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Vietnam’s DPPA framework is maturing, and green power projects based on the scheme are gradually taking shape. VinEnergo, the energy arm of Vingroup, will supply solar and storage systems to the group’s car and battery factories.

Indonesia’s largest environmental group reported that air quality around Surabaya’s Benowo waste-to-energy plant frequently exceeded WHO safety limits, with pollution spreading into residential areas, markets, and schools.

Although shipping accounts for only about 3% of global carbon emissions, the sector carries nearly 90% of global trade, making it central to global decarbonization efforts.

Thailand's carbon market is still in its early stages, with its Securities and Exchange Commission estimating that the voluntary carbon market (VCM) will be launched by 2027, ahead of the mandatory market.

Vietnam’s economic liberalization has driven strong growth, with the Associated Press (AP) likening the government’s ambitions to becoming Asia’s next “tiger economy.” But in an era where economic expansion is deeply intertwined with climate change.

Indonesia wants its first nuclear plant running by 2032, but technical and geopolitical challenges loom.

The slow rollout of regulations for the DPPA has frustrated businesses and alarmed policy researchers, who fear that insufficient renewable energy deployment could cost the country THB 1 trillion in lost foreign investment.

China is a potential major funder of Indonesia’s renewables targets, but experts are flagging potential political and strategic obstacles.

The shipping industry, especially long-haul shipping, is classified as one of the hardest sectors to decarbonize, underscoring the importance of the International Maritime Organization's (IMO) carbon fee.

Germany’s government cabinet has adopted a draft law to allow and promote the large-scale buildup of carbon storage and transport infrastructure in Germany.