The more coal dominates the energy mix, the more positively Southeast Asia’s media will cover it—except in the Philippines
The more coal-dependent a country is, the more pro-coal its news reporting is—this was the trend among five Southeast Asian countries surveyed by Climate Tracker. Why is the Philippines the outlier?
Smart Cities In The Post COVID-19 Era
Cities are home to most of the world’s population and where problems and solutions meet. They are centres of economic growth and innovation. However, the high concentration of people and economic activities in cities make them most vulnerable to various disasters, epidemics and pandemics.
ASEAN Cities Threatened By Climate Change
The World Bank estimates the global population to reach 8.5 billion by 2030 with two-thirds of this number living in cities. From that, an estimated 90 million people will move to cities in the Southeast Asian region.
ADB, Japan to strengthen cooperation on clean energy in ASEAN region
Manila: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Japan‘s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) have signed a memorandum of cooperation to enhance their joint efforts to promote clean energy in southeast Asia.
Japan and ADB to promote clean energy in Southeast Asia
They will focus on the areas of renewable energy, energy conservation and efficiency as well as other technologies that will facilitate the transition to low carbon energy
How Southeast Asia’s clean energy firms kept the lights on during the pandemic
The region’s clean energy players saw mixed fortunes in 2020 as they grappled with Covid-19 disruptions. How did they roll with the punches, and how will they adapt to a post-Covid world?
Major milestone for world’s biggest solar project
The world’s biggest solar+storage project is a step closer to realization, as the government of Australia’s Northern Territory and Singapore-based Sun Cable have signed a deal to advance the development of the Australia-ASEAN Power Link.
Petronas still Asean most valuable brand, its chief in world O&G’s Top 3 CEOs
KUALA LUMPUR: Petroliam Nasional Bhd has maintained its position as the most valuable Asean brand in the Brand Finance Global 500 report this year.
