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Asia has emerged as the world’s largest destination for clean energy investment, supported by government policies, industrial planning and growing adoption of low-carbon technologies.

Asian companies generated 47 per cent of global green revenues in 2025, while the region’s clean energy boom continued to collide with its heavy reliance on coal and imported fossil fuels, found a new analysis by the London Stock Exchange Group.

New policy paper sees alcohol-to-jet technology as key route to overcome Taiwan’s limited domestic waste oil and biomass resources.

The country has bet on reaching 22.5 GW of LNG by 2030, but unbankable contracts and policy gaps have stalled its plans four years to the deadline.

Despite the Singapore investor keeping emissions flat for the third year, it says its 2030 climate target is still unlikely.

By Muhammad Hassan Dajana, Omais Abdur Rehman

By Taejun Kang

By Barasha Das

By Eung Sea

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India’s energy dependence has long represented one of the country’s most significant external vulnerabilities.

India’s ethanol push boosts energy security and farm incomes, but consumers remain unconvinced amid mileage and price concerns. By Deepanshu Mohan and Ankur Singh

As climate risks become financial risks, investing in resilience is essential to protecting economic growth, attracting capital and securing Malaysia’s long-term prosperity. By Edward Vrkić

Taiwan’s energy challenges highlight the limits of fossil fuel–based energy security as geopolitical tensions reshape global energy markets and supply chains. By Philippe Le Billon

As the closure of the Strait of Hormuz continues to disrupt global oil and gas flows, countries are increasingly focusing on short-term energy priorities to the detriment of long-term decarbonisation goals. In such a context, the difficult task of designing climate policies that realign incentives takes on new importance. By Paula Carvalho Pereda

By Tan Sambathsopheaktra

By Gernot Wagner and Adam Michael Bauer

By Vinod Thomas

By Firdausi Suffian

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Fireside chat with Dr Mark Konyn, AIA group chief investment officer

In this wide-ranging fireside chat moderated by Eco-Business CEO Jessica Cheam, AIA Group's chief investment officer Dr Mark Konyn asserts there is “no U-turn” among corporates invested for the long term, even as political regimes change amid a new world order.

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There is consensus that coal needs to be retired early in Asia, but the mechanisms for financing the phase-out are not clear. This mini-documentary examines how transition credits work and whether they can fund Southeast Asia's equitable switch to clean power.

EB Studio Asia's green transition pathways need to be socially inclusive given huge differences in economic development across the region, says experts at the Boston Consulting Group. State-owned enterprises have an "outsized" role to play, they add.

Jovie Montajes, founder of Light of Hope PH

After 20 years without electricity, more than 50 households in Cebu's poorest district have been provided with solar energy, financed by carbon offsets.

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EB Studio Critical to the country’s energy security in the 1970s, geothermal is now re-emerging as the Philippines’ biggest clean energy advantage at a time when countries are seeking reliable, round-the-clock renewable power, says Francis Giles B. Puno, president and chief operating officer of First Gen Corporation.

Government must call on development finance institutions to tap on risk management tools to make the capital-intensive technology more investible, Global Wind Energy Council’s Ann Margret Francisco tells the EB Podcast.

Exclusive The economist and president of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network told the Eco-Business Podcast how China’s green industrial and financial capabilities can help accelerate Southeast Asia's transition to net zero.

As the Philippines gears up to chair Asean next year, Michael Sinocruz says the government will push offshore wind to bolster cross-border renewable energy trade, while protecting marine life impacted by infrastructure.

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