Tackling plastic waste pollution in ASEAN
Southeast Asia stands to gain the most from the addition of plastic waste to the Basel Convention in 2019. All 10 ASEAN member states are signatories to the Basel Convention, a treaty that controls the movement of hazardous waste from one country to another. A major global environmental problem, plastic waste pollution has reached catastrophic […]
Wärtsilä’s Energy Storage Project to Boost Regional Grid Stability in Southeast Asia
The energy storage system facility will include an advanced energy management software platform. The technology group Wärtsilä has signed an Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract for a new 100 MW/100 MWh total capacity energy storage project in South East Asia. The energy storage system facility, including Wärtsilä’s GEMS, an advanced energy management software platform, […]
‘No fish’: How dams and climate change are choking Asia’s great lake
For more than half a century, January meant prime fishing season for Pang Bin. He took his wooden boat out into Cambodia’s largest lake, his catches and their sales sustaining his family for much of the year. This month, the 75-year-old decided to call it quits, but not because of age or any health concerns. […]
ASEAN governments must urgently step up climate action ahead of looming Paris Agreement deadline
As the deadline for the submission of countries’ climate change action plans to the Paris agreement (NDCs) draws to a close, regional lawmakers urge ASEAN member states to review their climate ambitions. The situation is dire. According to the UN, instead of reaching the Paris Agreement goal of keeping the world’s global temperature increases to “well […]
Rising sea levels put ASEAN cities at risk
A recent report by McKinsey Global Institute (MGI) evaluated economic projections against climate models and found a high magnitude of physical risks that 105 countries will experience in the next three decades. The study suggests that in order to address climate risks, both – adaptation measures and decarbonisation – is necessary. Today, at least 20 […]
Energy transition: ASEAN on track
In March last year, the World Economic Forum (WEF) launched the fifth edition of their Energy Transition Index (ETI), ranking 115 economies on how well they are able to balance energy security and access with environmental sustainability and affordability. The report considered both, the current state of the countries’ energy systems as well as their readiness […]
Energy Demand Fueling Southeast Asia’s Emerging Oil and Gas Industry
Energy demand in Southeast Asia is rising alongside economic growth. According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), energy demand among the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has grown by 80 percent since 2000. Looking ahead, the region’s energy demand is expected to grow another 60 percent between now and 2040. “Southeast Asia is set to become […]
Japan targets to invest US$3 billion in ASEAN
Japan is looking forward to mobilizing US$3 billion in fund in the nest three years from 2020 to 2022, Jakarta (ANTARA) – The Japanese government has targeted to invest US$3 billion in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) region in the next three years, Japanese Foreign Minister Motegi Toshimitsu said. “Japan is looking forward […]
