#renewable energy News
Policy & Finance
Is it time for China to embrace catastrophe insurance?
Such policies can compensate natural disaster victims and drive climate action, but insurers and consumers are cautious.
Policy & Finance
Billions in public funds ‘wasted’ on carbon capture projects: report
At least 41 commercial carbon capture and storage projects are operating worldwide; the majority are managed by fossil fuel companies, such as ExxonMobil and Shell.
A Malaysian court ruled this week that hydropower companies building a dam on land belonging to the Indigenous Semai people of Malaysia’s Perak state had failed to secure proper consent and must halt operations immediately.
Carbon & Climate
China is fostering a ‘climate generation’ but more support is needed
Efforts to bring climate change education into primary and secondary schools face limited teaching materials, class time, funding and teacher capacity.
Policy & Finance
Trump-Harris debate: Where do they stand on the energy transition?
#renewable energy Opinion
Sizeable coal power projects are costly and heavily reliant on foreign capital, but international investors are increasingly hesitant to finance coal projects.
The current pace of renewable-energy adoption still falls short of what it will take to hit the Paris agreement’s mid-century net-zero targets, and to meet the immediate development needs of those living in energy poverty.
Funders put billions into the ‘blue economy’ but are ignoring its core principles of equity and sustainability, says Essam Yassin Mohammed.
Bullish gas plans ignore the financial challenges of infrastructure development, renewable energy potential in the region and climate policy restrictions.
Carbon & Climate
Could the low-carbon economy bill re-write the Philippines' future?
#renewable energy Videos
After 20 years without electricity, more than 50 households in Cebu's poorest district have been provided with solar energy, financed by carbon offsets.
Improving energy efficiency could meet a quarter of Southeast Asia’s emissions reduction targets. Here is how efficiency could drive Southeast Asia's energy transition.
Vietnam's wind market is thriving, but more work lies ahead if the country wants to power its booming economy without imperilling its people and the planet.
Southeast Asian nations are racing to bring clean, affordable power to their people, but one country is outrunning them all. How can states make their renewable energy transition a success?
#renewable energy Podcasts
Energy
‘Carrots, sticks, and hugs’: Scrutinising Indonesia’s US$20 billion just transition challenge
The populous coal-rich powerhouse has six months to tell investors how it plans to spend G7 money to decarbonise equitably. We ask experts about the risks, strategy, and opportunities.
A US$22 billion project involving 12,000 hectares of solar panels and 3,800km of cabling running from Darwin to Singapore might be the most ambitious renewable energy project ever. How will it work? Eco-Business talked to Fraser Thompson of project developer Sun Cable.
Carbon & Climate
The ‘triangle of deceit’ in climate conversations: ESG, net-zero and voluntary carbon markets
Eco-Business talks to 'angry clean energy guy' Assaad Razzouk about the flaws in much-hyped climate change solutions, and how to fix them.
Laos has announced the construction of two new coal plants for this year, despite growing evidence that coal power comes with significant financial risk. What is holding back the country from tapping its rich clean energy resources instead?
#renewable energy Press Releases
First Gen Corporation
First Gen, Globe renew clean energy partnership to advance net zero ambition
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Indonesia sets path for climate-friendly cooling with National Cooling Action Plan
