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Renewable energy projects have yet to appear in droves, but new coal power projects have largely been halted.

By continuing to approve new coal power plants and polluting factories, China’s local governments are courting future environmental and economic problems.

For the partnerships to support developing nations to move towards clean energy, the criteria for receiving finance need streamlining.

Indian banks are highly exposed to risks attached to investments in the electricity and metals sectors, with public sector banks most exposed to the conventional energy sector, indicates a recent report from a think tank.

By Vanshika Lohia

Thomson Reuters Foundation

By Zhang Yongping, Zhou Feng, Peng Linan, Yu Yang

By Li Jiacheng

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Indonesia could define new coal-powered generation as green under a tweaked version of its green taxonomy. Doing so, would relegate Indonesia to the bottom of the pack of global sustainable finance taxonomies. By Christina Ng, Putra Adhiguna

In the World Economic Forum’s 2023 Global Risks Report, nine of the ten biggest risks for the next decade have a water-related component. By Aromar Revi, Joyeeta Gupta and Quentin Grafton

Last year, Indonesia and G7 announced a new energy transition funding mechanism called the Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP). However, Indonesia’s 2024 general elections and the oligarchy have added uncertainty to its implementation. By Firdaus Cahyadi

Southeast Asia is well acquainted with the impact of climate change, but less so with the resilience of energy systems. A collaborative and regional approach to climate modelling of energy systems can inform the development of effective adaptation policies and drive deeper energy integration. By Mirza Sadaqat Huda

By Daniel K. Gardner

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Southeast Asia's largest energy consumer has been slow to transition to renewables, but recent policies point to greater expansion of the country's solar, tidal and geothermal energy production.

In the video, environmental law group ClientEarth compares the oil and gas giant's advertisements on its low-carbon investments to a burger chain claiming that they’re vegan because they’ve got salad on the menu.

At the 2017 World Economic Forum, former US Vice President Al Gore criticised the development of coal-fueled power plants near the world’s largest mangrove forest while Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina defended the projects.

China's city of Shenzhen will play host to the world's largest waste-to-energy power plant by 2020, which will be capable of burning 5,000 tonnes of garbage daily. Here's how they're doing it.

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Eco-Business talks to Peter Kiernan, lead energy analyst for the Economist Intelligence Unit, to unpack a new landmark report from the International Energy Agency, which proposes an immediate ban on fossil fuels extraction to curb global warming.

The Philippines has ended new coal development as it pursues a low-carbon future. Don Paulino of non-profit Philippine Energy Independence Council and boss of Shell's exploration arm, argues why natural gas should remain in the energy mix.

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