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Indonesia targets net zero by 2060, but environmentalists worry about slow renewables growth and reliance on biofuels.
Studio EB
While Malaysia has pledged an ambitious 70 per cent renewable energy target by 2050, mobilising investments in the grid and utilising “quick wins” may be key to realising goals while awaiting sectoral reforms.
Polisi & Kewangan
Luang Prabang dam and hydropower pursuits along the Mekong: Should banks finance them as ‘clean energy’ projects?
Studio EB
A closer look at how these ‘energy transition’ deals are backed reveals gaps in the lending policies of banks in the Mekong subregion. A 1,460-MW dam, now under construction near the Luang Prabang UNESCO World Heritage Site, will see all its electricity sold to Thailand, but critics have pointed out that the nation is facing an oversupply of energy.
Migration from rural parts of India has declined in villages that have installed mini-grids, while crop yields have increased by up to 40 per cent.
#power plants Pendapat
Sizeable coal power projects are costly and heavily reliant on foreign capital, but international investors are increasingly hesitant to finance coal projects.
Bandar-bandar
City where the promise of good health turns to ash
Regular stakeholder consultation is needed to address climate change and lessen pollution-related health impacts.
India’s Indigenous Prototype Fast Breeder Nuclear Reactor (PFBR) and abundant thorium reserves hold key to India’s future energy security.
The Just Energy Transition Partnership is not the triumph the current president claims it is. It is a debt trap. The new president should turn their back on a flawed energy transition legacy and adopt a bolder path towards net-zero that leaves no one behind.
Polisi & Kewangan
To tackle the climate crisis, the Green Climate Fund needs serious money
#power plants Video
There is consensus that coal needs to be retired early in Asia, but the mechanisms for financing the phase-out are not clear. This mini-documentary examines how transition credits work and whether they can fund Southeast Asia's equitable switch to clean power.
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.
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.
At the 2017 World Economic Forum, former US Vice President Al Gore criticised the development of coal-fueled power plants near the world’s largest mangrove forest while Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina defended the projects.
#power plants Audio
Eco-Business talks to Peter Kiernan, lead energy analyst for the Economist Intelligence Unit, to unpack a new landmark report from the International Energy Agency, which proposes an immediate ban on fossil fuels extraction to curb global warming.
The Philippines has ended new coal development as it pursues a low-carbon future. Don Paulino of non-profit Philippine Energy Independence Council and boss of Shell's exploration arm, argues why natural gas should remain in the energy mix.
#power plants Siaran Akhbar
Energy Development Corporation (EDC)
Macquarie confers ESG Award for social impact to EDC
Energy Development Corporation
EDC: Elevate together at 48
Institute for Essential Services Reform
Strengthening Indonesia, South Korea’s climate collaboration through energy transition
#power plants Penyelidikan
Fair Finance Asia (FFA)
Towards a gender-transformative energy transition in Asia
