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Manufacturing

China’s EV weight problem

Electric vehicles are getting heavier, making bigger carbon footprints in the factory and on the roads.
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Energy

AI, data centres could make Asean clean energy projects bankable as grid plans advance: experts

Long-term power purchases could unlock investment in renewables and transmission as Asean advances cross-border electricity trade, say energy transition specialists at the close of the 44th Asean Ministers on Energy Meeting. Ministers also urged regional cooperation to cut methane emissions from oil, gas and coal.
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Energy

Singapore to study 200-hectare site on Pulau Tekong to widen energy options as demand rises

Tender documents seen by Eco-Business show the site could host hydrogen, ammonia, biomass and geothermal plants alongside gas; the energy mix will be set out in three scenarios that EMA will share only with the appointed consultant.
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Transport

Transport leads Asean’s US$14.2 trillion energy transition investment needs

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.

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24 September 2026

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Energy

Chinese and US tech firms drive bulk of digital power use and emissions, ITU report finds

23 September 2026

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Waste

Pollution-weary Dhaka residents oppose waste-to-energy project

22 September 2026

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Energy

Türkiye seeks global backing for 'climate responsible AI' at COP31

21 September 2026

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Energy

Indonesia’s captive coal: Could it lead the transition away?

16 September 2026

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Transport

How long until China can electrify its heavy trucks?

14 September 2026

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Energy

Offshore wind offers China much more than carbon cutting

9 September 2026

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Energy

Data centres and prolonged heat are pushing Malaysia’s power demand higher

3 September 2026

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Energy

Flood disaster tests Nepal’s hydropower ambitions and exports

31 August 2026

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Energy

Coal phase out lessons from a coal-power giant

27 August 2026

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Policy & Finance

Philippines should rethink data centre ambitions amid energy, geopolitical risks: biz leaders

25 August 2026

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Transport

Mumbai bus drivers bristle at India’s tactics to electrify a century-old fleet

12 August 2026

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Energy

Renewables must lead Malaysia’s coal phase-out to avoid gas lock-in: WEF

3 August 2026

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Transport

EV adoption in Southeast Asia shows promise but more incentives needed to scale mobility across markets

27 July 2026

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Carbon & Climate

Pax Silica must not deepen inequality as the Philippines pursues AI ambitions, women in energy transition say

16 July 2026

South Korea’s transport sector has remained one of the country's harder-to-abate sources of emissions despite rapid growth in electric vehicle sales.

Carbon & Climate

South Korea to tighten vehicle emissions rules, mandate cuts for heavy trucks from 2027

13 July 2026

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Energy

Vietnam’s gas projects stall amid investor claims of unbankability and a renewables pivot

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