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Asia Pacific has reached a critical climate inflection point, according to a new joint report by KPMG and Google, which finds that while momentum behind green technologies is accelerating, the …
Institute for Environment and Sustainability, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, NUS
Bankable pathways to scale Asean power integration
Asean’s decarbonisation challenge is both urgent and structural. Electricity demand is set to more than double by 2050, …
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Trade momentum slows as the Asia-Pacific region adjusts to shifting global conditions
Asia and the Pacific remained a central driver of global trade and investment in 2025, despite slowing momentum …
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Asean Power Grid: Accelerating the region’s energy transition
Southeast Asia is entering a decisive stage in its energy transition. As energy demand grows, governments are looking …
All #ASEAN Press Releases
19 January 2026
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Filling the first and last-mile gap: Asean's electric bus push
14 January 2026
8 December 2025
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
AI risks spark new era of divergence as development gaps widen: UNDP report
21 November 2025
29 October 2025
27 October 2025
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Asean Investment Forum 2025 strengthens regional momentum for inclusive, sustainable foreign direct investment
22 October 2025
29 September 2025
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Asean Inclusive Business Forum 2025 celebrates excellence, launches new framework to boost regional talent
7 September 2025
25 August 2025
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)
Philippines hosts first regional policy dialogue on loss and damage for Southeast Asia
18 August 2025
Asean Centre for Biodiversity
Inclusive and sustainable: Celebrating 58 years of Asean
29 July 2025
28 July 2025
14 July 2025
5 June 2025
Institute for Environment and Sustainability, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, NUS
Power without borders: Charting Asean's path to an interconnected energy future
27 April 2025
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
'Engines of opportunity, centres of vulnerability': The growing challenges of Asia Pacific's cities
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