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December 17, 2025
Q&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.
December 10, 2025Saudi Arabia deepens Asia ties to expand Global South carbon projects
Saudi Arabia is sharpening its focus on Asia and the wider Global South as it seeks to position itself at the center of emerging carbon markets.
December 10, 2025COP30: Highlighting the importance of the agri-food, forestry sectors in Southeast Asia
ASEAN member states can work together to strengthen their national agri-food sectors, building on the outcomes of the 30th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
December 08, 2025After COP30, Brazilian oil continues its rush towards the global market
A decision to drill at the mouth of the Amazon drew criticism at the UN summit. But Brazil’s oil production still soars, as it hopes to consolidate its role as an exporter.
December 05, 2025What China’s latest “AI+ energy” pilot projects aim to achieve?
China is seeking to identify scalable artificial intelligence (AI) models to integrate into its energy system as part of its broader “AI+” industrial strategy.