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Routes into Europe for Chinese wind power have narrowed again due to 'security' concerns.

Out of the green capital expenditure announced across the region between now and 2030, only around US$315 billion is on a credible path to deployment, as energy security eclipses climate goals, found a report by Bain & Company.

Davos trustee André Hoffmann on how short-term politics and fossil-fuel dependence are pulling the world away from climate action.

Asian institutions are caught between pressure to follow returns from fossil fuels and the risk of climate-related litigation, the latest survey of investment decision makers found.

By Taejun Kang

By Song Wanyuan

By Robin Hicks

By Samantha Ho

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Energy shocks expose Asia Pacific's gas gamble, as plunging battery costs and flexible demand tools emerge as cheaper, more secure alternatives to ‘transition fuel’ liquified natural gas. By Gareth Walsh and Jordan Lee

Malaysia's longstanding system of fossil fuel subsidies was built to stabilise prices, but these cannot hold up in prolonged crises of war, supply chain disruptions and volatile fuel markets. By Ganesha Pillai

Investors and governments are not short of money – they are trapped in a system that rewards transactions over transformation. By Marcos Athias Neto

A system built on renewables introduces new risks, as critical bottlenecks shift to refining, processing, and mineral-supply chains. By Dianne Araral and Eduardo Araral

By Le Hong Hiep

By Peter Godfrey

By Michael Christopher Low

By Matthew Powell

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The impact documentary exploring Asia's mounting waste crisis – and its solutions – is now streaming exclusively for Eco-Business subscribers.

In the latest episode of the Climate Tech in Asia series, we speak to Breakthrough Energy and Green COP about what the shifting geopolitical landscape means for the climate tech ecosystem in Asia.

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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.

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.

In the latest episode of the Climate Tech in Asia series, we speak to Breakthrough Energy and Green COP about what the shifting geopolitical landscape means for the climate tech ecosystem in Asia.

As Southeast Asia eyes regional power trading to accelerate decarbonisation, veteran solar entrepreneur Frank Phuan unpacks the political, economic and logistical hurdles of moving clean energy across borders.

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