#energy security News
In 2015, Indonesia announced the construction of seven dams to provide water in East Nusa Tenggara province, an eastern region of the archipelago where access to freshwater is scarce during the annual dry season.
As the COP29 summit eyes a surge in renewable energy, competing demand for land creates conflict in India and Bangladesh.
As Bangladesh pays debts to Indian energy firm Adani Power, its new government wants to go green.
EB Studio
Amid escalating climate losses and no net zero goal in sight, a newly proposed Low Carbon Economy Investment Act and ambitious private sector-led initiatives only way for Philippine industries to decarbonise.
#energy security Opinion
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.
Carbon & Climate
What Australia’s new gas strategy gets wrong
Australia’s gas future must involve energy security and climate security. The new government strategy fails to strike this balance.
India’s Indigenous Prototype Fast Breeder Nuclear Reactor (PFBR) and abundant thorium reserves hold key to India’s future energy security.
Non-populist policies pose risks for politicians. Prabowo Subianto, who has claimed victory in the Indonesian presidential elections, is looking at creating five million green jobs, but stops short of pledging to phase out fossil fuels subsidies.
Policy & Finance
Can the Philippines fulfill its 2024 climate ambitions?
#energy security 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.
Southeast Asia's largest energy consumer has been slow to transition to renewables, but recent policies point to greater expansion of the country's solar, tidal and geothermal energy production.
EB Studio
About four out of every five people impacted by sea-level rise by 2050 will live in East or Southeast Asia, creating an urgent need climate-smart solutions for cities. This year’s Innovate4Climate summit will look at the climate-smart solutions the region needs.
EB Studio
Battery technology could reshape the global energy sector, and this year's #Innovate4Climate summit in Singapore will focus on the cutting-edge innovation that could change the energy landscape.
#energy security 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.
The Philippines has ended new coal development as it pursues a low-carbon future. Don Paulino of non-profit Philippine Energy Independence Council and boss of Shell's exploration arm, argues why natural gas should remain in the energy mix.
Policy & Finance
Asia’s net zero goals — how realistic are they?
China, Japan and Korea have just announced exciting decarbonisation targets. On the Eco-Business podcast, Dr Frank Rijsberman, director general of the Global Green Growth Institute, talks about what these targets mean for the region's development and our climate.
#energy security Press Releases
Climate Finance Asia
Facility-level just transition guidelines for banks draft report released
Energy Development Corporation
EDC: Elevate together at 48
#energy security Research
Conservation International, DBS Bank, National University of Singapore (NUS) and Temasek
The business case for natural climate solutions: Insights and opportunities for Southeast Asia
