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Asia Pacific
October 21, 2025
Why Trump’s push for U.S. gas could be disaster for both economy and climate
The price of partnership with the United States has changed. Washington is now using assurances of defence and trade access to pressure allies in Europe and Asia to buy more of its fossil fuels under decades-long contracts.
October 16, 2025Temasek-backed ABC Impact, DBS, UOB partner on sustainability-linked subscription loan facility
ABC Impact, an impact investing firm backed by Temasek, has partnered with DBS and UOB on a sustainability-linked subscription loan facility.
October 14, 2025Can China’s green ammonia cope with the green hydrogen slowdown?
Producing green ammonia can be commercially viable without domestic subsidies, but obstacles to scaling remain.
October 14, 2025Decarbonizing industry: How Taiwan’s airlines are mapping their net-zero strategies
SAF has emerged as a core strategy in aviation’s push to cut carbon emissions. In April, Taiwan reached a milestone as China Airlines, EVA Air, and Starlux Airlines added SAF to flights departing from domestic airports for the first time.
October 09, 2025Why Thailand’s Bangchak is turning to e-fuels to cut transport emissions
Thailand’s energy giant Bangchak Corporation will allocate part of its USD 30 million budget to develop e-fuel technology, aiming to reduce transportation carbon emissions.
October 07, 2025Japan to get new PM: Why Sanae Takaichi bets big on nuclear and selective on solar
Japan’s incoming Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is pro-nuclear and aims to reduce the import of solar modules.
September 26, 2025Asia’s carbon pricing shift: How Japan, Korea, Indonesia step up ETS reforms
Taiwan launched its carbon pricing scheme this year. The Ministry of Environment hosted the “2025 Asia Carbon Pricing Forum,” gathering experts to share market developments and cap-and-trade practices in Japan, South Korea, and Indonesia.
September 25, 2025UN Climate Summit: China pledges 10% emission cut, EU delays on climate goal
Nearly 100 countries at the United Nations Climate Summit announced that they would to finalize, or set new Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) before COP30 takes place this November. China, the world’s largest carbon emitter, pledged for the first
September 18, 2025How green industrial policies are advancing in the Asia-Pacific?
The Asia-Pacific is at the forefront of green industrial policies and must accelerate the transition through multilateral efforts to serve as a model for a greener future.
September 18, 2025Race to green data centers: Co-location trend grows as Delta bets on microgrids, hydrogen
As AI data centers drive up energy demand, the main challenge is not GPUs but securing power, said Jim Chen (陳治閔), vice general manager of Delta Electronics.