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Mt Apo geothermal complex

Energy

Asean’s geothermal push must confront coal reliance, not just drilling risks

Coal-dependent countries such as Indonesia and the Philippines should address power systems dominated by existing coal plants, which hinder investment in new geothermal projects, said the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Centre for Energy.
Indonesia power plant

Energy

Latest Asean energy outlook ditches carbon neutrality pathway, projects higher emissions by 2050

Asean’s official energy outlook, endorsed by its energy ministers on 8 October, reveals a gap between the region’s energy plans and its members’ net-zero pledges, and allows new coal plants to be built even in its lowest-emissions scenario.
Loy Yang B Power Station

Carbon & Climate

Countries’ climate plans point to 2.6°C as 1.5°C limit set to be breached: UN

Countries’ climate plans deliver at most a third of the emissions cuts needed by 2035, and every five years of emissions at current levels raises peak warming by around 0.1°C, the UN Environment Programme’s Emissions Gap Report finds.
Jakarta toll road in smog

Carbon & Climate

Later net zero means more extreme El Niño years for centuries, study finds

Extreme El Niño events, such as those that brought the droughts behind Southeast Asia’s haze crises in 1997 and 2015, could become more frequent the later the world reaches net zero, and stay that way for centuries, according to modelling led by the University of Melbourne.

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12 October 2026

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Manufacturing

China’s changing steel sector could leave Australian iron ore behind

6 October 2026

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Policy & Finance

Grid bottlenecks, policy gaps and financing barriers hinder Philippines’ path to net zero, experts say

24 September 2026

Fishers Dipaculao, Aurora, Philippines

Carbon & Climate

UNEP warns of a 1.5°C overshoot. Philippine fishers are already paying the price

22 September 2026

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Water

‘Rivers do not stop at political boundaries’: Bhutan’s Princess on forests, water and Himalayan cooperation

15 September 2026

UCFS SG Jeffrey Siow

Energy

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

Malaysia power station

Energy

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

9 September 2026

Siti Safinah at ERI 2026

Energy

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

7 September 2026

West_Kalimantan_Village_Indonesia

Energy

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

3 September 2026

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Energy

Flood disaster tests Nepal’s hydropower ambitions and exports

19 August 2026

Indonesia_Decarbonisation_Governance

Carbon & Climate

Carbon crossroads: Petrochemicals boom tests Indonesia’s climate goals

17 August 2026

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Carbon & Climate

China’s new carbon-intensity measure has not changed its climate pledges

12 August 2026

TNB LSS at Sepang

Energy

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

10 August 2026

NCGS 2026 panel 1

Carbon & Climate

Malaysia risks missing crucial reforms as delay to climate change bill creates uncertainty

5 August 2026

Palm oil farmers weigh their crops

Corporate Responsibility

SBTi seeks Southeast Asia input on revised climate standard for forest, land and agriculture

3 August 2026

industrial park in Dongguan city in China

Energy

Can China’s zero-carbon industrial parks go global?

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Transport

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

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