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Asia’s “Transition” Problem: A Wakeup Call for Climate-Aligned Investors

Sustainable Finance
Jan 9, 2026

Across Asia, “transition finance” now sits at the centre of every regional climate conversation. Yet, it is one of the..

Decoding Asia’s Transition Taxonomies: Why 1.5˚C remains an elusive goal

Sustainable Finance
Dec 16, 2025

Asia’s transition taxonomies were intended to direct capital towards decarbonisation. Instead, they have revealed a more fundamental problem...

Part 2 of 2 Indonesia’s Coal Exports: Courting Southeast Asia is a stop-gap measure

Energy Markets
Dec 1, 2025

Indonesia’s coal sector may be hitting the limits of market diversification. Its closest customers, in East Asia, Southeast Asia and..

A dual-track approach to mineral-led industrialisation in Indonesia: EVs and batteries lead the headlines, but metallurgical applications are more..

Critical Minerals
Nov 26, 2025

In the next ten years, EV and batteries produced in Indonesia will not consume more than 1% of its current..

Part 1 of 2 – Indonesia’s Coal Exports: Structural headwinds from China lurk behind cyclical facade

Energy Markets
Oct 28, 2025

The Indonesian coal story has suffered an export shock inflicted by its biggest buyer, calling attention to structural changes that....

Two Mining Powerhouses, Two Different Standards: Contrasting Taxonomies in Indonesia and Australia

Sustainable Finance
Jul 28, 2025

Australia’s science-driven framework puts real decarbonisation at the centre, while Indonesia’s regulatory approach leaves coal....

Japan’s GX plan, one year on: Industrial decarbonisation or survival guide?

Sustainable Finance
Jul 25, 2025

Japan’s Green Transformation (GX) strategy, underpinning the world’s first sovereign transition bond, aims to position the country....

Indika Energy’s Smart Play Beyond Coal

Energy Markets
Jul 14, 2025

Indika’s plan to achieve a 50:50 revenue split between coal and non-coal businesses by 2028 signals a clear and measurable..

Coal Mining in Indonesia: The Paradox of Strength and Uncertainty

Energy Markets
Jun 17, 2025

Time for Indonesian coal firms to embrace energy transition while conditions favour change. Relatively high prices, market confidence and stable..

Multi-jurisdiction Taxonomy may be the missing link in Asian green finance markets

Sustainable Finance
Mar 6, 2025

As Southeast Asian markets accelerate revisions to their sustainable finance taxonomies in 2025, a new Energy Shift Institute report identifies..

Opinion: How Trump might shake up Southeast Asia’s clean energy transition

Energy Markets
Dec 22, 2024

[Nikkkei Asia] Demand for energy in Southeast Asia is set to surge over the next decade, and the region is..

Opinion: What close Sino-Indonesian collaboration could mean

Energy Markets
Dec 17, 2024

[China Daily World Watch] Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto concluded his three-day state visit to China on Nov 10....

Analysis: Southeast Asia’s energy transition under a Trump presidency

Energy Markets
Nov 23, 2024

[Dialogue Earth, Caixin] With Donald Trump returning to power as US president in January 2025, Southeast Asian countries are carefully....

Balancing Indonesia’s ambition in nickel downstreaming with a dose of realism

Critical Minerals
Oct 29, 2024

[Jakarta Post Special Issue] The incoming administration's position on nickel downstreaming will likely remain firm, as stated by the President-elect....

Adaro’s coal spin off: A test of its green transition

Sustainable Finance
Sep 17, 2024

PT Adaro Energy Indonesia plans to sell its thermal coal mining unit, valued at US$2.5 billion. This move could redefine..

Rethinking Coal: Lessons from the Song Hau 2 Termination

Sustainable Finance
Aug 30, 2024

As the dust settles on the Song Hau 2 coal power deal, its cancellation sends a clear message: Southeast Asia..

Univ of Maryland – Indonesia’s role in addressing climate change in Southeast Asia

Energy Markets
Aug 15, 2024

Energy Shift Institute is part of a prominent panel of speakers in University of Maryland – Center for Global Sustainability..

Transition: The Only Option. Exchange between coal-heavy provinces in China and Indonesia – With PACS, and Shanxi Coshare

Energy Markets
Aug 8, 2024

As China moves ahead in renewables adoption and pursues its carbon peak-carbon neutral target, countries heavily reliant on exporting coal..

Malaysia’s Coal Deal Puts Vietnam’s JETP In Peril – REVISED

Sustainable Finance
Jul 3, 2024

At a time when the world is striving to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement and consensus leans towards..

Japan cannot make CO2 disappear just by exporting it – Nikkei Asia

Energy Markets
May 18, 2024

Carbon capture and storage technologies form a key element of Japan's strategy for achieving carbon neutrality by 2050....