Duterte approves policy to prevent power disconnections for ‘poorest of the poor’
President Rodrigo Duterte approves the proposal of the Department of Energy to prevent power disconnections for low-income Filipinos with very minimal energy consumption
Woodside drillers stuck one more week offshore Myanmar
The coup began Monday with the arrest of elected leader and long time democracy figurehead Aung San Syu Kyi and other democratically elected leaders including president Win Myint, nine years after the long serving military junta unexpectedly stepped aside to allow the first real elections in decades.
Myanmar coup could derail billions in oil and gas investment, stall energy projects
The military coup in Myanmar threatens to disrupt energy investment in the country’s oil, gas and power sectors as companies assess the risk of operating amid heightened political uncertainty and the potential for renewed international sanctions.
PM urges saving power, water
Prime Minister Hun Sen requested the nation’s public and state institutions to participate in reducing electricity and clean water consumption to alleviate pressures on the national budget and enable funds to be diverted to other targeted areas.
Parliament declares climate change a global emergency
The Workers’ Party (WP) has called on Parliament to declare a climate emergency, and for Singapore to take bolder action to combat climate change.
Green Plan 2030 to see S’pore set new sustainability targets
Singapore will ramp up its sustainability drive, with agencies across ministries setting “ambitious and concrete targets” under a new initiative called the Singapore Green Plan 2030.
Why does Indonesia’s nickel export ban upset the EU?
JAKARTA, INDONESIA — The European Union (EU) has filed a lawsuit against Indonesia to the World Trade Organization (WTO) over Indonesia’s nickel export ban, which took effect on 1 January 2021. The export ban aims to give added values to nickel, meaning that nickel will not be exported in the form of raw ore.
The Philippines cannot do without fossil fuels just yet: Ayala and Lopez bosses
Instead of an ‘overnight shift’, there must be a ‘balance’ between the use of renewables and transition fuels like natural gas, argued top Filipino industry leaders in a virtual forum held by Eco-Business and the British Embassy in Manila.
