International: Asia

Ocean protections clash with mining pressure in Indonesia’s most diverse marine ecosystem

13 Apr 2026

Long regarded as a global model for ocean conservation, Raja Ampat ecosystems are now under pressure, as concerns grow over the expansion of nickel mining alongside a surge of international tourism.

India pulls out of bid to host UN climate summit

10 Apr 2026

Climate experts term the decision as a setback and surprise as India had been using the proposed summit to position itself as climate leader of the Global South.

How Pakistan’s solar boom is shielding it from worst of Iran war crisis

9 Apr 2026

A quarter of Pakistani households are now using solar panels. This insulates millions of families from the energy supply crunch prompted by the US-Israel war on Iran.

Vietnam’s gig workers slammed by rising fuel costs amid fallout of Iran war

8 Apr 2026

Diesel prices have more than doubled in the Southeast Asian nation amid Iran’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.

Fuel crisis powers surge in EV interest in Asia-Pacific region

7 Apr 2026

Motorists across the Asia-Pacific region are switching to electric vehicles at a rapid pace, as rising fuel costs due to the Middle East war force consumers and companies to reconsider their reliance on petrol and diesel vehicles.

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Asia ramps up use of dirty fuels to cover energy shortfall triggered by Iran war

2 Apr 2026

South Korea will delay the shutdown of coal-fired plants, while the Philippines also plans to boost the output of its coal-burning plants

Indonesian forest loss surges by 66% in 2025, driven by Prabowo’s self-sufficiency drive

2 Apr 2026

Forest loss in Indonesia surged by 66 per cent in 2025, hitting its highest rate in eight years as a result of weak environmental protections and an ambitious food and energy self-sufficiency drive, an environmental group said on March 31.

Scientists achieve ‘impossible’ solar efficiency in renewables breakthrough

1 Apr 2026

Researchers in Japan have developed a new material that allows solar cells to generate an amount of energy from sunlight that was previously thought impossible.

Death toll in Afghanistan flooding increases to 28, authorities say

1 Apr 2026

Afghan authorities said Monday that the death toll from severe weather that has struck swathes of the country over the past four days has increased to 28, with 49 people injured. Dozens of people have died from extreme weather in the country so far this year.

What does India’s new Paris Agreement pledge mean for climate action?

31 Mar 2026

India has set a new target to reduce its “emissions intensity” – greenhouse gas emissions per unit of economic output – to 47% below 2005 levels by 2035.

Japan considers switch from LNG to coal

31 Mar 2026

Japan is considering ramping up coal-fired power generation amid a liquefied natural gas crunch that has led to significantly higher prices.

Signs of jet fuel hoarding emerge in Asia on Iran oil shock

26 Mar 2026

Signs are growing that Asian countries are hoarding jet fuel after the Iran war sent oil prices surging, reflecting growing strain on the aviation industry.

Iran war may halve India's LPG imports in March, according to traders, data

26 Mar 2026

The ‌war in Iran and the blockage of the strategic Strait of Hormuz are likely to halve this month's imports of liquefied petroleum gas by India, its number-two importer, according to traders and ship-tracking data.

Solar is Southeast Asia’s cheapest buffer against future shocks

26 Mar 2026

Southeast Asian countries’ planned expansion of gas power could increase the cost of generating electricity to $109 billion by 2030 based on future price projections — more than double the cost of generating the same amount of electricity with solar.

Philippines declares national emergency over high fuel prices

25 Mar 2026

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. of the Philippines declared a national energy emergency on Tuesday, saying that high oil prices caused by the war in the Middle East were threatening the country’s energy security.

Asia pivots to coal as Middle East conflict chokes LNG supply

19 Mar 2026

Asian utilities are boosting coal-fired power generation to cut costs and safeguard energy supply, industry officials say, as the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran chokes liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipments and soaring prices threaten to suppress LNG demand.

'The situation is dire': War on Iran squeezes India's cooking-gas supplies

16 Mar 2026

The shockwaves of a war being fought nearly 3,000km away are now reaching India's kitchens.

