Opinion / Filipina
Bandar-bandar
What really kills people in tropical cyclones
Researchers found that people in poorer communities face a far higher risk of death from diseases after typhoons – with limited healthcare access and flooding from heavy rainfall worsening the impacts.
Southeast Asian countries have struggled to stick to their promises to reduce coal use in their energy mix. High-level commitments must be translated into enforceable roadmaps, and private demand unlocked to acceelerate clean energy investments.
Tenaga
Beyond green data centres: Leaner, smarter AI for Southeast Asia’s sustainable digital future
Booming growth in data centres is escalating electricity demand and risks undermining the region’s energy transition goals.
Karbon & Cuaca
An intelligent trade-off: AI as a double-edged sword in Southeast Asia’s climate battle
Although artificial intelligence (AI) offers positive benefits for Southeast Asia’s climate battle, the region should not look at its usage through rose-tinted glasses. Without careful consideration, such systems may inadvertently undermine and be counterintuitive to the very climate goals that they aim to achieve.
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Transition offsets: no silver bullet for closing down coal
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Rethinking economic planning in the Philippines
4 February 2025
Polisi & Kewangan
Can Japan provide stability to Southeast Asia amid US uncertainty?
17 January 2025
Bandar-bandar
Philippines’ car-centric society: Time to switch lanes
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Asean should drive action for agri-food sector after COP29
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Southeast Asia needs serious money to get to net zero
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Karbon & Cuaca
Why COP29 should not be ignored
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