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November 03, 2025
EU’s 2040 climate goal faces uncertainty over carbon credits, shrinking sinks
The EU is considering options that would allow it to revise or weaken its 2040 climate target, originally aimed at cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 90% from 1990 levels.
November 03, 2025Experts highlight three keys to boost ASEAN clean energy investment
Clean energy technologies are gaining growing attention among ASEAN member states, with carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) and green hydrogen steadily advancing toward large-scale commercialization.
November 03, 2025Belém faces its social and natural demons as host to COP30
The lack of trees in one of the Amazon’s most revered cities, especially in poor neighborhoods, contributes to projections that Belém will face 222 days of extreme heat by 2050.
October 31, 2025Hydropower replaces diesel in Eastern Indonesia, cutting costs by over 85%
Indonesia is ramping up efforts to replace diesel-fired generators with small hydropower facilities. On Oct. 30, two new power plants in East Nusa Tenggara and West Papua were inaugurated, while another broke ground on the same day.
October 31, 2025How countries failed to steer shipping to net zero, and where they go next
Amid threats and tears, nations failed to sign off a ground-breaking deal to curb the sector’s huge appetite for fossil fuels
October 30, 2025Taiwan solar firms tap ASEAN self-generation market to cut electricity costs
Taiwanese solar PV companies at Energy Taiwan 2025 expressed optimism about the self-generation market in ASEAN and are actively seeking opportunities for expansion and collaboration.
October 30, 2025Will Trump’s funding cuts hurt the future of America’s energy grid?
The Trump administration’s widespread cancellation and freezing of clean energy funding is also hitting essential work to improve the nation’s power grid.
October 29, 2025Singapore drafts ASEAN cross-border REC framework to drive regional power trade
Singapore is spearheading efforts to establish a Cross-Border Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) framework for ASEAN, aiming to align national standards across three key dimensions.
October 29, 2025Rare earth mining expands into Laos, threatening entire Mekong River
Satellite data show at least 27 new rare earth mines have opened across Laos since 2022, mostly in protected areas and many within the Mekong River Basin, raising transboundary pollution risks for Vietnam and the wider Mekong system.
October 29, 2025Thailand to roll out first SAF standard, paving way for industry takeoff
Thailand’s first standard for SAF specifications is expected to be released this month and enforced next year, starting at 1% and increasing to 8% by 2036.