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Last week’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) meeting in Hangzhou, China, marked the third time that governments have failed to agree on a timeline for the organisation’s seventh assessment cycle (AR7).

The Vietnamese government has introduced a new electricity decree, prioritizing the promotion of power generation projects using renewable energy sources such as solar and wind power, as well as energy storage systems.

Chemicals company BASF has started tests in the depths of the Upper Rhine Plain to explore the potential of using geothermal energy, business daily Handelsblatt reported.

Malaysian government officially unveiled the Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS) Bill 2025 on March 4, establishing a legal framework for the development of the industry.

Since President Trump took office, he has imposed additional tariffs on many imported products, raising concerns in some Southeast Asian countries about the potential impact and prompting them to devise countermeasures.

UN has singled out Indonesia’s second-largest palm oil company, PT Astra Agro Lestari (AAL), for alleged human rights violations and environmental degradation, marking the first time they’ve targeted a specific company rather than the industry as a whole.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced that this month, the Commission will propose amendments to the carbon emission reduction rules for European car manufacturers.

Advances in biofuels could cement Thailand’s role as a regional leader in renewable energy, writes biofuels expert Hong Wai Onn.

Indonesia's government is set to implement a cap-and-trade carbon trading system, with more details expected to be released in August this year.

Southeast Asian leaders are calling for stronger regional collaboration to accelerate the energy transition, with Vietnam urging action at the ASEAN Future Forum in February and Singapore highlighting cross-border grid integration as key to decarbonizatio