https://www.eco-business.com/category/energy/Asia Pacific news, jobs, events for the cleantech & green enCopyright (c) 2016, Eco-BusinessFri, 13 Jun 2025 07:00:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/toxic-runoff-from-myanmar-rare-earth-mines-threatens-thai-waterways/Water tests from the Kok and Sai rivers near Thailand’s border with Myanmar have revealed elevated arsenic levels, leading Thai officials to warn citizens to avoid contact with river water.Fri, 13 Jun 2025 07:00:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/toxic-runoff-from-myanmar-rare-earth-mines-threatens-thai-waterways/https://www.eco-business.com/news/edp-renewables-axes-jobs-in-singapore-amid-pivot-to-developed-markets-in-asia/The renewables giant is shifting roles away from its regional headquarters to Japan, Australia and Taiwan, while relocating some functions to Malaysia to cut costs. However, the firm anticipates ending the year with a similar headcount.Thu, 12 Jun 2025 06:05:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/edp-renewables-axes-jobs-in-singapore-amid-pivot-to-developed-markets-in-asia/https://www.eco-business.com/news/philippines-bets-on-natural-gas-to-accelerate-renewable-energy/A new law paving the way for the promotion of natural gas has been labelled an “insult” by climate campaigners.Wed, 11 Jun 2025 11:00:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/philippines-bets-on-natural-gas-to-accelerate-renewable-energy/https://www.eco-business.com/news/trumps-budget-cuts-throw-us-renewable-energy-jobs-into-doubt/Green energy tax credits have boosted US construction jobs and attracted younger workers, but could be on the chopping block.Wed, 11 Jun 2025 07:00:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/trumps-budget-cuts-throw-us-renewable-energy-jobs-into-doubt/https://www.eco-business.com/news/after-trump-cut-funding-for-energy-transitions-overseas-could-china-step-in/Chinese international cooperation mechanisms such as the Belt and Road Initiative could fill the gaps left by US withdrawal.Tue, 10 Jun 2025 09:12:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/after-trump-cut-funding-for-energy-transitions-overseas-could-china-step-in/https://www.eco-business.com/news/where-is-the-money-the-eu-promised-workers-to-go-green/Flagship EU fund to support fossil fuel workers and communities risks mad spending rush, says exclusive European Commission data.Tue, 10 Jun 2025 08:00:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/where-is-the-money-the-eu-promised-workers-to-go-green/https://www.eco-business.com/news/qa-the-global-south-is-caught-between-powers-trying-to-get-their-resources/Political scientist and author Thea Riofrancos describes the challenges of critical minerals extraction for Latin American countries.Tue, 10 Jun 2025 06:00:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/qa-the-global-south-is-caught-between-powers-trying-to-get-their-resources/https://www.eco-business.com/news/as-ai-fuels-growth-of-data-centres-critics-fight-back/Communities are campaigning against the arrival of AI-powered data centres that they say bring negative environmental impacts.Mon, 09 Jun 2025 22:35:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/as-ai-fuels-growth-of-data-centres-critics-fight-back/https://www.eco-business.com/news/asean-power-grid-needs-at-least-us100-billion-to-build-transmission-lines-adb/The bulk of funding will be used to address intermittency and variability of renewables in off-grid areas, says Asian Development Bank’s energy director Keiju Mitsuhashi.Fri, 06 Jun 2025 10:00:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/asean-power-grid-needs-at-least-us100-billion-to-build-transmission-lines-adb/https://www.eco-business.com/opinion/how-china-won-the-clean-energy-race/China pursued their low-carbon agenda not in response to climate change, but because of its own energy insecurity.Thu, 05 Jun 2025 08:43:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/opinion/how-china-won-the-clean-energy-race/https://www.eco-business.com/news/regulation-and-green-building-incentives-only-way-for-hong-kong-to-meet-net-zero-fredrick-leong/Emissions from Hong Kong's built environment cannot be ignored any longer, says the Sustainability Leadership A-List winner. While greening infrastructure could nip carbon emissions in the bud, regulatory and retrofitting