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Singapore, Vietnam, Thailand and Indonesia are now among the world’s fastest-growing electric vehicle markets, surpassing major economies in EV share of new car sales, a report from Ember finds.
SDG 9. Infrastructure
Falling technology costs and rising corporate demand make clean energy financially viable for businesses in Asia Pacific
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Regulatory uncertainty and grid constraints to cope with intermittency, however, challenge the procurement of corporate power purchase agreements and renewables adoption.
Resource nationalism can impede energy cooperation in Southeast Asia. Asean can use a mix of carrots and sticks to deal with it.
SDG 13. Climate
Asean can lead on tackling climate’s ‘low hanging fruits’ but world’s financial system needs reform: global affairs expert
A lot of climate fatigue is caused by expectation build-up and unrealised promises by the Global North. But as a growing bloc, Asean can work within its means and take a stronger leadership role, said Dr Mohd Faiz Abdullah, who helms a think tank which advises the Malaysia government.
Phuan has been on the renewable giant’s regional management team since 2022, when it acquired the firm he co-founded. He will lead its new spin-off Equator Renewables Asia, which focuses on cross-border projects between Indonesia and Singapore.
Indonesia's nickel sector is booming as demand for EV battery materials soars. But the industry is under growing scrutiny for its environmental impact. Nickel Industries sustainability chief Muchtazar tells Eco-Business about his typical working day.
SDG 13. Climate
Indonesia’s new 10-year power procurement plan sends positive signal on renewables push: investors and JETP secretariat
Indonesia's plan for transitioning from coal has lacked clarity. But industry observers say the latest power strategy demonstrates a marked shift from the past, and could create incentives for initiating more clean energy projects in the coming years.
While some companies greenhush, others are upfront about their inability to meet sustainability targets. Eco-Business asked experts at the Ecosperity conference if it pays for businesses to be "vulnerable" about sustainability progress.
All 160 MW of proposed plants are for captive use, mostly tied to nickel smelting. The country remains a key coal supplier to the rest of the region, where stalled projects have outpaced new construction, according to Global Energy Monitor.
SDG 13. Climate
‘Not true’ that Indonesia will shut down all coal plants by 2040, says climate and energy envoy
Indonesian president Prabowo Subianto’s pledge to retire the country’s fossil fuel plants last year was “misquoted by the media”, claims the leader’s brother Hashim Djojohadikusumo, arguing that such a move would be “economic suicide”.
The financing gap is huge, but time is short. Given the inadequacy of a promised new climate finance goal, Southeast Asia should look beyond UN-led conferences to crowd in other sources of capital to tackle the climate crisis.
SDG 12. Consumption
Carbon offsets abuse most common form of greenwashing in Southeast Asia; Malaysia is a false claims hotspot: NGO tracker
The findings barely scratch the surface of the greenwashing problem in the region, said RimbaWatch, the Malaysian NGO behind the database. Southeast Asia needs provisions for penalties and better policing of green claims, it said.
