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Singapore announced on September 16 that it will invest SGD 76.4 million (about USD 59.8 million) to procure its first batch of cross-border, nature-based carbon credits, enough to offset nearly 4% of the nation’s emissions.

RECCESSARY interviewed Hsiao I-chun (蕭義俊), Google’s senior lead for energy and infrastructure in Asia-Pacific, to discuss green power development in data centers and the challenges facing major tech companies.

As AI advances rapidly, power demand from data centers is rising sharply. Combined with the growing pressure on businesses to meet net-zero targets, existing energy infrastructure is struggling to keep up.

Vietnam is doubling down on its energy ambitions, with the Communist Party’s Politburo issuing a new resolution that underscores energy as the foundation of economic growth. The resolution calls for boosting installed generation capacity while lifting the

ASEAN nations see strong potential in developing bioenergy, with opportunities to export to markets such as Europe and boost trade revenues.

Booming growth in data centers is escalating electricity demand and risks undermining the region’s energy transition goals.

Funding is needed to reverse global biodiversity loss. A credits market has been touted as a solution, but environmental groups say ‘don’t be fooled.’

Bhumjaithai Party leader Anutin Charnvirakul was officially sworn in as Thailand’s prime minister on September 7. In his inaugural address, he emphasized that lowering household energy expenses will be one of his top policy priorities. Ahead of the ceremo

Since offering its first bond focused on environmental outcomes ten years ago, China has become one of the world’s top issuers of these green bonds, as well as bonds linked to positive social change.

Vietnam is preparing sweeping new measures to curb urban air pollution. From 2027, all cars produced in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City must meet level 4 emission standards.