Sustainability
Tech and AI are changing the climate equation – for the worse
At an inflection point where the world needs to reverse trends in emissions and energy consumption, AI is making it more difficult to meet climate commitments.Over the weekend at…
A long way to go to zero
South Korea’s projected US$26.5 billion floating wind farm off Ulsan City – the biggest of its kind anywhere – is the latest step in Asia’s laggardly race towards net zero…
Is Southeast Asia ready for a regional power grid?
In late October each year, Singapore becomes a hub of Southeast Asian energy diplomacy and business. Along with 16,000 other delegates, I attended this year's Singapore…
China’s cleantech investment in the US: Leg-up or security threat?
On one level, it is unsurprising that Chinese companies are pouring billions into US green manufacturing projects. For most Chinese cleantech companies, aggressive price-wars and…
Central Asia: An emerging battlefield for strategic minerals
The world is becoming increasingly hungry for rare earth elements (REEs) and rare metals (RMs). Of particular importance are uranium, lithium, tantalum, and a range of other…
Analyses
The case for an Indo-Pacific Economic Resilience Bank
The world faces a multi-trillion-dollar financing gap to reinvigorate stalling global development and create diversified green supply chains to enable a secure clean energy…
The ripple effects of EU deforestation laws in Southeast Asia
Indonesia, the world's largest palm oil producer, is at the forefront of a regulatory storm. The country’s palm oil industry faces significant disruptions due to the European…
Unhealthy competition in green technology
Avoiding catastrophic climate change requires far more than the current Paris accord commitments. Even keeping these commitments looks unlikely as governments struggle with the…
Parting the waters: India v Pakistan
On 30 August, India asked Pakistan to modify the Indus Water Treaty (IWT), a long-standing agreement that allocates the waters of the Indus Basin equally between these two often…
What lies beneath: There’s more to cables than geopolitics
Last Wednesday, during the UN General Assembly High-Level Week, the United States, European Union and their allies unveiled the New York Principles on Undersea Cables, committing…