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The world is on the cusp of an historic El Niño, a climate pattern centred in the Pacific that could reshape weather across the planet.

Between 19 and 30 October, 196 parties will gather to hammer out the precise wording of the dozens of legal texts that make up the decisions under the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the CBD.

Preparatory meetings for the United Nations’ annual climate summit are usually quiet affairs, focused on laying the political and technical groundwork for the main COP event. But this year felt very different.

The high financing costs remain a major barrier to renewable energy development, according to a new ASEAN energy report. Meanwhile, Energy Tech Summit Asia, held in the region for the first time, brought together industry leaders and investors.

As world leaders prepare to gather in Armenia for the UN biodiversity conference, discussions over Digital Sequence Information are reaching a tipping point.

ASEAN’s energy demand continues to grow, but the region faces an annual investment gap of around USD 405 billion. Renewables currently account for less than 15% of the energy mix, well below the region’s target.

As AI data centers expand from land to sea and even space, offshore computing is moving closer to commercialization. Could Taiwan's offshore wind expertise unlock new opportunities?

Asian governments are accelerating electrification, expanding renewable energy, and investing in power grids, while fast-growing electricity demand from AI data centers and manufacturing industries is putting additional pressure on already burdened power

As AI data center investments expand from Singapore and Johor to Batam, the Indonesian island is emerging as Southeast Asia's next computing hub. But can its power infrastructure keep pace with growing demand?

Countries embrace clean energy but resist cutting fossil fuel production. That fault line is now shaping the UN's first transition roadmap, due at COP31 in November.