Negotiators at the intersessional IMO talks face mounting pressure over a proposed Net-Zero Framework, hailed by civil society as a measure of whether multilateralism can hold amid court-curbed Trump tariffs and industry moves toward cleaner fuels.
As oil and gas firms reap windfall profits from wartime price spikes, regional climate advocates urge governments to tax gains and channel the funds into renewables and grid upgrades to secure Asia’s energy future.
Solar offers the region a cheaper path to meet new power demand by cutting costs by half compared to gas as the Gulf crisis highlights fossil fuel risks, found a new Ember report.