Eco-Business

The new research findings coincide with Malaysia’s launch of its renewable energy exchange platform and new guidelines for the export of clean energy to neighbours Singapore and Thailand.

The large fish of the Mekong, some of which are revered in local cultures, face dire consequences without urgent action.

With massive unmet energy demands the potential revenue of electricity exports, Nepal has rapidly expanded its hydropower production. But environmental safeguards are flouted and rarely monitored.

We examine Southeast Asia’s largest free-flowing river, as it navigates competing interests between the countries it spans, and discuss Myanmar’s military junta’s role in shaping its future.

By Lin Zi, Cui Qiwen

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By Rhick Lars Albay

By Lauri Myllyvirta

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Governments in the region must fix their opaque regulatory frameworks and make use of innovative financing models, says analyst Shantanu Srivastava. By Shantanu Srivastava

Long a source of tension with its neighbours, China’s transboundary rivers are opening opportunities for regional cooperation. By Fengshi Wu

Despite Thailand’s energy surplus, the country continues to support environmentally damaging hydropower in Laos, revealing just how removed financers are from the impacts of their investments. By Ming Li Yong

China’s active involvement in climate diplomacy can increase overseas understanding of its climate policies and bring impetus to global climate governance. By Liu Yuanling

By Omair Ahmad

By Hoang Thi Ha

By Monika Merdekawati, Gabriella Ienanto and Crescencia Valentina

By Ilona Szabó

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A British conservation charity has turned to technology thousands of years old – the Archimedes screw − to provide electricity for lighting one of the historic mansion houses it looks after.

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In a region where large hydro projects and expanding biofuel plantations coincide with an upcoming coal phaseout, a laissez-faire approach could worsen existing inequalities and mar the success of a clean energy buildout.

Ambitious plans to transmit clean energy from India, China and Australia into Southeast Asia have been proposed in recent years. Eco-Business speaks with two energy experts on the prospects, challenges and ingredients for success.

Laos has announced the construction of two new coal plants for this year, despite growing evidence that coal power comes with significant financial risk. What is holding back the country from tapping its rich clean energy resources instead?

The clean energy sector’s poor human rights performance places its legitimacy at risk. Jessie Cato of the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre sheds light on how the industry can avoid labour abuse, land grabs and other violations.

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