The Carbon Pricing (Amendment) Act 2022 (“Act“), which came into force on 7 March 2023 and amends the Carbon Pricing Act 2018, seeks to advance Singapore’s transition towards net-zero.

Jakarta (ANTARA) – President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has emphasized the importance of cheap energy sources in supporting sustainable economic growth, Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto said at the Presidential Palace here on Tuesday. “Mr. President asked what factors that can make us have a sustainable economy, one of which is cheap energy,” he informed.

HONG KONG, March 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — On 21 March 2023, GDS, a leading developer and operator of high-performance data centers, announced that it will extend and deepen its strategic partnership with Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB), the largest electricity utility in Malaysia and a leading utility company in Asia.

The Asean Centre for Energy (ACE), a regional organisation representing the energy interests of 10 Southeast Asian nations, has launched a new “Sustainable Renewable Energy” department, which will focus on industrial and transport applications for clean energy. Beni Suryadi, who leads the “Power, Fossil Fuel, Alternative Energy and Storage” team at the Jakarta-based centre, will concurrently […]

Minister of Environment Say Samal on March 13 encouraged the garment and other textile-related industries to step up clean-energy and green efforts to better position the Kingdom to meet key government greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation commitments, as a prominent EU-backed programme registers a record-breaking 50th energy audit.

A new report has confirmed Malaysia’s ability to meet its net zero goal with in-creased use of local and affordable renewables. According to the report’s findings, transitioning to renewable energy will save Malaysia between US$9 – US$13 billion annually by 2050 in avoided energy, climate, and health costs.

Rising oil prices have allowed oil-rich Brunei to enjoy a budget surplus this year, but such good news also raises the question about its sustainability, analysts said.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 9 (Reuters) – Malaysia will need to double its investments in renewable energy transition to at least $375 billion in order to achieve its ambitious goal of carbon neutrality by 2050, the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) said on Thursday.

Phnom Penh, 9 March 2023 – The government of Cambodia is launching today its first national strategic plan on cooling – one of the largest contributors to global warming – to lead the country to a greener, cleaner and low-carbon future.

PETRONAS has signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) with Japan Organization for Metals and Energy Security (JOGMEC) to cooperate in energy transition initiatives towards achieving respective energy transition and decarbonisation targets.