ARTICLES

23 Sep 2022

Ending Our Toxic Relationship with Coal

Mirza Sadaqat Huda

The recently published 2022 Southeast Asia Climate Outlook indicates a growing consensus on ending coal consumption. But perceptions vary across countries, socio-economic classes and education levels of respondents.

18 Jul 2022

Can the Russia-Ukraine Conflict Derail Southeast Asia’s Decarbonisation Efforts?

Mirza Sadaqat Huda

The commodities supply crunch can disrupt Southeast Asia’s goal of attaining net-zero targets in the next few decades. While regional countries have backtracked on climate commitments, the crisis can stimulate long-term strategic responses such as accelerating decarbonisation efforts and developing domestic deposits of critical minerals.

ASEAN Climate Change Energy Environment Renewable Energy

14 Jun 2022

Southeast Asia Caught Between a Commodity Crisis and a Climate Crunch

Melinda Martinus

Southeast Asian governments are facing inflationary and climate pressures simultaneously, against the backdrop of the Russia-Ukraine war. To back down from earlier climate promises, tempted by urgent domestic needs, would be counter-productive and short-sighted.

Climate Change Energy Environment Renewable Energy

9 Jun 2022

#LeaveNoOneBehind: Ensuring Universal Energy Access in SEA’s Transition

Prapimphan Chiengkul

ASEAN is unlikely to meet the UN’s Sustainable Development Goal 7 as it transitions to cleaner energy. While some encouraging steps have been taken to assure the region’s citizens of energy access, much more needs to be done to bring the entire region on an equal footing.

ASEAN Energy Renewable Energy Sustainable Development

14 Mar 2022

Win Over Renewable Naysayers in Indonesia

Ryan Wong|David Silalahi

Indonesia has the potential to be a vital renewable energy exporter in the region. But it has to first get its ducks in a row on the technical, financial and regulatory fronts.

Climate Change Energy Indonesia Infrastructure Renewable Energy

11 Mar 2022

The Intractable Challenges Facing Energy Trade in Southeast Asia

Ryan Wong|Lee Poh Onn

A cross-border power grid offers Southeast Asian countries the potential of greater energy security, affordability and sustainability. But thus far, the lack of urgency in sharing energy to achieve long-term security across the region is palpable.

ASEAN Asean Trade Energy

11 Aug 2021

Don’t Miss the Turning Point of ASEAN’s Energy Plan

Ryan Wong

ASEAN’s Energy Plan is an empty fortress – dejected and under-delivered. But if done right, the region can turn a corner and do more to harness the power of renewables.

ASEAN Climate Change Energy

14 Jul 2021

ASEAN’s Covid-19 Recovery Measures: Missing Opportunities for a Green Future

Melinda Martinus|Sharon Seah

As of 28 May 2021, ASEAN countries had authorised a total of US$ 730 billion, equivalent to 7.8% of ASEAN’s total GDP, in stimulus dollars. But few ASEAN countries have prioritised green components to their Covid-19 stimulus packages.

ASEAN Climate Change COVID-19 Energy Environment

Mekong River at Sangkhom district in the northeastern Thai province of Nong Khai

1 Jun 2021

The Mekong River Ecosystem in Crisis: ASEAN Cannot be a Bystander

Hoang Thi Ha|Farah Nadine Seth

Despite being the premier regional organisation in Southeast Asia, ASEAN remains a bystander in the imminent collapse of the Mekong River ecosystem. The successful mainstreaming of transboundary haze pollution in ASEAN’s legal and institutional frameworks are instructive for invigorating ASEAN’s engagement in the Mekong issues.

ASEAN ASEAN-China Relations Climate Change Energy Environment Mekong River

9 Apr 2021

The Unusual Appointment of Vietnam’s New Minister of Industry and Trade

Le Hong Hiep

Nguyen Hong Dien’s personal links and his expected support for General Secretary Trong’s agendas may explain his rise to the top of the economic super-ministry.

Anti-Corruption Communist Party of Vietnam Energy Vietnam Vietnamese Politics