The European Union’s recent decision to impose provisional duties of up to 48% on Chinese electric vehicle (EV) imports has sparked significant discussions in the sustainability community. This decisi…
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Laos rolls out project to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
The Lao government, in cooperation with a private company, is rolling out a forest carbon credit initiative in an effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from forest destruction and forest degradati…
Power sector to remain ‘carbon-intensive’ thru 2033
Emerging Asian markets, including the Philippines, will continue to drive gas-to-power demand until 2033 as power sectors are seen to remain “carbon-intensive” amid rising demand, according to an inte…
Vietnam launches financing framework for its energy transition
The mobilisation of capital for a just energy transition in South-east Asia is ramping up at the United Nations climate change conference in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. At the sidelines of the confer…
Airlangga discusses digital trends, low-carbon economic growth with Silicon Valley CEOs
As part of President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s working visit to Stanford University on the sidelines of the APEC Summit in San Francisco, the United States, Jokowi held a meeting with CEOs from maj…
Japan, Petronas to discuss storing Japanese CO2 in Malaysian sites
The Japanese government and Malaysia’s state oil firm Petronas (PETRA.UL) on Wednesday agreed to discuss how to export carbon dioxide (CO2) emitted in Japan to storage sites in Malaysia as part …
Vietnam’s first voluntary carbon exchange launched
CT Group launched its ASEAN Carbon Credit Exchange Joint Stock Company (CCTPA) on September 29, becoming the first Vietnamese enterprise to kick off a voluntary carbon emissions exchange in an attempt…
Leveraging Dirt: Soil as Southeast Asia’s Under-explored Solution for Carbon Mitigation and Food Security
Author’s note: The author would like to thank Aditi Punj Sood, Education Lead and Curriculum Cultivator for Living Soil Asia for assisting in this article. Living Soil Asia seeks to bring awareness to…
How can the palm oil industry reach net zero?
Food systems contribute approximately one third of greenhouse gas emissions, and are therefore a crucial focus in global efforts to slow climate change. Palm oil, the world’s most widely used vegetabl…
Decarbonisation is a trade imperative for Vietnam
The EU plans to implement the world’s first carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) from October 2023. During the transition period, the scheme will require importers to report the embedded carbon i…