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This week in ASEAN sustainability developments reflect rising energy risks and policy responses to volatile fuel markets. The Philippines has declared a nationwide energy emergency as potential fuel shortages threaten aviation and transport operations.

Sustainability reporting is moving into finance teams, but the real challenge lies in bringing suppliers and SMEs along.

EV-related industries hold out substantial promise, but ASEAN countries must be clear-eyed about the opportunities, complexities, and risks.

Surging AI data center demand is driving power needs across Asia Pacific, opening new opportunities for Taiwan’s energy developers in overseas markets.

Thailand is buckling under the pressure of rising global crude prices. New pump prices effective March 26 show gasoline and diesel climbing by 6 baht per liter (USD 0.18), marking the largest single increase on record and signaling the Anutin Charnvirakul

With carbon pricing in place, revenue use, local governance and policy integration are emerging as key to Taiwan’s decarbonization outcomes.

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on March 24 declared a nationwide energy emergency, warning that potential fuel shortages could force airlines to suspend operations.

Emissions from the new data centers set to drive the UK’s AI “revolution” could be hundreds of times higher than government estimates, according to analysis by Carbon Brief.

Rather than treating data centers as fixed, always-on loads, the collaboration is exploring “flexible” AI factories that can adjust their power use in response to grid conditions.

The Middle East conflict has triggered a shortage of helium—a byproduct of natural gas—raising concerns among global automakers over potential disruptions to semiconductor manufacturing and higher vehicle production costs.