Social innovation in the new normal
The best and brightest students in Asia gather yearly to discuss regional and global issues with influential government officials, prominent business leaders, academics, and NGO representatives through the Hitachi Young Leaders Initiative (HYLI).
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Why youth-led innovation will drive sustainable solutions in Asia
With the past three years characterised by a global health crisis, geopolitical conflict, and climate-induced extreme weather, the Hitachi Young Leaders Initiative sees the youth as the new custodians of the future – able to find opportunity within challenges
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Heightened instability in Myanmar has landed the country in deeper energy poverty. Clean energy advocates like Zun Moe Thiri are working against difficult realities to push for wider electrification efforts.
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Young professionals in Vietnam energised by new momentum in nation’s clean energy transition
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The emerging economy has just landed a US$15.5 billion climate finance package with donors led by the European Union to shift its economy away from coal. For young, white-collared workers like To Hai Dang who work in emerging industries, Vietnam’s renewed commitment to sustainability is inspiring.
News / Energy
How tech can enliven Japan’s energy market
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As the Japanese government targets more than a third of its power supply to come from clean sources by 2030, new technologies supporting the renewables market have sprung up. Kansai Electric Power manager Naoki Katayama shares more.
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New record-high US solar tariffs leave uneven impact across Southeast Asia’s solar industry
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