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The project taps direct power from onshore wind as Japan grapples with rising data centre energy demand.

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The Philippines’ ambition to become a data centre hub is running up against high electricity prices and a coal-heavy grid.

Coal power generation fell in both China and India in 2025, the first simultaneous drop in half a century, after each nation added record amounts of clean energy.

Despite pushback, Global South delegates achieved consensus on a number of issues and an increased budget for the UN Environment Programme.

By Daisy Dunne, Molly Lempriere, Orla Dwyer, Josh Gabbatiss, Robert McSweeney

By Chris Aylett, Bernice Lee

By Siva Selan

By Xu Na

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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. By Bertrand Badré and Saurabh Mishra

There was no shortage of Indigenous representatives at COP30, but the conference did not always seem to be listening, writes Dunio Chiriap Jimbicti. By Dunio Chiriap Jimbicti

COP30 agreed to triple adaptation finance, but the fashion industry needs adaptation measures now. By Jason Judd and Kalpona Akter

Economic liberalisation in India has shifted the emissions burden from more equal and developed states to less equal ones. This needs to change. By Prakash Kashwan and Ashok Swain

By Alex Lo

By Jacqueline Peel

By Le Hong Hiep

By Gernot Wagner

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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.

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

Exclusive In this exclusive interview to mark Earth Day, Eco-Business speaks to Dr Sylvia Earle, oceanographer and founder of Mission Blue, who draws the link between our climate crisis and the health of our oceans.

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Improving energy efficiency could meet a quarter of Southeast Asia’s emissions reduction targets. Here is how efficiency could drive Southeast Asia's energy transition.

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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.

Southeast Asian energy ministers will meet in October to discuss the future of the region’s power grid. GEAPP’s Kitty Bu tells the Eco-Business podcast what areas they must collaborate on, and how finance and industry can help.

In the first of a podcast series featuring Southeast Asia's clean energy entrepreneurs, the CEO of Gurin Energy says that Asean countries will be left behind in artificial intelligence and robotics if the region does not connect its grid and deploy renewables at speed and scale.

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