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December 26, 2025
Critical mass: The complexity of Malaysia’s nuclear reboot
Malaysia is re-considering the use of nuclear power. But the government will need to tackle questions about trade-offs.
December 23, 2025Global demand for sustainable aviation fuel drives up price of China’s ‘gutter oil’
The global demand for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) is rapidly driving up feedstock prices. In China, the price of waste cooking oil, often called “gutter oil”, has risen around fourfold in two years.
December 19, 2025From carbon fee to ETS: What Taiwan can learn from Japan and South Korea’s carbon pricing
While the policy architecture of Taiwan's ETS is taking shape, regulators increasingly acknowledge that the biggest challenge is not technical design, but political acceptance.
December 18, 2025Flood control in the Philippines: When corruption bedevils climate change mitigation
The fact that the Philippines requires flood control measures is beyond dispute. But the problem goes far deeper.
December 17, 2025Q&A: ‘China can offer new, lower-cost financing channels in Global South’
Ma Jun, a leader in China's green finance, speaks about its globalisation and the provision of cheaper funding for renewable-energy projects in the Global South.
December 16, 2025COP30: What next for the global governance of critical minerals?
The COP30 climate summit has brought these minerals, and China’s central role, to the fore of just transition debates.
December 16, 2025How mandatory storage could shape Malaysia’s utility-scale solar market
Solar power now accounts for 92% of Malaysia’s total renewable energy installed capacity, pushing storage to the center of its energy transition agenda.
December 15, 2025Unregulated tourism risks disrupting Timor-Leste’s whale migration
Whale tourism in Timor-Leste needs regulation, enforcement and legal compliance to ensure sustainable, inclusive growth, experts say.
December 12, 2025Updated: Wasco Greenergy pushes regional expansion despite closing below IPO price
Malaysia’s energy infrastructure company Wasco announced on Monday that its shareholders have approved the proposed listing of its bioenergy arm, Wasco Greenergy, marking a key step as the country’s bioenergy sector gains momentum.
December 11, 2025Experts: ASEAN's ESG compliance, regional trade key to competitiveness under Trump 2.0
ASEAN once enjoyed spillover gains from the U.S.–China trade war during Trump’s first term. In the Trump 2.0 era, however, such third-party dividends are far more elusive, coinciding with the region’s broader push to green its supply chains.