Malaysia’s state energy firm Petronas said on Wednesday it has signed an agreement with Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K Lines (MOL) to explore opportunities in liquefied carbon dioxide (CO2) shipping in Asia Pacific and Oceania regions.

Jakarta (ANTARA) – Investment in the green economy sector can create seven to 10 more job opportunities than the conventional economy sector, director of manpower at the National Development Planning Ministry, Mahatmi Parwitasari Saronto, has said.

A Sustainable Finance Framework has been established by the Republic of the Philippines (ROP) to boost its sustainability commitments.

BANGKOK (The Nation/Asia News Network): The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) is ready to take a major leap into clean energy and has set itself a carbon neutrality goal, Egat spokesman Jiraporn Sirikham said.

In a recent interview granted to the Vietnam News Agency (VNA), the diplomat said Vietnam is facing a slew of challenges like increased salinity levels and extreme weather events, and the “very dynamic economy” needs energy to continue its economic development.

HSBC has announced it will arrange financing of up to $12 billion to support Vietnam’s goal of becoming a ‘net-zero’ emissions economy by 2050. From now until 2030, it would mobilize funds from the local and international financial markets to provide a range of solutions for the government and corporate sector to achieve the climate […]

Singapore will be investing US$9.2 billion (S$12.4 billion) to support green investment and build a logistics port hub in Indonesia, President Joko Widodo said on Tuesday (Jan 25).

SK Ecoplant, an affiliate of SK Group – the third largest conglomerate in South Korea, has formed a $200-million joint venture for rooftop solar energy development in Vietnam. The joint venture between SK Ecoplant and Nami Solar, a subsidiary of Nami Energy in Ho Chi Minh City, will develop a 250-MWp rooftop solar power project […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Thursday’s global economic forum asked developed nations to help their developing counterparts, including Indonesia, in the energy transition by providing funds and technology transfer.

PETRONAS and Shell have teamed up to study opportunities to collaborate on the use of carbon capture and storage in Malaysia. The energy majors have signed a joint study and collaboration agreement to identify CCS projects they can work together on and storage solutions they could provide in Malaysia and the wider region.