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To Phase Out Coal by 2040, Indonesia Should Address Captive Coal and Scale Up Renewables
Indonesia is starting to show ambition in accelerating its energy transition, including by aiming to phase out coal by 2040 and scaling up renewables. However, analysts say that succeeding requires addressing captive coal use and increasing solar and battery storage deployment.
Asia and Japan’s Energy Transition Not on Path to Net Zero
Asia must urgently decarbonise, but reliance on fossil fuel-based technologies like LNG and CCS, led by Japan, is stalling progress. Prioritising wind, solar and science-based policies is crucial in driving the region’s energy transition and tackling the climate crisis.
Fossil Fuel Projects Cost More Than Expanding Renewables, Analysts Say
Solar, wind and geothermal energy offer cheaper, faster-to-deploy and socially responsible solutions for the future of energy. Yet in Asia, these clear advantages are overshadowed by the Asia Zero Emission Community (AZEC), where Japan advocates for a future that keeps fossil fuels in play under the guise of green innovation.
How AZEC and Japan Are Pushing Fossil Fuel-based Solutions in Asia
The Asia Zero Emission Community (AZEC), launched by Japan in 2023 to promote regional decarbonisation, has drawn criticism for prioritising fossil fuel-based technologies like LNG, ammonia co-firing, and carbon capture over renewables such as wind and solar. Experts argue that these "false solutions" perpetuate fossil fuel dependency, risk derailing emissions targets and harm frontline communities while offering limited decarbonisation potential.
COP29 Inaugural Digitalisation Day: Charting a New Course
The COP29 Digitalisation Day explored the links between the digital sector and climate change, highlighting the opportunities and risks within their relationship. While parties laid a good foundation for future progress through their ambitious pledges, it is now crucial to build on them.
The COP29 Energy Day: Key Pledges and Highlights
Despite some positive announcements on energy storage and grids, COP29 is shaping up to be yet another conference where the vested interests of the fossil fuel industry would decide the outcome. While there is still time for major developments, the ambition seems to be lacking.
What Is at Stake at the COP29 Climate Finance Negotiations?
Dubbed the "Finance COP," COP29 will focus on closing the gap in global climate funding. Tackling climate change, adapting to its impacts and addressing related damages require substantial financial resources. While global climate investments have risen, much more is needed, especially to support developing economies and the world's least-developed countries.
What a Donald Trump Presidency Means For Global Action Against Climate Change
Trump’s win comes as a breath of fresh air to the fossil fuel industry. For many climate scientists and activists, it is no longer a question of whether the global climate crisis will get worse but how worse it will get. The new reality highlights the importance of climate multilateralism, where the EU, China and other nations take the lead.
APAC Data Centre Carbon Footprint to Escalate from Gas Usage
Data centre, cloud computing, and artificial intelligence (AI) investment in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region is escalating, but so is the need to power that buildout. Natural gas will be the fuel of choice for producing electricity for the sector. However, more gas development means more greenhouse gas emissions. A better way forward must be developed.
Asia’s Renewable Energy Leaders and Laggards in 2024
The International Energy Agency's (IEA) Renewables 2024, published in early October, reveals Asia’s renewable energy leaders and laggards.
How the 2024 US Presidential Election Might Change America’s Climate Policy
On Nov. 5, US voters will elect Kamala Harris or Donald Trump as their next president. Aside from the global geopolitical stage, the outcome will also significantly impact the world's decarbonisation journey, the prospects of achieving Paris Agreement goals and the efforts to tame the climate crisis.
Indonesia’s Energy Policy Under The New President Prabowo Subianto
Environmentalists, human rights activists, and energy market analysts are wary of Prabowo Subianto's appointment as Indonesia's new president. However, the leader can prove them wrong in what would be a huge boost for Indonesia's and the global decarbonisation and sustainability efforts.
The State of Fossil Fuel Funding in 2024: The Biggest Corporate and State Backers
While unbearable heatwaves, catastrophic floods, and other devastating climate impacts are multiplying in frequency and severity, experts reveal that the top 60 largest private banks have provided USD 6.9 trillion to fossil fuels since the Paris Agreement.
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