Opinion / #hydropower
Resource nationalism can impede energy cooperation in Southeast Asia. Asean can use a mix of carrots and sticks to deal with it.
Polisi & Kewangan
Beyond resumption of China-India dialogue, unresolved issues persist
Both Beijing and New Delhi have shown a willingness to re-engage, but they must address critical areas of concern before moving forward.
India’s clean energy transition is often portrayed as prohibitively expensive. But a new study finds that actual financing needs are far more modest and concentrated in just four sectors, including steel and cement.
The danger of the Indus Water Treaty collapsing is less about India cutting off water flows and more about the erosion of trust, transparency and data sharing, affecting neighbours including Nepal and Bangladesh. Weaponising water is a perilous strategy that may backfire.
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Thai investment in Laos hydropower reveals dire disconnect in the Mekong
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Polisi & Kewangan
China’s climate diplomacy in a turbulent world
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Polisi & Kewangan
Financing gender-energy access programmes in Asean
29 April 2021
Polisi & Kewangan
Getting to zero deforestation in the Amazon by 2030
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Polisi & Kewangan
Amid coronavirus, let's not forget about indigenous people
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Can Singapore’s secondary forests play a role in its climate adaptation plan?
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COP30 secured a win for civil society – what can future hosts learn from Brazil’s approach to people’s participation?
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Taiwan issues new governance guidelines to ease local tensions over renewable energy rollout
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Asia’s banks are failing to grasp growing food system risks: study
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Berita / Karbon & Cuaca
South Korean province clears CO2-to-eSAF project in push for cleaner aviation fuel
Initiative advances government plans to scale carbon capture and e-fuel technologies to support long-term net zero goals.
