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Natural gas

Vietnam’s gas projects stall amid investor claims of unbankability and a renewables pivot
The country has bet on reaching 22.5 GW of LNG by 2030, but unbankable contracts and policy gaps have stalled its plans four years to the deadline

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Climate impacts

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Indigenous peoples

Kalimantan’s last hunter-gatherers: ‘The more we report, the faster our forest disappears’
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In the age of the digital grid, who will govern Cambodia’s power data?
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Fisheries

Fishers live in fear as looming El Niño and fuel crisis pile on pressure
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Indigenous peoples

The Philippines is failing to include Indigenous people in climate decision making
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Invisible ocean highways need protection
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Energy transition

How the Philippines is preparing its nuclear workforce for a revival
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Heat adaptation

Democracy meets extreme heat: The end of summer elections?
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Southeast Asia must decisively decouple from fossil fuels, starting with transport
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Mining

At the barricade: A mother’s stand against mining in Dupax del Norte

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Underground pollution is threatening the Philippines’ corals
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Nuclear

Vietnam’s race to go nuclear leaves villagers in limbo
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Hazardous waste

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Energy security is national security – and it starts at the subnational level
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Plastics

Waste colonialism is alive in Southeast Asia
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Electric vehicles

Beneath Indonesia’s big EV dreams loom local costs
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Finance cannot be an afterthought for the high seas treaty
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Livelihoods

Fishers in the ‘Fishbowl of the Philippines’ question their future in these waters
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Energy transition

Q&A: ‘We cannot achieve net-zero on our own’
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Mining

Gold rush in Asia fuels mercury pollution
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Climate action can unlock Southeast Asia’s future competitiveness
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Declared a terrorist for bringing renewable power to Philippine communities
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