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South Korea’s environmental, social, and governance (ESG) finance market has surpassed KRW2,000 trillion (US$1.5 trillion) for the first time, but its growth has slowed sharply amid policy uncertainty...

25 Feb 2026

A new scientific panel dedicated to the energy transition aims to put fossil fuel phaseout roadmaps at the heart of climate policy. Announced in April at the inaugural Transition Away conference in Sa...

3 Jul 2026

In June, BDO Unibank, the largest bank in the Philippines by total assets, announced that it will be the lead financier of what has been touted as the world’s largest integrated solar and battery stor...

3 Sep 2025

Earlier this year, a group of Chinese automakers and steelmakers gathered in Shanghai to chart a new path for their industries. They pledged to work together to cut the carbon emissions generated by s...

9 Apr 2026

As towns and villages across Vietnam lined their streets with Lunar New Year decorations, including spring flowers and red-lettered banners, in Vinh Tuong, celebrations were sparse. No new furniture w...

5 May 2026

...Renewables First, an Islamabad-based think tank. The government has to pay the power plants a capacity payment - a set fee based on the amount of power that plants can generate - even when they remain...

3 Nov 2025

Francis Saturnino Juan has been named by Philippines president Ferdinand Marcos Jr as the new head of the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC), effective 8 August, the office of the president announced ...

18 Jul 2025

...renewables can provide more options to buffer future energy shocks."

24 Mar 2026

...renewables provider EDP Renewables is pivoting to more mature markets in Asia Pacific, leading to job cuts in its regional headquarters of Singapore, Eco-Business can reveal. When EDPR Renewables APAC...

12 Jun 2025

Climate groups in Asia push for energy sovereignty amid US fossil fuel trade deals

350.org Asia today launched REImagine Asia, a campaign for community-led renewable energy, emphasising the need for rich countries and polluters to pay their climate debt so that developing ...

18 Jul 2025

Workers in an electronic manufacturing factory in a Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) area in Laguna.

The World Bank has reversed course on industrial policy. In a new report, Industrial Policy for Development (2026), the World Bank argues that industrial policy is replicable and should be part of the...

30 Apr 2026

...renewables without adequate storage created vulnerabilities. In accessibility, the grid lacked sufficient redundancy to reroute power effectively. In acceptability, public trust was shaken by perceive...

22 Jul 2025

...renewables, transport and industry is closely linked, with grid readiness and data infrastructure shaping how quickly solutions can scale. Nature, agriculture and food remains the region’s largest gre...

16 Dec 2025

SSFA releases ‘From ambition to bankability: commercial and legal foundations for the Asean Power Grid’ paper on bankability of cross-border electricity export corridors

...renewables and support long-term economic growth." Matt Bubb, Head of Infrastructure, Energy, Resources and Projects (APAC), Hogan Lovells Cadwalader Lee C Lee, the Knowledge Partner for the project ...

16 Sep 2026

...renewables in its energy mix to 35 per cent by 2030 and 50 per cent by 2040. The Philippines is not alone in expanding the role of nuclear power in the energy system. Around the world, nuclear energy ...

22 May 2026

...renewables projects, even as coal, oil, and gas projects still feature heavily in its overseas portfolio. Similarly, Saudi Arabia, long synonymous with hydrocarbons, has launched a “green initiative” ...

16 Jan 2026

...renewables are now cost-competitive, clean-fuel technologies have matured, and developing countries increasingly view the energy transition as a pathway to greater productivity, resilience, competitiv...

1 Dec 2025

...Renewables have now displaced fossil fuels for the first time. The energy transition is well underway. It will be a bumpy transition, especially with demand growth from AI now surging, but the directi...

18 Nov 2025

Whoops and cheers for South Korea filled a side room first thing on Monday morning at the COP30 climate conference, as environment minister Kim Sung-Hwan announced the country’s commitment to phasing ...

18 Nov 2025

...renewables take a large share, with nuclear as a complementary source and gas as an emergency backup. Kim also highlighted up to US$20 million in low-interest loans pledged for greenhouse gas reductio...

26 Nov 2025

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