While renewable energy sources take centre stage in Asia, the region must consider available yet effective interim options as it expands clean energy infrastructure and overcomes financing hurdles to meet increasing demand in the long term, says Karna Mohan, Siemens Energy’s vice president, finance, Asia Pacific.
A decline in the area burned globally by wildfires over the 20th century due to land-use change has almost entirely been offset by the increase caused by global warming, a new study says.
Fisherwomen on the north coast of Java Island are pushing back against plans to dredge sea sand for export, saying they fear it will worsen coastal erosion and harm marine ecosystems.