Indonesia’s clean energy future is at the center of a supply struggle between the US and China
The race to replace coal in Indonesia, the world’s largest coal exporter, has become a contest between the U.S. and China..
putraadhiguna
An interdisciplinary thinker fascinated by the energy transition nuances in emerging markets -with the usual impossible juggle between welfare, climate and politics. He currently lives in a rural mountainside village where life goes on in the tropics with no aircon.
Indonesia Takes Over Mines and Palm Oil as Crackdown Widens
Indonesia has taken over more than 674,000 hectares of palm oil plantations and seized portions of two major nickel mines, handing the..
South-east Asia’s reality check: What’s hindering data centres’ green transition?
Data centres are booming, but the region’s outdated grids, patchy policies and high costs risk derailing a sustainable future..
China’s green paradox: Cleaner at home, digging dirt abroad
As the world grapples with the grave effects of climate change and the urgent task of dealing with it, China has provided some optimism..
Japan’s GX plan, one year on: Industrial decarbonisation or survival guide?
Japan’s Green Transformation (GX) strategy, underpinning the world’s first sovereign transition bond, aims to position the country as..