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Singapore is spearheading efforts to establish a Cross-Border Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) framework for ASEAN, aiming to align national standards across three key dimensions.

Satellite data show at least 27 new rare earth mines have opened across Laos since 2022, mostly in protected areas and many within the Mekong River Basin, raising transboundary pollution risks for Vietnam and the wider Mekong system.

Thailand’s first standard for SAF specifications is expected to be released this month and enforced next year, starting at 1% and increasing to 8% by 2036.

With less than two weeks before the UN Climate Conference (COP30), host country Brazil is preparing to unveil an ambitious proposal for a global carbon market.

Japan’s trading giant Sumitomo Corporation has made its first investment in hydropower in Vietnam, announcing on October 22 that it has acquired a 49% stake in Mekong Electric Power Engineering and Development JSC.

French oil and gas giant TotalEnergies has been found by a Paris court to have deceived consumers by overstating its climate pledges and its role as an active player in the fight against global warming.

U.S. President Donald Trump attended the ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur on Oct. 26, where he signed critical minerals agreements with Thailand and Malaysia.

Singapore is emerging as a potential proving ground for a round-the-clock clean power model, 24/7 carbon-free electricity (CFE), experts said at a TransitionZero webinar.

Civil society and affected groups are pushing for Indonesia to pass a Climate Justice Bill, which would enshrine climate justice as a constitutional right and protect vulnerable communities through coordinate national policy.

Governments of the Amazon are reaffirming their goals of pursuing green investment – all while expanding fossil fuel exploration and mining.