Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam has been urged to reduce its use of coal-fired energy and develop renewable energy to proactively respond to climate change and ensure energy security, heard a panel discussion of the Vietnam Economic Forum 2019 in Hanoi on January 17. John Kerry, former US Secretary of State, said climate change is a very […]

Việt Nam should have ample motivation to exploit new and clean energy to ensure energy security and address environmental issues. Former US Secretary of State John Kerry spoke at a press conference on the issues. Việt Nam News journalist Nguyễn Linh Anh reports. The seminar today is about energy security in the context of climate change. What […]

MANILA, Philippines — Manila Electric Company’s (Meralco) electric vehicle subsidiary eSakay has launched a fleet of electric jeepneys (e-jeepneys) for the Makati-Mandaluyong route, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) said Friday. In a Facebook post, the DOTr said eSakay would be deploying 15 units of e-jeepneys to ply the Buendia MRT Station – Mandaluyong City Hall […]

For the second year in a row, some of the planet’s most toxic smog has choked Bangkok. The Thai capital’s air turned grey and thick in recent days, particularly during mornings, as seasonal weather changes prevented pollutants such as exhaust fumes and factory smoke from dissipating. Periodically, the air was worse than in more infamously […]

Construction of power infrastructure — chiefly coal-fired power plants — will remain the primary driver of growth in Indonesia’s energy and utilities sector for the near future, said Fitch Solutions Macro Research in a Jan 16 report. However, there are risks that power projects may be postponed due to the country’s widening current account deficit and a weakening […]

THE GOVERNMENT is looking to expand the list of environmental projects eligible for financing via the issue of so-called “green bonds.” “Government is looking at expanding the coverage of the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Framework for Green Bonds to cover such sectors as transportation, infrastructure, and commercial banking. We hope to mainstream access […]

From being a finalist last year, Muntinlupa National High School (MNHS) topped an international research competition promoting renewable energy. In awards rites held on Monday in Abu Dhabi, the public school received the 2019 Zayed Sustainability Prize (ZSP) for its research proposal titled “RevAMP: Revitalized Algae Micro-farming,” besting hundreds of entries from around the world. […]

KUALA LUMPUR: Astana City Group Sdn Bhd (ACG) is keen on being involved in the third national car project, and sees the vehicle being fully-powered by liquid petroleum gas (LPG), replacing petroleum altogether. Its managing director Nik Mohd Fareez Nik Ahmad Azman said the company submitted a proposal paper on the project to the International […]

MANILA – Climate change will be a major consideration in evaluating initiatives of schools joining the search for the country’s most sustainable and eco-friendly public and private elementary and high schools, as well as higher education institutions (HEIs) starting this year. “We’re highlighting climate change due to what’s happening around us,” Elenida Basug, the Department […]

MANILA — AboitizPower’s Cleanergy is now providing all seven buildings of The Net Group (TNG) with clean and renewable energy. AboitizPower and TNG signed a power supply contract on Thursday, in which the former will supply a total of 13.5 megawatts (MW) to TNG’s seven office buildings. These TNG buildings include Net Park, Net Lima, […]