Environment

Thailand's controversial Krabi coal-fired power plant decision to be announced

Protests have been on-going while waiting for the final decision.

Fukushima hit highest radiation level since March 2011

It has reached a maximum of 530 sieverts per hour.

Taiwan will be nuclear energy-free by 2025

It eyes boosting renewables use from 4% to 20%.

Nuclear energy to grab only 4.7% of Japan's total generation by 2026

No thanks to strong public opposition to nuclear restarts.

How a strategic environmental assessment could help change Myanmar's approach to hydro

Optimising project siting and configuration are the most effective environmental and social risk avoidance measures in hydropower development. Siting...

How does South East Asia's coal plans fit with Paris commitments?

Just under a year on from COP 21, three of the main players – the US, China, and India – have now ratified the Paris treaty on climate change...

Can Korea commit to renewable energy use?

Korea’s vow to go green is plagued with woes.

Hybridisation – energy sources, intelligence, and human consumption

Several months ago, I happened to see an NHK World's web-based documentary on a Japanese city called Kashiwa-no-ha (KNH) "Smart City" – an...

How is Asia's nuke industry five years post-Fukushima disaster?

Much has been learnt, but will nuke generation be revived in Japan?

Post-Paris: Taking another look at thorium nuclear

Goodbye to all that Being active in the renewable energy and climate change sector for over the past decade has meant witnessing many changes in the...

Eyebrows raised over Vietnam’s vow to quit coal plants

Vietnam has got experts thinking: "Are you serious?".