Vietnam plans to bolster green credit The country wants to power the economy through green credit and green banking. Vietnam is going greener. The country is building a low-carbon economy that will be powered by renewable energy and green credit. To bolster these efforts, the government is keen to increase the availability of sustainable financial… Continue reading Vietnam Plans to Bolster Green Credit
Road to Renewables: SEA Needs a Fast Track Approach Investments towards coal alternatives and resilient energy sources will be vital. A whopping $29.4 trillion. This is the amount of funds needed to transform ASEAN into a region powered by 100% renewable energy. The transition to clean energy entails massive investments in new plants as well as… Continue reading Road to Renewables: SEA Needs a Fast Track Approach
How the Technology Sector can Help Power ESG in ASEAN Can tech be the answer for the region’s woes with ESG data reporting? As ESG becomes one of the top agendas this decade, ASEAN countries are increasingly using technology as the core of their efforts to reach net-zero. There have been major developments in ASEAN’s… Continue reading How the Technology Sector Can Help Power ESG in ASEAN
ASEAN Needs Proactive Waste Management While a slew of initiatives has begun, Southeast Asia needs a concerted effort. Think of Bali’s beaches and you picture pristine sands, cloudless skies, and warm waters lapping the shores. You don’t want that scene ruined by walking over beaches strewn with 50 tonnes of discarded plastic cups, bags, diapers,… Continue reading ASEAN Needs Proactive Waste Management
ESG Is Now A Boardroom Agenda Southeast Asia nations are now paying closer attention to sustainable business practices. Southeast Asia is growing at a breakneck pace. ASEAN is projected to become the world’s fourth-largest economy by 2050. Corporates are getting more ambitious, with rapid expansion in manufacturing and services. However, the growth also has a downside.… Continue reading ESG Is Now A Boardroom Agenda
ASEAN Goes Green: Renewable Energy Strategies in Southeast Asia Shifting to cleaner energy is an important decision of ASEAN countries as they are most vulnerable to climate change. With a 50% rise in energy demand within a decade the region stands at crossroads in terms of their collective energy future. As of 2019,, the total renewables capacity… Continue reading ASEAN Goes Green: Renewable Energy Strategies in Southeast Asia
Sino Influence in ASEAN’s Energy: A Double-edged Sword? The energy industry has played a vital role in ASEAN’s economic story to date. Countries like Indonesia and Malaysia have depended significantly on their abundance of energy related commodities – such as coal and oil – for trade and economic growth. And the role of the energy… Continue reading Sino Influence in ASEAN’s Energy: A Double-edged Sword?
The Two-Sides to China’s Investment in ASEAN’s Energy Sector The energy industry has played a vital role in ASEAN’s economic story to date. Countries like Indonesia and Malaysia have depended significantly on their abundance of energy related commodities – such as coal and oil – for trade and economic growth. And the role of the… Continue reading The Two-Sides to China’s Investment in ASEAN’s Energy Sector
How China’s Belt & Road Initiative Impacts Climate Change Accord Chinese leader Xi Jinping launched One Belt, One Road (OBOR) in 2013, later re-translated as Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), as China’s global infrastructure development strategy for historical Silk Road trading routes. Confusingly, the “belt” refers to land connections, Marco Polo’s northern routes dating from the 13th century;… Continue reading How China’s Belt & Road Initiative Impacts Climate Change Accord
Bright Future as Well as Challenges Facing EV in ASEAN In 2017, a news report got really popular. The study calculated that Indonesians spent 22 days of a year stuck in traffic jams. Jakarta was, at the time, considered one of the worst cities in the world when it came to gridlocks. The city dropped out of… Continue reading Bright Future as Well as Challenges Facing EV in ASEAN
