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Waste

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

Bangladesh is building a 42.5-megawatt power plant that will burn waste from the main Dhaka landfill as fuel.
Water is becoming a factor that can shape where companies invest, how much they can produce and how resilient their supply chains will be

Water

Southeast Asia’s growth is getting thirstier – and businesses are taking notice

EB Studio As industrialisation, digital infrastructure and climate pressures reshape demand, companies are being pushed to look beyond how much water they consume and ask whether the wider systems they depend on can sustain long-term growth.
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Cities

Beyond extreme heat: Understanding Asia’s climate-health future

EB Studio From toxic haze and extreme heat to flooding and shifting disease patterns, climate-related risks are placing growing pressure on public health systems across Asia. Experts say stronger prevention, better data and deeper cross-border cooperation will be critical to building resilience.
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Carbon & Climate

Al Gore: Southeast Asia should put its own interests ahead of US-China rivalry

The former US vice president said the economics of clean energy, rising climate risks and China’s growing role are accelerating the energy transition despite political turbulence.

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15 September 2026

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Energy

Asean Power Grid: Singapore, Thailand launch two-year push to clear hurdles by 2028

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Energy

Malaysia’s power grid strains under data centre boom and renewables growth

14 September 2026

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Energy

Offshore wind offers China much more than carbon cutting

10 September 2026

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Cities

Extreme heat is worsening other climate impacts on health

9 September 2026

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Energy

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

8 September 2026

Taiwan, which relies heavily on imported energy, has sought to prevent those higher costs from feeding through fully to household bills and broader inflation.

Policy & Finance

Taiwan proposes record supplementary budget as Middle East conflict drives up energy costs

7 September 2026

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Energy

Indonesia’s captive coal: ‘Who is this really for?’

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Energy

Bangladesh sought more energy from Nepal, but floods have halted exports

3 September 2026

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Energy

Flood disaster tests Nepal’s hydropower ambitions and exports

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Energy

China can catalyse local finance for home solar in the Global South

31 August 2026

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Energy

Coal phase out lessons from a coal-power giant

28 August 2026

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Green Buildings

Bangladesh broadens green building drive as climate pressures mount

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Policy & Finance

Carbon crossroads: Chinese firms’ investments reshape Indonesia’s petrochemical ambitions

27 August 2026

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Energy

Green hydrogen: made in MENA, built with China, sold to Europe?

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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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Carbon & Climate

Past El Niños offer a warning as unprecedented event looms

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