Combined effort to tackle Asian climate change gaining momentum

Over the past five years Asia has witnessed unprecedented heatwaves, with countries like Bangladesh recording temperatures up to 43.8°C in 2024, leading to nationwide school closures affecting tens of millions of children

India’s remote Northeast emerges as a green energy frontier

India’s Northeast is gaining renewed strategic and economic significance as the country recalibrates its regional posture amid evolving geopolitical dynamics

US tariffs: threat or opportunity for ASEAN’s clean energy ambitions?

In April, when US President Donald Trump announced steep import tariffs targeting a swathe of sectors, reigniting concerns among many ASEAN countries that have flourished under the China+1 strategy.

South Korea and Japan eye strategic icebreaker advantage in US tariff talks

Japan’s Prime Minister, Shigeru Ishiba, has signalled interest in positioning icebreaker cooperation as a key point in negotiations with President Donald Trump, scheduled for final talks during the G7 summit in Canada this June.

Thousands of species threatened by climate crisis, says novel study

A new study highlights the growing threat climate change poses to animal life, identifying over 3,500 species as at risk.

Forests are increasingly becoming carbon emitters

Forests that once played a critical role in removing carbon from the atmosphere are increasingly becoming significant sources of emissions, driven by record-setting fires in regions like the boreal belt, the Amazon and Australia.

Trump boosts US nuclear power

US President Donald Trump is seeking to usher in a nuclear renaissance in the United States. He has signed executive orders to boost the non-emissions energy technology.

How Ulaanbaatar’s toxic air is killing its children

Particulate matter that can enter the bloodstream, has been measured at 27 times the level the WHO says is safe. And things are getting worse.

INTERVIEW: Karen Chen – adviser to the Taiwan Geothermal Association

Currently, there are over 20 geothermal projects either operational or under development across Taiwan with massive potential across – or under – the main island.

Countdown to disaster: timelines to cross temperature thresholds tabulated

The Climate Crisis is accelerating and all the main players predict that the world will warm by more than the 1.5C Paris Agreement target by next year and the 2C maximum will be broached by 2037 – far earlier than previously forecast.

Sunlight heating effect on earth more than doubles in the last decade

Global warming results from man-made greenhouse gas emissions that have doubled the heating effect from incoming sunlight, which is now more than the heat radiated by earth into space in the last decade, according to a research paper.

Record temperatures around the world – Statista

A heat wave is sweeping across South Asia, with temperatures having reached 44°C in India’s Jaipur and 50°C in Pakistan’s Shaheed Benazirabad in April, Statista reports.

Uzbekistan: Hub for electric vehicles in Central Asia – report

China expanding share of global EV market.

Heat crisis intensifies as military student dies in Iraq's scorching temperatures

At least one military student has died and eight others were hospitalised after suffering heat stroke due to historically high temperatures in the region.

Mexico's oil champion Pemex grows isolated amid mounting ecological damage

Pemex, Mexico’s state-owned oil company, is facing growing criticism for its significant role in hydrocarbon-related environmental damage and its apparent lack of sufficient response strategies.

Rising waters will prompt “catastrophic” mass migration, says study

Even if global heating stays at today's level, the world could be headed for unstoppable sea level rise and mass migration, scientists have warned in a stark new report in the journal Communications Earth and Environment.

Rising waters will prompt “catastrophic” mass migration, says study

US panel's ruling clears path for hefty tariffs on solar imports

As a result of the ITC’s decision, the Department of Commerce will now issue orders enforcing countervailing and anti-dumping duties on those solar products. These tariffs were finalised by the department last month.

Trump U-turns on $5bn offshore wind farm off New York in return for gas deal

The Trump administration has reversed its decision and is now allowing oil giant Equinor’s under-construction $5bn Empire Wind 1 project to proceed off New York.

Trump U-turns on $5bn offshore wind farm off New York in return for gas deal

The Trump administration has reversed its decision and is now allowing oil giant Equinor’s under-construction $5bn Empire Wind 1 project to proceed off New York.