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September 22, 2025
China’s green tech manufacturing surges overseas, led by Southeast Asia
Chinese companies have rapidly scaled up their overseas investment in making green tech, finds a report by the Net Zero Industrial Policy Lab at Johns Hopkins University.
September 22, 2025Climate risks hit renewables: Parametric insurance gains traction with fast payouts, myth-busting facts
Several solar farms in Taiwan suffered severe damage from typhoons this summer. Similar cases underscore how renewable energy projects are increasingly exposed to the impacts of climate change.
September 19, 2025With global rules pending, can the shipping industry get more carbon efficient?
The EU and the IMO have advanced shipping decarbonization regulations that will raise the price of maritime fuels. The push could lead to increased use of efficiency measures that reduce how much fuel vessels need in the first place.
September 18, 2025Philippines launches first baseload solar plant with battery storage in Batangas
Philippine renewable energy developer Citicore Renewable Energy Corporation (CREC) has inaugurated the country’s first baseload solar power plant, Citicore Solar (CS) Batangas 1.
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 17, 2025Germany aligns renewable rollout with slower grid expansion to cut costs
Germany will adapt the rollout of renewables to the lagging grid expansion and lower its hydrogen ambitions, in a bid to reduce the costs of its landmark energy transition.
September 17, 2025Five charts reveal how AI drives soaring data-center energy use and emissions
AI has undergone a rapid expansion in recent years. Yet, the industry is also facing scrutiny on many fronts; one major critique concerns the environmental impact of AI, particularly the intensive energy use and CO2 emissions.
September 16, 2025What’s in Australia’s new climate adaptation plan, and is it enough to meet the rising risks?
Released on Sept. 15, Australia’s National Adaptation Plan draws on the long-delayed National Climate Risk assessment, which outlines many of the escalating threats climate poses to humans, activities, and the environment.
September 12, 2025Japan’s Kaneka breaks ground on first biomass steam plant in Malaysia
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).
September 12, 2025Q&A: A ‘holistic’ approach to the long-awaited ASEAN Power Grid
Matthew David Wittenstein of the UN ESCAP talks about how regional power connectivity can move forward in a fair and sustainable way