menderes Tekstil, an Akca Holding company and one of the leading investors in the textile, vehicle inspection, food and …

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El Niño likely to return: The case for early action

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Why green buildings mean better business

As regional governments tighten building standards and introduce green taxonomies, small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are finding themselves at the heart of this transition. This article explores the impact and …