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How does South East Asia's coal plans fit with Paris commitments?
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...
Japan's nuclear restart dreams crack as opposition wins gubernatorial race
Doubts heighten for the country's running reactors.
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?".
Whitest of white elephants: USD1 trillion could be unnecessarily splurged on new coal-fired plants
Investments are pouring in for 1500 plants, but these are likely to be wasted.
Google sets eyes on buying more renewables for its data centers in Asia
It revealed funding for resource solution centre in Taiwan.
India's aggressive renewables growth scares coal-fired power generators
Power surplus will grip India by the neck in 5-7 years.
Analysts brace themselves for a likely conflict to spark from Mekong River's hydro potential
More aggressive protests against building more dams are being feared.
"Sludge" can potentially power China's big cities: World Resources Institute
Emissions will also be slashed in the process.
Wind Energy Holding injects assets into Australia-based CWP Renewables
It's WEH's first international investment.
"Is Paris burning?": Looking anew at the significance of the Paris Climate Change Agreement
While that question hung over the last days of World War II, on December 2015 the world media definitely projected a cheerful resolution for the...
Hitting 36% renewables share in global energy mix will push GDP by up to 1.1%
The goal must be achieved by 2030.
Japan, Korea stubbornly cling to coal despite global climate deal
At least 60 new plants are being planned over the next decade.
Humans, machines, and outcomes
On occasion of a Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident book-release1 event organised by a well-educated, secluded community in the Santa Ynez...