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Smog in India: A Nation Struggling to Breathe
India’s air quality crisis has reached crisis levels, with PM 2.5 concentrations far above WHO guidelines and city skies routinely choked by smog from biomass burning, vehicle emissions, industry and crop burning. Short-term fixes like cloud seeding and emergency measures mask deeper, systemic failures. Lasting improvement requires stronger emissions controls, sustained policy action and equitable access to clean air.
Gas Turbine Shortage in Vietnam and the Philippines
Experts note that delays, exacerbated by global gas turbine shortages, and regulatory and bankability challenges are giving clear market signals to move away from gas projects and scale up renewables and battery storage deployments instead.
Domestic Banks Are Propping Up Indonesian Coal Despite Climate Risks
Despite global financiers halting support for coal power, Indonesia's major domestic banks are filling the void by funnelling billions into new coal projects. This continued investment risks locking in decades of pollution, making the country's climate goals impossible to achieve and hindering the uptake of cleaner energy alternatives.
China’s 2035 NDC: Emissions to Drop 7-10%, Analysts Concerned
There are targets, and then there’s reality, and China’s 2035 NDC perfectly embodies this. While the targets are weak, it is hard to imagine that they weren’t set on purpose, just to be broken afterwards — a habit China has demonstrated over the years.
CREA: Indonesia’s RUPTL Plan Puts Fossil Fuels First, Renewable Energy Later
According to CREA, Indonesia’s RUPTL 2025-2034 reveals major discontent between the ambitious climate pledges and public commitments of the country’s leadership and the real plans, which see a projected growth and a pivotal role for fossil fuels.
The 2025 APEC Meeting: Opportunity For South Korea to Step Up
The sluggish global emissions reduction progress and the worsening climate emergency necessitate all hands on deck. South Korea, which has historically been among the biggest climate laggards, can change course and help lead Asia towards a cleaner and more sustainable future.
China’s Green Manufacturing Industry Brings Massive Investments to 54 Countries
A new database reveals that a rapid acceleration in overseas investment by Chinese green technology manufacturers is reshaping the global clean-tech landscape and bringing economic benefits to over 50 countries worldwide, with ASEAN attracting the most capital.
Foreign Direct Investment in Bangladesh: The Economic Impact
Bangladesh’s foreign direct investment in power and energy has entrenched fossil fuels, leaving renewables a mere 3% of electricity and worsening energy poverty and overcapacity. Policy hurdles, land conflicts and biased incentives have stalled a green transition, heightening economic and development risks.
Perovskite Solar Cells Race: Japan’s Plan to Lead
Japan is racing to lead the global perovskite solar cell industry, aiming to install 20 GW by 2040 and build a self-sufficient supply chain. Despite promising technological advances and ambitious targets, cost and durability barriers remain, highlighting the need for bolder policy support to turn perovskites into a game-changer for decarbonisation and energy independence.
The EU-China Meeting Marks a New Era in Climate Diplomacy
The world has reached the moment when emissions must peak to keep the 1.5°C target within reach and avert the most devastating impacts of climate change. In the absence of the US, the China-EU climate cooperation offers hope that this might still be possible.
AI Data Centre Development in Japan and Clean Energy Transition
As AI data centres rapidly expand globally, their immense energy demands threaten to undermine decarbonisation efforts — unless powered by 100% renewables. Japan’s proactive “Watt-Bit Collaboration” aims to coordinate data centre growth with renewable energy development, but challenges around location and definitions of “clean energy” remain. The future of sustainable AI hinges on smart policy and clear energy standards.
2025 House of Councillors Election Results Bring Uncertainty For Japan
The election results indicate that the government may now need to make concessions to other parties to pass legislation. And with the growing influence of Trump-inspired parties, climate action and renewables-favouring energy policies might take yet another blow.
What Lawmakers in the Philippines Can Do To Lower Power Prices
While the Philippines has made strides in developing its clean energy market, accelerating the energy transition to levels consistent with a net-zero aligned pathway requires scaling up the build-up of renewables, expanding the power grid and limiting new fossil fuel capacity and imports.
Philippines LNG Imports Costing Households Billions
Experts warn that plans to expand LNG import infrastructure, paired with the volatility of the fuel on global markets, will financially burden the country, as well as significantly increase electricity prices for consumers at times when cheaper, cleaner, renewable energy alternatives remain underutilised and readily available.
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