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April 27, 2026
ASEAN Weekly: Malaysia delays carbon tax rollout; Southeast Asia speeds up sustainable fuel expansion
This week in ASEAN, sustainability developments reflected rising energy security pressures alongside policy recalibration and accelerating industrial transition.
April 23, 2026Malaysia delays carbon tax as energy prices rise, prioritizes carbon market framework
Rising global energy prices are pressuring decarbonization efforts. Malaysia’s Minister of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability said on April 21 that Malaysia will delay a carbon tax on industries to ease business cost pressures.
March 26, 2026Taiwan’s climate law faces next test: What challenges remain for carbon pricing implementation?
With carbon pricing in place, revenue use, local governance and policy integration are emerging as key to Taiwan’s decarbonization outcomes.
February 13, 2026Singapore dials back carbon tax ambitions but doubles down on clean energy
Singapore is leaving room to moderate the pace of future carbon tax increases, with Prime Minister Lawrence Wong saying on Wednesday that the 2030 rate could land at the lower end of the previously announced range as global climate action loses momentum.
January 23, 2026Singapore expands emissions database as carbon tax set to nearly double
Singapore Business Federation (SBF) announced on Jan. 22 an expansion of the national emissions factors database, adding 94 new emission factors across the services, information and communications technology (ICT), industrial and energy sectors.
January 14, 2026Sarawak to impose carbon levy on energy sector to fund carbon, circular economy roadmaps
Sarawak will introduce a carbon levy on facilities in the oil, gas and energy sectors this year, while advancing a forest-based carbon economy.
January 12, 2026ASEAN Weekly: Malaysia’s LSS6 projects spark storage market surge; Amata expands Vietnam eco-industrial park
This week in Southeast Asia, renewable energy, carbon markets, and green industry investment take center stage.
January 09, 2026Malaysia to launch carbon tax in 2026, with low rates seen as risk to emissions cuts
Malaysia is set to roll out its carbon tax framework from January 2026, with regulated companies required to begin measuring and reporting their carbon emissions as a preparatory step ahead of full implementation.
October 18, 2025Questions mount over IMO's carbon pricing ambition after Net-Zero Framework vote postponed
Nations at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) meeting in London are set to vote today to formally adopt the Net-Zero Framework (NZF) to cut shipping emissions, but questions are mounting over policy uncertainty and U.S.-led opposition.
June 10, 2025Singapore’s carbon tax revenue falls short of expectations after sharp rate increase
The Singaporean government estimates that the 2024 carbon tax will generate SGD 640 million (about USD 497 million), more than 30% below the original projection.