hurdles remain.Thu, 05 Jun 2025 04:13:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/regulation-and-green-building-incentives-only-way-for-hong-kong-to-meet-net-zero-fredrick-leong/https://www.eco-business.com/news/explainer-what-is-chinas-shenzen-model-for-low-carbon-transition-in-cities/Wandering the streets of Shenzhen, a city which has earned the title of China’s “first city of ‘new-energy vehicles’” (NEVs), you will not miss the scene of numerous NEVs parking under slogans promoting “green and low carbon” lifestyles.Wed, 04 Jun 2025 06:41:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/explainer-what-is-chinas-shenzen-model-for-low-carbon-transition-in-cities/https://www.eco-business.com/news/palm-oil-waste-can-potentially-replace-malaysias-coal-power-capacity-says-minister/Malaysia’s commodities minister is touting palm oil biomass as a coal alternative, while signalling a hard stance on deforestation. But experts warn that the full lifecycle emissions of biomass could exceed that of coal.Tue, 03 Jun 2025 12:40:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/palm-oil-waste-can-potentially-replace-malaysias-coal-power-capacity-says-minister/https://www.eco-business.com/news/thailands-solar-sector-faces-hurdles-in-net-zero-push/Entrenched gas interests and domestic issues put a strain on Thailand’s solar potential.Tue, 03 Jun 2025 03:00:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/thailands-solar-sector-faces-hurdles-in-net-zero-push/https://www.eco-business.com/podcasts/inaction-is-not-an-option-for-companies-in-climate-vulnerable-nations-like-india-lodha-esg-chief-aun-abdullah/In a new episode of 'On the frontlines', the real estate giant's ESG head says that while there has been no pushback on climate action by corporate India, questions remain over whether the real estate sector is decarbonising fast enough.Fri, 30 May 2025 08:25:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/podcasts/inaction-is-not-an-option-for-companies-in-climate-vulnerable-nations-like-india-lodha-esg-chief-aun-abdullah/https://www.eco-business.com/news/biomass-co-firing-a-false-strategy-that-risks-prolonging-indonesias-coal-use-report/Despite being endorsed as a way to mitigate emissions in Indonesia’s new power supply plan, the use of wood and crop waste in coal plants delivers minimal climate benefits while posing new pollution risks, says an environmental group.Fri, 30 May 2025 06:18:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/biomass-co-firing-a-false-strategy-that-risks-prolonging-indonesias-coal-use-report/https://www.eco-business.com/news/a-third-of-southeast-asias-data-centres-could-be-powered-by-renewable-energy-by-2030-study/Data centre hubs in the region can meet at least 30 per cent of their electricity demand by the end of the decade with wind and solar, without the need for battery storage, found a new report by Ember.Fri, 30 May 2025 05:00:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/a-third-of-southeast-asias-data-centres-could-be-powered-by-renewable-energy-by-2030-study/https://www.eco-business.com/opinion/a-call-for-ecological-justice-why-indonesias-pesantrens-reject-renewable-energy/Local communities and traditional Islamic boarding schools are pushing back on renewable energy projects that prioritise technical and economic benefits over social and ecological considerations.Thu, 29 May 2025 08:00:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/opinion/a-call-for-ecological-justice-why-indonesias-pesantrens-reject-renewable-energy/https://www.eco-business.com/news/china-celac-summit-invests-in-multilateralism-amid-global-trade-tensions/At the summit in Beijing, Latin American leaders called for closer ties with China and sought new investment and trade opportunities.Wed, 28 May 2025 06:00:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/china-celac-summit-invests-in-multilateralism-amid-global-trade-tensions/https://www.eco-business.com/news/data-centres-are-reshaping-the-asean-power-grids-forecasts-say-global-financiers/Multilateral development banks can help derisk the costs of decarbonisation and intereconnections, with tech companies like Google playing a key role as large offtakers of clean energy.Wed, 28 May 2025 00:12:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/data-centres-are-reshaping-the-asean-power-grids-forecasts-say-global-financiers/