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Elon Musk has argued that SpaceX’s long-term goal of building a city on Mars would help protect life. But space exploration can also do environmental harm.

In less than a month, the FIFA World Cup will draw global attention as fans travel across the U.S., Mexico, and Canada. However, scientists warn that climate change-driven heat could create dangerous conditions for players and spectators.

Across New Zealand and Australia, the impacts of a warming climate have been slowly changing how investors weigh up risk and returns. Both countries have been experiencing more extreme events such as floods and bushfires.

Taiwan expanded its DJBIC World index presence to 38 companies—48.2% of the Emerging Markets index—while new severe controversy rules mean companies that fail to respond to incidents can receive zero scores across entire question groups.

As the region plunges deeper into an energy crisis, the way out could lie in a determined move towards EV adoption and reduced reliance on oil and gas imports.

At Taipei's 2026 International Sustainability Summit, IUCN's Dindo Campilan warned that most companies remain weak on nature-regenerative strategies despite progress on climate and circular economy goals.

Nations are “back on track” to adopt a framework for curbing global shipping emissions, following the latest International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) meeting in London, UK.

President Prabowo Subianto announced a “war on waste” amid revived plans to build incinerators capable of turning millions of tons of household waste into electricity.

Malaysia's EV registrations hit 4,352 units in February 2026—up 58%—but local content sits at just 20–30% versus Thailand's 40% requirement. BYD is reconsidering its assembly plans after MITI imposed an 80% export quota and MYR 100,000 price floor.

This week in ASEAN, sustainability developments reflected rising energy security pressures alongside policy recalibration and accelerating industrial transition.