Southeast Asia's Clean Energy Transition

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Energy professionals are gradually moving out of oil, gas and coal jobs for positions in renewables in the world’s most fossil fuel-dependent region. Eco-Business asked executives why they made the switch.

Lorry entering Rempang to demolish houses

Despite Rempang residents rejecting eviction to develop the Indonesian island into a solar hub tied to a deal exporting clean power to Singapore, authorities have begun house demolitions – some unannounced – under the project's “new phase”.

Cirebon 1’s financial advisor says the model "might not be replicable" nationwide as grid stability costs were overlooked early on and transition credits – being trialled in the Philippines – may not apply. Updates on the pending transaction are expected at COP29.

He dislikes spending climate money, but opportunities could arise where interests align. Observers also hope the private market can pull through if the US disengages.

Pertamina oil and gas facility in Rokan Block in Riau

As declining oil output increases reliance on on foreign supply, the region’s oil import bill could exceed US$200 billion by 2050, posing major economic and energy security risks without a faster renewables shift, says the global energy authority.

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44th and 45th Asean summits and related summits in Lao PDR

Asean needs to develop a collective response to the geopolitics of renewable energy in order to address resource nationalism and the adverse impacts of growing US-China rivalry on Southeast Asia's energy transition.

Three candidates are in serious contention for governor of Southeast Asia's largest city. Do their promises to fix Jakarta's worsening air pollution, poor waste infrastructure and chronic flooding hold water?

In an interview with Eco-Business, CEO Meg O'Neill says Woodside will have to engage investors on natural gas decarbonisation and decide if doing so is "the most effective use of shareholder capital". Australia has been under fire for backing gas drilling despite its 2050 net zero goal.

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There is consensus that coal needs to be retired early in Asia, but the mechanisms for financing the phase-out are not clear. This mini-documentary examines how transition credits work and whether they can fund Southeast Asia's equitable switch to clean power.

At COP29, the city-state unveiled a third investment theme to decarbonise hard-to-abate sectors under its national blended finance scheme and pledged to match partner concessional capital dollar-for-dollar.