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Singapore’s gas and electricity prices have risen due to the impact of higher carbon tax, goods and services tax (GST) increments, and rising energy costs.

The Board of Directors of Thailand’s Board of Investment’s (BOI) have approved measures to promote investments aimed at addressing PM2.5 particulate pollution, according to BOI’s secretary-general, Narit Therdsteerasukdi.

Global leading food and drinks producers are rushing to reduce carbon footprint by tackling one of the hidden culprits of emissions in value chains: fertilizers.

Nine new renewable energy projects totaling Rp 51 trillion have faced financing dry up as international lender’s unwillingness to meet government local content requirements (LCR), state-owned electricity firm PLN said on 26.

Due to the persistently high electricity rates in Thailand, people are increasingly turning to solar power. This year, a total of 1,878 applications were successfully submitted for the "Residential Solar Project", marking a new record since the project's

Experts generally agree that Vietnam leads other ASEAN countries regarding total installed capacity and project development in renewable energy. However, there are concerns about insufficient localization.

The latest report from Philippine Congress think tank indicates that the Philippines has relatively lower carbon emissions, suggesting that imposing a carbon tax may not be necessary.

The issue of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) was debated by Gibran Rakabuming Raka and Mahfud MD during the vice presidential debate last Friday. This unexpected topic of question has become widely discussed.

Singaporean financial service group Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. (OCBC) has partnered with Japan’s investment firm Mercuria Holdings to create a fund of up to $500 million to finance decarbonization-related businesses in Southeast Asia.

Vietnam has received more than 41 million U.S. dollars from selling forest carbon credits as part of an emission reduction deal with the World Bank. The money is transferred to localities to pay locals and communities to protect forests.