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February 16, 2024
Floating solar PV emerges as key driver for renewables development in Southeast Asia
Floating solar PV capacity is expected to play a key role in fulfilling Southeast Asia’s overall solar expansion, with countries like the Philippines, Indonesia, and Thailand well positioned to use their unique geographies to support the technology.
February 07, 2024Climate experts raise $12 million for the world’s first carbon credit insurance company
CarbonPool is set to be the first insurance company in the world with a carbon credit balance sheet. The firm announced the closure of a $12 million funding round on Jan. 29.
February 01, 2024Carbon footprint tracking helps Vietnam’s dragon fruit greener
Vietnam's Binh Thuan Province officially introduces the first batch of dragon fruit with monitored carbon emissions. And through energy and water-saving measures, the cultivation process has successfully reduced carbon emissions by nearly 70%.
January 31, 2024PV panels help to cut cost by 30%: Vietnam’s shrimp farmer
Bac Lieu Province, known as Vietnam’s shrimp farming hub, shrimp farmers saved up to 30% of their monthly electricity bills after installing solar panel systems.
January 29, 2024From green transition to carbon inventory: Solutions for corporate sustainability
Several companies from various sectors were invited to share their experience in ESG transformation at a forum titled "ESG technologies and AI applications" organized by DIGITIMES in Kaohsiung on Jan. 26.
January 26, 2024Indonesia vice presidential debate address only few of energy policies
Indonesia’s presidential election held its fourth debate last Sunday (Jan. 21), where vice-presidential candidates from the National Democratic Party, the Great Indonesia Movement Party, and the Democratic Struggle Party engaged in heated discussions rega
January 26, 2024Analysis: China remains key to success of Southeast Asia’s energy transition
Effecting the energy transition is no simple matter, however. Large-scale deployment of renewables requires enormous investment. Yet in ASEAN, as in developing countries elsewhere, such projects face a range of problems.
January 18, 2024Local governments adopt green energy to save electricity bills
Local governments in the Philippines are promoting green energy and sustainable development. The Iloilo City government has tapped solar power to meet at least one-third of its around 200 KW daily demand.
January 16, 2024Indonesia’s OJK optimistic about carbon exchange growth in 2024
Indonesia’s Financial Services Authority (OJK) is optimistic that carbon exchange will continue to grow in 2024. As of Nov 30 in 2023, the trading volume on IDX Carbon reached 494,000 tons of CO2e, with a transaction value of IDR 30.91 billion.
January 12, 2024Farmers ambivalent over Vietnam’s low-carbon rice programme
A World Bank-backed project has been criticised by rice farmers for high costs and poor returns. Can its proposed second phase salvage things?