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Singapore has released its first report on carbon emissions from the healthcare sector, revealing that hospitals and clinics emit 4.1 million tons of CO₂ equivalent annually — nearly 7% of the nation’s total emissions, higher than the global average.

Each year, northern Thailand struggles with choking haze caused by crop burning and forest fires. Over the past two decades, a group of women in Lampang province have taken action to improve their local environment.

Philippine renewable energy developer Citicore Renewable Energy Corporation (CREC) has inaugurated the country’s first baseload solar power plant, Citicore Solar (CS) Batangas 1.

Singapore announced on September 16 that it will invest SGD 76.4 million (about USD 59.8 million) to procure its first batch of cross-border, nature-based carbon credits, enough to offset nearly 4% of the nation’s emissions.

Malaysia’s Sarawak state aims to position itself as the region’s “Green Battery” for energy transition. But while its low-carbon push advances, associated infrastructure projects are threatening forests and indigenous livelihoods.

Vietnam is doubling down on its energy ambitions, with the Communist Party’s Politburo issuing a new resolution that underscores energy as the foundation of economic growth. The resolution calls for boosting installed generation capacity while lifting the

Japan’s petrochemical major Kaneka broke ground on its first biomass steam plant in Malaysia on Sept. 11, in partnership with local renewable developer BAC Renewable Energy (BACRE).

Matthew David Wittenstein of the UN ESCAP talks about how regional power connectivity can move forward in a fair and sustainable way

ASEAN nations see strong potential in developing bioenergy, with opportunities to export to markets such as Europe and boost trade revenues.

Booming growth in data centers is escalating electricity demand and risks undermining the region’s energy transition goals.