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For the first time, ASEAN has set up its own pavilion at a UN climate summit (COP30), signaling the bloc’s growing commitment to climate finance and a just transition.

COP30 needs a dedicated political commitment addressing how to put the global goal into action, write two climate diplomacy experts.

Indonesia’s power producer Medco Power Indonesia plans to export 600 MW of solar power to Singapore by 2028, a project that would mark Indonesia’s first-ever renewable electricity export and set a new milestone in regional power market liberalization.

A 33 MWh thermal battery integrated with a cement plant’s heat recovery system has begun operating in Thailand. The deployment was built by US thermal-energy-storage startup Rondo Energy in partnership with SCG Cleanergy.

Chinese cities have more waste incinerators than they need, while rural areas go short. Change is needed, writes Xu Nan.

As Thailand races to become the next data center hub, the government has approved a direct power purchase agreement (DPPA) scheme with a power generation capacity of 2 gigawatts.

Malaysia has introduced the country’s—and ASEAN’s first—Electric Vehicle (EV) Battery Passport Standard, requiring full lifecycle transparency from production to end-of-life reuse.

Indonesia is using the COP30 to aggressively market its carbon credits, launching daily “Sellers Meet Buyers” sessions and seeking international commitments 6 despite unresolved integrity issues in its carbon market.

Indonesia’s bioenergy sector is seeing a string of positive developments. Japanese automaker Toyota plans to partner with state-owned oil and gas company Pertamina to jointly develop bioethanol in Indonesia, with investment expected to reach up to IDR 2.5

Singapore-based sustainability consultancy Saxon Renewables’ grouped EV-charging carbon project, EVolve, has been officially registered under Verra and is planning regional expansion.

Southeast Asia has 20 TW of untapped VRE potential, but countries remain at different integration stages and will rely on the ASEAN power grid to scale up, the IEA says.

Global fossil fuel emissions are projected to rise in 2025 to a new all-time high, with all sources – coal, gas, and oil – contributing to the increase.