Eco-Business

Dr Theresa Mundita Lim concludes her six-year tenure as the centre’s first female executive director, where she championed a regional biodiversity fund, among other initiatives.

The initiative is philanthropy-led and will extend beyond traditional Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) to cover conservation of more existing ocean ecosystems. Less than 3 per cent of the region's national waters are under formal protection but a deadline to meet a global conservation target looms.

As the Philippines builds environmental case vs China, scientists need shared data to protect the sea.

Civil society groups express concern over the draft declaration’s failure to adequately acknowledge “Indigenous peoples”, among other shortcomings.

By Siva Selan

By Samantha Ho

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Solar power plant, Central Thailand, energy transition

How the region’s populations view decarbonisation as the energy transition occurs can inform stronger leadership and better policymaking at the elite level. By Mirza Sadaqat Huda

Farmer working on a rice field in Bali, Indonesia.

The expected advent of the La Niña might portend a double-edged sword for affected regions. By Elyssa Kaur Ludher

Energy systems that rely on coal are not inherently secure as commodity market fluctuations can challenge affordability, while tripling solar and wind capacity in Asean would only negligibly impact system operations. By Christopher Doleman

For Southeast Asia, it need not be a binary choice between maintaining status quo or pushing for 'degrowth'. Reducing emissions without neglecting job growth imposes lower social costs, and can be a pathway to take for the region. By Vinod Thomas

By Jessica Cheam

By Dr Theresa Mundita Lim

By Mirza Sadaqat Huda

By Kitty Bu and Stefanie Fairholme

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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?