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Policy & Finance

South Korea targets 30 per cent cut in plastic waste by 2030

A new government roadmap raises levies and curbs single-use plastics, but critics say it ignores production cuts.
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Carbon & Climate

How climate change reshaped the wild in 2025

Around the world, rising temperatures and erratic weather are forcing animals to adapt in startling ways – with consequences for people and ecosystems alike.
Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Energy

Taiwan opens first hydrogen refuelling stations in test of clean fuel push

State-run CPC and Linde LienHwa launch pilot sites in Kaohsiung as government weighs hydrogen’s role in energy transition.
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Energy

Hanwha Ocean lands $1.8 billion offshore wind contract as South Korea ramps up wind push

The 390-MW Shinan Ui project advances after years of delays amid government reforms to speed approvals and boost renewables.

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23 December 2025

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Energy

Japan clears hurdle to restart world’s largest nuclear power plant

22 December 2025

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Policy & Finance

Taiwan to ease carbon fees for heavy industry over competitiveness fears

19 December 2025

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Lifestyle

Taiwan parks fall short on plastic reduction as circular economy drive gathers pace

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Policy & Finance

How climate change threatens reproductive health in Asia

18 December 2025

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Energy

TotalEnergies to power Google’s Malaysia data centres with 1TWh of solar energy

Gamcheon Culture Village, Busan, South Korea

Cities

South Korea bets on community solar to drive rural energy transition, cut emissions

17 December 2025

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Waste

South Korea to include plastic toys in recycling responsibility scheme from 2026

Arthur Joseph Kurup

Policy & Finance

Arthur Joseph Kurup appointed as Malaysia’s new environment minister

16 December 2025

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Carbon & Climate

Singapore dominates Southeast Asia’s green startup landscape, report finds

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Transport

Asean races ahead of the US and Europe in EV adoption: study

15 December 2025

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Manufacturing

Malaysia’s chip boom risks soaring Scope 2 emissions, experts warn

Loy Yang B coal-fired power station, a 1,200-megawatt plant that supplies 20 per cent of power to the state of Victoria. Sembcorp says the plant's "flexible and low-cost baseload electricity will be required to support the integration of renewables into the grid."

Energy

Singapore’s Sembcorp eyes $4.3bn acquisition of Australia’s Alinta Energy

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Energy

Taiwan delays ocean thermal power project over deep-sea environmental concerns

12 December 2025

An image of plastic bottles

Policy & Finance

South Korea to ban labels on bottled water from 2026 in push to cut plastic waste

11 December 2025

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Waste

Japan’s Yokohama widens rollout of food waste vending machines as Tokyo pushes to curb emissions

Joel Jay Soriano, First Gen's head of strategy and planning, speaking at the Asian Clean Energy Summit

Energy

Decarbonisation in the Philippines is a 'balancing act': First Gen strategy head Joel Jay Soriano

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