Asia Pacific‘s leading platform for sustainable development
News / Transport & Logistics
Manufacturing
China’s EV weight problem
Electric vehicles are getting heavier, making bigger carbon footprints in the factory and on the roads.
The sector requires US$6.2 trillion by 2060 under Asean’s coordinated transition scenario, but high financing costs threaten progress, found a new study by the Asean Centre for Energy.
Carbon & Climate
India’s small steelmakers have no easy fix to go green
Smaller firms make 40 per cent of India’s steel and are the backbone of cities like Raipur. Some are exploring solar power, but face big constraints to make a deeper shift from coal.
EB Studio
As the region’s infrastructure needs grow more complex, the city-state’s financing, engineering and technology capabilities could help deliver more integrated and resilient systems.
All Transport & Logistics News
29 September 2026
23 September 2026
16 September 2026
15 September 2026
25 August 2026
20 August 2026
Food & Agriculture
Young Indian farmers using agri-tech could narrow a generational gap
3 August 2026
31 July 2026
Transport
Fishers struggle as Gwadar port grows
30 July 2026
28 July 2026
24 July 2026
20 July 2026
16 July 2026
Most popular
-
![Hazy Chinatown in Singapore]()
News / Carbon & Climate
This year’s haze is set to cost Singapore more than 2015’s S$1.83 billion. Who pays for the losses?
Economists suggest the 2026 haze will cost Singapore more than the 2015 episode, while other estimates state that … -
![Underwater_Data_Centre_China]()
A Chinese firm is deploying data servers to the sea for natural cooling. Experts say more information on … -
![smoke forest haze indonesia]()
News / Corporate Responsibility
Singapore widens haze crackdown to Kalimantan, targeting 10 Indonesian firms
Singapore has targeted 10 Indonesian companies under its haze law in four days; three of them supply Asia … -
![Earthshot_Satellites_Wildfire]()
News / Carbon & Climate
AI wildfire platform seeks Indonesia partnerships as regional haze worsens
Earthshot Prize finalist Satellites on Fire uses AI, satellite imagery and ground data to detect blazes earlier, and … -
![A forest around a cave in El Nido, Palawan]()
News / Policy & Finance
Philippine president orders creation of carbon market framework
The framework’s contribution to Philippine climate ambition remains uncertain, as the country’s updated pledge lacks clarity on how … -
![Indonesia power plant]()
News / Energy
Latest Asean energy outlook ditches carbon neutrality pathway, projects higher emissions by 2050
Asean’s official energy outlook, endorsed by its energy ministers on 8 October, reveals a gap between the region’s …
Receive the latest insights daily or weekly.
Strategic Organisations
