Vulnerable to climate change, ASEAN needs more investment into green infrastructure
MANILA – Over the next five years, ASEAN will need US$157 billion in annual infrastructure investment, but projects need to be “climate-proofed” to mitigate the region’s vulnerability to natural disasters and climate change, according to the Asian Development Bank (ADB). Due to Southeast Asia’s geographical diversity — long coastlines, a large number of archipelagos, and […]
Waste collection changes to come in the new year
Come next year, Phnom Penh residents will no longer have waste collection fees included in their electricity bill, thanks to an online payment system. A directive on changes to the payment system was signed by Phnom Penh municipal governor Khuong Sreng on Monday. It said that to modernise public services and ensure everyone paid, waste […]
We are not against palm oil, but against deforestation: Greenpeace
Environmental watchdog Greenpeace Indonesia has responded to a statement from the Indonesian Employers Association (Apindo) and the Indonesian Oil Palm Farmers Association (Apkasindo) that called on the government to take firm action against Greenpeace, which they said was harming Indonesia’s economy. “To be clear, Greenpeace is not anti-palm oil, it is anti-deforestation,” Kiki Taufik, head of Greenpeace Indonesia Global […]
White paper on Malaysia’s energy future aimed at achieving Paris Agreement pledge
Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) is spearheading an industry-wide study with various agencies to develop an Oil, Gas, Energy and Environment White Paper on Malaysia’s Future Energy Landscape. Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said the study supported Malaysia’s aspirations to be a low-carbon economy with a blueprint on energy policies that will stimulate action towards […]
Will lower LNG prices bring down local energy costs?
FOR most of the first quarter, the price of liquefied natural gas (LNG) has been languishing at less than US$3 per million British thermal unit (mmBtu), lower than the past six-month average of US$3.30. The low price was driven by the huge supply coming from Australia and the US, as well as lower-than-expected demand as […]
Yangon to make efforts to open new CNG fuelling station
A submission for the government to acquire land for a new compressed natural gas (CNG) fuelling station in Yangon Region will be submitted in the coming budget year, said Yangon Region Minister for Agriculture, Livestock, Forestry and Energy U Han Tun during the sitting of the Regional Hluttaw (assembly) on Thursday. The submission will also be […]
Yeo Bee Yin: Malaysia has no immediate plan to impose carbon pricing
KUALA LUMPUR (July 10): Malaysia has no immediate plan to impose carbon pricing on industry players, because there are other prior actions that can be taken to reduce carbon emission, such as improving energy efficiency on existing processes before such regulation is introduced, Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change Minister Yeo Bee Yin said […]
Yeo: Malaysian govt not paying for plastic waste repatriation
KUALA LUMPUR: Three countries have agreed to take back 89 containers of plastic waste detained at seaports, at no expense to Malaysian government. “We already know where the country is from and we have contacted the ambassadors,” said Minister of Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change (MESTECC) Yeo Bee Yin. “So far, three countries […]