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May 26, 2026
Castrol expands beyond coolant supply into AI data center lifecycle services
Castrol deployed 1.5 GW of liquid-cooled AI capacity in the past year and is tracking green PPA demand, LNG-backed gas turbines, and solid-state battery deployments as next data center power trends.
May 25, 2026What drove China’s historic drop in power-sector emissions?
Two provinces accounted for more than national net decline, while grid bottlenecks and curtailment threatened to waste clean power gains, write Lauri Myllyvirta and Qi Qin.
May 15, 2026Taiwan’s Taoyuan Airport pushes plastic reduction transition as recycling volume jumps 126%
Taiwan's Resource Circulation Administration and Taoyuan Airport have partnered to phase out disposable tableware and expand plastic recycling—up 126% in early 2025. The airport holds ACA Level 4 and targets Level 5.
May 15, 2026How climate risk reshapes where investors put their money
Across New Zealand and Australia, the impacts of a warming climate have been slowly changing how investors weigh up risk and returns. Both countries have been experiencing more extreme events such as floods and bushfires.
May 14, 2026Trump-Xi summit puts rare earths in focus as Japan races to diversify supply
U.S. President Donald Trump is on a state visit to China, where he is set to hold a bilateral summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Market observers expect rare earth export restrictions to be among the key agenda items.
May 12, 2026China’s clean tech exporters ride global energy shock as ASEAN becomes manufacturing base
China's solar exports doubled in March as 50 countries hit record imports. BYD, Chery, Gotion, and Sungrow are simultaneously building Southeast Asia factories. Read more on RECCESSARY.
May 12, 2026Exclusive: Why buying more green electricity can mean bigger losses for Taiwanese companies
Taiwan’s government is considering a mechanism to separate surplus electricity from renewable energy certificates (RECs), under which excess power would flow back to the grid free of charge while developers retain the certificates for separate allocation.
May 11, 2026China’s new hydrogen push could be a step towards cleaner steel
The new five-year plan and a pilot scheme signal China is getting serious about green hydrogen, with steelmaking among the sectors that may benefit.
May 11, 2026First DJBIC results: Taiwan strengthens ESG lead, Thailand retains sector diversity as scrutiny of media response grows
Taiwan expanded its DJBIC World index presence to 38 companies—48.2% of the Emerging Markets index—while new severe controversy rules mean companies that fail to respond to incidents can receive zero scores across entire question groups.
May 07, 2026Nature-positive enters Taiwan corporate strategy as Delta, Cathay Financial lead push
At Taipei's 2026 International Sustainability Summit, IUCN's Dindo Campilan warned that most companies remain weak on nature-regenerative strategies despite progress on climate and circular economy goals.