Eco-Business

Coal-dependent regions have much experience to share on the energy transition, write two authors from China and Indonesia.

Workers in an electronic manufacturing factory in a Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) area in Laguna.

Company participation has surged 120 per cent since the green option programme was introduced four years ago, finds a new report. But despite demand growth, renewable energy supply remains limited.

Hashim Djojohadikusumo speaking at a conference - Feb 2025

Indonesian president Prabowo Subianto’s pledge to retire the country’s fossil fuel plants last year was “misquoted by the media”, claims the leader’s brother Hashim Djojohadikusumo, arguing that such a move would be “economic suicide”.

Indonesia targets net zero by 2060, but environmentalists worry about slow renewables growth and reliance on biofuels.

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By Samantha Ho

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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. By Anissa R. Suharsono and Yanuar Nugroho

Achieving net zero emissions requires compromise but energy justice for all needs to be at the heart of any decision. For all the talk, it's not happening, yet. By Dr Justin See

To accelerate the net-zero transition and reduce Russia and China's global influence as the world’s leading providers of nuclear projects, shareholder governments must reconsider their outdated stance against the technology. By Håvard Halland and Jessica Lovering

A laborer hauls crushed rocks pulversied by a diesel-powered crusher in the shadow of a wind turbine.

Ensuring underserved populations have reliable, clean and safe access to electricity is a $1.2 trillion opportunity, says ADB's Yongping Zhai. By Yongping Zhai

By Jay Mariyappan

Carbon & Climate

Deep decarbonization

By Jeffrey D Sachs

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By Stewart Taggart

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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.