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Companies in East Asia and the Pacific used the most electricity but sourced only 18.5 per cent from renewables, versus 68 per cent in North America, the International Telecommunication Union found.
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Bangladesh is building a 42.5-megawatt power plant that will burn waste from the main Dhaka landfill as fuel.
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The voluntary Antalya Pledge asks governments and companies to disclose data centre energy use and shift to renewables, as US and Chinese AI build‑outs are set to drive most of this decade’s extra electricity demand.
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With the country dominating nickel exports, its moves towards green industry could make the greatest impacts.
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#electrification Opinion

China’s electrification push is becoming a test of competitiveness for businesses
China’s experience shows that renewable generation, grid investment and flexible business demand must develop together for electrification to deliver economic value.
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Electric vehicles can reduce pollution and emissions. But underlying issues of preserving car dependence, displacing environmental harm and workers bearing the costs of a clean future need to be addressed.
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The war in the Gulf has unleashed powerful market forces that the rest of the world can harness to accelerate electrification and keep the Paris climate agreement's primary objectives on track. Doing so will not only mitigate climate change, but also strengthen economic resilience worldwide.
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The rise of electric SUVs is challenging the idea of green transport, with experts warning that heavier vehicles could undermine climate, health and equity goals.
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#electrification Videos

Jovie Montajes, founder of Light of Hope PH
After 20 years without electricity, more than 50 households in Cebu's poorest district have been provided with solar energy, financed by carbon offsets.
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#electrification Podcasts

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In the first of a podcast series featuring Southeast Asia's clean energy entrepreneurs, the CEO of Gurin Energy says that Asean countries will be left behind in artificial intelligence and robotics if the region does not connect its grid and deploy renewables at speed and scale.
Hendrik Rosenthal, sustainability director, CLP Power
In the second episode of 'On the frontlines', power firm CLP's group sustainability director Rosenthal talks to the EB Podcast about the challenges of steering sustainability in a carbon-heavy industry, closing coal plants and the need for pragmatism.
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GoTo sustainability head Tanah Sullivan tells the Eco-Business Podcast that regulating net-zero claims would decarbonise Southeast Asia faster. Indonesia's biggest internet firm aims to cut emissions to zero by 2030 — a target critics say is unrealistic.
EB Podcast: Climate Tech In Asia - Gogoro Founder Horace Luke
Exclusive In this new podcast series 'Climate Tech in Asia', Eco-Business speaks to Gogoro chairman and CEO Horace Luke about the company's recent listing on the Nasdaq and its quest to electrify Asia's ubiquitous two-wheelers and make battery swapping mainstream.
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