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Energy

Malaysia’s next competitive advantage: Adapting to the energy transition

As climate risks, energy transition and shifting market expectations reshape the business environment, Malaysia’s ability to compete will increasingly depend on how quickly its companies can adapt.
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Carbon & Climate

How Super El Niño could shape COP31 for Asean

Asean must push for stronger adaptation funding, faster loss and damage support and a transition away from fossil fuels as climate risks intensify.
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Energy

Energy security in an age of disruption

While there is no single prescription for energy security, strengthening 'response capacity,' such as by establishing stockpiles, substituting sources, and diversifying suppliers, is essential. The point is not to eliminate vulnerabilities altogether, but to ensure that there are options when disruption arrives.
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Policy & Finance

War and climate

The closure of the Strait of Hormuz showed how quickly a regional conflict can throw global energy markets into chaos. By pushing governments toward coal and biofuels, the war could accelerate deforestation and undermine climate negotiations, with environmental consequences that will linger long after the fighting ends.

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10 September 2026

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Energy

Asean's nuclear choices, geopolitical consequences

26 August 2026

recent geopolitical events have underlined the vulnerability of fossil fuel dependency, including on exporting nations, like Australia.

Carbon & Climate

Results over rhetoric: COP31 can accelerate the decarbonisation of industry and supply chains

12 August 2026

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Energy

China’s clean technology dominance reshapes global net zero transition

11 August 2026

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Carbon & Climate

Malaysia emits like the rich but speaks like the poor

29 July 2026

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Carbon & Climate

Will the US climate war with Canada become global?

28 July 2026

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Energy

The US economy cannot grow without renewables

13 July 2026

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Carbon & Climate

Why climate adaptation is Malaysia’s next investment frontier

26 June 2026

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Energy

To avoid climate peril, the world must electrify

24 June 2026

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Food & Agriculture

What the Iran war taught the world about food security

18 June 2026

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Energy

How Taiwan is balancing between American, Chinese visions of energy dominance

17 June 2026

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Policy & Finance

The right incentives for climate action

8 June 2026

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Energy

Walking Malaysia’s oil shock tightrope

24 May 2026

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Policy & Finance

Fossil fuel investments are a fiduciary risk

20 May 2026

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Energy

Europe is losing the energy security battle to China

12 May 2026

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Energy

The energy crisis is reshaping Asia’s energy transition pathway

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Policy & Finance

Beyond green extractivism: Asean's security depends on justice

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