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Energy, Transport & Building
July 11, 2025
Vietnam’s solar sector powers ahead despite US tariffs, driven by DPPA and rising local demand
Despite uncertainties surrounding US tariffs, Vietnam’s renewable energy market remains resilient, attracting attention from developers in Japan and France.
July 10, 2025Solar & Storage in focus: Vietnam expo highlights strategies from BYD, Hamak, and Sun Rise
Under the spotlight of Vietnam’s accelerating energy transition, Solar & Storage Live Vietnam opened on July 9 at Sky Expo Vietnam in Ho Chi Minh City.
July 09, 2025Green hydrogen from Oman could power European industry - but at what cost?
As Europe’s industries struggle to source the cheap green hydrogen they need to become climate-friendly, a group of companies believes the answer is to ship it from Oman.
July 09, 2025How a carbon levy on global shipping could hit Australia’s biggest exporters
Moving people and things around the world by sea has a big climate impact. The shipping industry produces almost 3% of global greenhouse gas emissions – roughly the same as Germany.
July 07, 2025Vietnam aligns with global aviation climate standards from 2026
The Vietnamese government has committed to join the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA), a global climate initiative aimed at reducing carbon emissions from international flights.
July 07, 2025Chart: Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ blows U.S. emissions goal by 7 billion tonnes
President Donald Trump’s dismantling of climate policy means the US will add an extra 7bn tonnes of emissions to the atmosphere from now until 2030, compared to meeting its former climate pledge under the Paris Agreement.
July 04, 2025RECCESSARY signs MOU with VCEA to establish data sharing platform
RECCESSARY—the green energy and carbon intelligence platform under research firm InfoLink—announced on July 4 that it had signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Vietnam Clean Energy Association (VCEA).
July 03, 2025Banks bet big on fossil fuels, boosting financing in 2024, report finds
Bank financing for the fossil fuel sector rose by $162.5 billion in 2024, more than 20% compared to 2023, according to a Rainforest Action Network report.
July 02, 2025Germany joins other EU members to call for changes to bloc’s new emissions trading system
More than a dozen EU member states, including Germany, have called on the European Commission to change its plans for the introduction of a carbon price on transport and heating fuels from 2027 to prevent price spikes.
July 01, 2025Indonesia’s 10 GW renewables goal at risk as PLN faces criticism over slow progress
Indonesia’s energy transition is progressing slower than anticipated, with experts pointing to the inefficiency of state-owned utility PLN and fragmented policies that are limiting the number of bankable projects.