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April 18, 2024
Viettel inaugurates largest green data center in Vietnam
Vietnamese telecommunications firm Viettel has announced the opening of a data center in Hoa Lac Tech Park, Hanoi. The company said the Hoa Lac Data Center has over 2,400 racks across 21,000 square meters of floor space, with a total capacity of 30 MW.
April 17, 2024Singapore pursues low-carbon methanol development to lead maritime fuel innovation
Singapore, as the world's largest maritime fuel supply center, is actively developing alternative fuels in response to the global net-zero trend. According to State for Sustainability and the Environment, Singapore is confident in supplying 1 million tons
April 17, 2024Vietnam’s major manufacturing city aims to establish first green economic zone
Vietnam’s Haiphong city government focused on sustainable economy with its proposal of “Southern Coastal Economic Zone” (EZ) and aims to become Vietnam's first green economic zone.
April 16, 2024Green investment resumes growth in Southeast Asia, but falls short of emission reduction targets
Green transformation investment in Southeast Asia has resumed growth, increasing significantly by 20% in 2023. However, it remains far from sufficient to achieve emissions reduction goals.
April 16, 2024Malaysia establishes Energy Exchange Malaysia for cross-border trading of green power
The Malaysian government has agreed to set up the Energy Exchange Malaysia (Enegem) to facilitate cross-border trading of green electricity to neighboring countries.
April 11, 2024Philippines aims for 53 GW by 2040 under higher renewable portfolio standard
The Philippines would need 52.83 GW of renewable energy capacity by 2040, following the Department of Energy (DOE)’s increase of the renewable portfolio standard (RPS) to 2.52%.
April 10, 2024Nike defeats lawsuit accusing it of greenwashing its products
Nike has dodged a potential lawsuit following a judge's dismissal of the case related to greenwashing due to insufficient evidence.
April 08, 2024The young Filipinos studying clean energy in China
Training projects are benefiting the renewable energy sectors of Belt and Road countries. In the autumn of 2023, 18 Filipino students, with ages ranging from 17 to 22, came to China to start a course in “new energy engineering”.
April 03, 2024EU sparks greenwashing fears over "100% recycled plastic" claims
EU intends to adopt new rules on recycled plastic bottles, sparking discontent and raising questions from environmental groups and other recycling stakeholders, accusing the EU of indirectly encouraging greenwashing.
April 02, 2024"Greenflation" leads to downgrading green energy targets in ASEAN countries
"Greenflation" has become a factor to countries in Southeast Asia, including Indonesia and Vietnam, in lowering their commitments to renewable energy targets. Meanwhile, in Malaysia, the weakening currency is hindering the funding for decarbonization effo