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Opinion / #renewable energy
Vietnam has grand plans to build a series of nuclear power plants. But it faces several challenges.
Vietnam’s stalled Chinese-backed solar factories underscore how Global South nations must demand technology transfer and value addition – not just capital inflows – from China’s expanding overseas clean-tech investments.
Carbon & Climate
As climate diplomacy stalls, the economics are racing ahead
Despite political gridlock within countries and at global summits, climate change and ecological degradation are creating undeniable economic momentum. As renewables scale up, fossil fuels will become even less competitive; and as ecosystems degrade, markets will price in the risks and reward those who adapt.
Policy & Finance
The AI we need for sustainable infrastructure
Even as governments pour trillions of dollars into roads, power grids, data centers, water systems, and housing, the construction industry has yet to leverage the efficiency gains that AI and digitalisation have to offer. Given how important the sector will be for sustainable development, this must change.
All #renewable energy Opinion
16 December 2025
Carbon & Climate
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24 November 2025
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Carbon & Climate
How to measure climate progress
27 October 2025
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16 September 2025
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Is China’s energy system ready for the AI boom?
12 September 2025
Policy & Finance
How green industrial policies are advancing in the Asia-Pacific
10 September 2025
25 August 2025
Policy & Finance
Climate finance is held back by rules from the financial crash
18 August 2025
Policy & Finance
China’s lending to the Global South has been growing more commercial
25 July 2025
Policy & Finance
Asian universities rise in global sustainability leadership rankings
22 July 2025
15 July 2025
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Manufacturing
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