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Asia-Pacific is where climate change stops being theoretical. The disasters, the energy transition, and the disappearing coastlines defining the planet’s most consequential region.
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Jun- 2026 -29 June
Philippines became solar’s top buyer by accident, not ambition
A median household now spends 12% of income on electricity, forcing families to buy Chinese panels to escape volatile grid prices set by global fuel markets.
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29 June
Asia’s harvest is about to fail on a warmer planet
The FAO warns a strong El Niño arriving within weeks will cut staple-crop yields across South and Southeast Asia, threatening 8.8 million people in 22 countries even as adaptation money…
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26 June
China’s recovering elephant herds are walking into farmland. Drones see them coming.
Thermal cameras mounted on hourly drone flights detected a 17-elephant herd 95% of the time near midnight, offering a tested method for anticipating conflict as Yunnan's population doubled since the…
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26 June
The Philippines is building renewable power on Chinese supply chains
With 98% of solar imports from China and residential rates at $0.22 per kilowatt-hour, Manila is trading fuel dependence for manufacturing dependence.
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26 June
India’s green economy is booming. Its coal consumption keeps rising.
India generated $110 billion in green revenue in 2025 at a 20% annual growth rate, but coal still powers 73% of its electricity and consumption reached 1.06 billion tonnes.
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25 June
One Indian biogas plant runs at triple the industry average. That’s the real story.
Gruner Renewable Energy's Satna facility produced 23.5 tonnes of compressed biogas daily at 120% capacity, while most Indian CBG plants operate at 40–50%, raising questions about whether the model can…
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25 June
Singapore is betting US$500 million to unlock Asia’s green capital
The Monetary Authority of Singapore closed the first US$250 million tranche of its Energy Transition Acceleration Finance fund on June 25, using public money to absorb early-stage risk and attract…
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23 June
El Niño and Middle East chaos could starve Southeast Asia this year
NOAA confirmed El Niño conditions on June 13, while Hormuz instability threatens 70% of the region's crude imports—two shocks hitting rice farms simultaneously.
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17 June
Iran war exposed Southeast Asia’s energy trap. Now the exit begins.
The IEA projects Southeast Asia's net energy import bill could reach $250 billion by 2035, up from $90 billion in 2023, but the June 2025 Strait of Hormuz disruption is…
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16 June
Southeast Asia’s oil bill could triple by 2035 without urgent diversification
The International Energy Agency projects the region's net oil import costs will climb from US$80 billion in 2024 to US$245 billion by 2035 if fossil fuel policies remain unchanged, exposing…