‘Clean energy, not LNG’ is Asia’s best hedge against energy shocks

13 Mar 2026

As Asian countries reel from the oil and gas price shocks unleashed by US-Israel attacks on Iran, experts warn that “clean energy, not liquified natural gas, is key to avoiding impacts” from the unfolding crisis.

Gaps in adaptation taxonomies hinder climate finance in Asia: report

5 Mar 2026

Without clearer criteria and metrics in adaptation taxonomies, Asia risks widening its climate financing gap, warns a new report by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA).

South Korean farmers sue utility giant KEPCO over climate damage to crops

25 Feb 2026

As harvest season approached last November, farmer Ma Yong-un walked through his apple orchard in southern South Korea with a growing sense of dread.

Indonesia coal plant closure U-turn sows energy transition doubts

23 Feb 2026

A reversal in 2025 cast fresh doubts on Jakarta’s energy transition plans and dashed the hopes of locals who blame the plant for environmental and health problems.

Modi's rooftop solar push slowed by reluctant lenders, states

19 Feb 2026

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's push to accelerate the rollout of rooftop solar power is falling short of targets despite heavy subsidies due to loan delays and limited support from state utilities, vendors and analysts say.

Singapore sets first ever sustainable aviation fuel levy, as Southeast Asia’s fuel industry grows

17 Feb 2026

Flying in and out of Singapore, home to Southeast Asia’s busiest airport, will get slightly more expensive this year as the city state begins imposing a levy of between 75 cents to $32 per ticket to fund sustainable aviation fuel.

India will use more coal over the next 25 years, report says

13 Feb 2026

India's coal consumption could more than double by mid-century before plunging sharply as the country shifts toward cleaner energy, long‑term projections published by government think-tank NITI Aayog show.

Declared a terrorist for bringing renewable power to Philippine communities

2 Feb 2026

Accusing activists of having links to terrorism has led to non-profit funds being frozen and local climate projects being delayed or scrapped.

EU-India trade deal leaves bloc's carbon border tariff intact

29 Jan 2026

A landmark trade deal struck by India and the European Union on Tuesday will not trigger any changes to the bloc's carbon border tariff, EU officials said, despite India's concerns over the scheme.

Indonesia’s massive captive coal plans are putting climate targets and economy at risk: study

28 Jan 2026

Operational and planned industrial coal capacity to fuel the nickel boom has tripled since 2023, surpassed Australia’s entire coal fleet and is nearing Germany’s total, raising concerns over emissions and long-term competitiveness.

‘Not normal’: Climate crisis supercharged deadly monsoon floods in Asia

12 Dec 2025

Cyclones like those in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Malaysia that killed 1,750 are ‘alarming new reality’.

Philippines tests ‘transition credits’ to cut coal use in novel experiment

12 Dec 2025

The Philippines is testing a new type of carbon credit aimed at encouraging companies to cut their climate warming emissions.

India at COP30: A mismatch between grandstanding and climate action

11 Dec 2025

Despite India’s attempt to anoint itself as the leader of the developing world, at the COP30 summit, New Delhi’s track record remains contradictory.

Politicians in South-East Asia ignore climate change at their own political peril

9 Dec 2025

Anger and frustration are growing in devastated communities, as governments botch their response to the climate crisis.

Asia flood death toll surpasses 1,500 as calls grow to fight deforestation

8 Dec 2025

The death toll from last week’s catastrophic floods and landslides in parts of Asia surged past 1,500 Thursday as rescue teams raced to reach survivors isolated by the disaster with hundreds of people still unaccounted for across the region.

Families on rooftops, homes buried by mud: Asia floods show water is overtaking wind as main threat

4 Dec 2025

The fallout marks a grim escalation in deadly weather across the region that has been aggravated by the blanket of carbon pollution heating the planet.

From COP30 to net zero by 2070: India insists on not billions but trillions to lead the global south

3 Dec 2025

At COP30 in Belém this November, New Delhi demanded that wealthy nations provide climate finance on the scale of not billions but trillions, while pressing for technology access that does not tether developing economies to costly licensing regimes.

Floods in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand leave more than 1,140 dead

2 Dec 2025

Flooding and landslides have killed more than 1,140 people across Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Malaysia following tropical storms in recent days, with efforts under way to help thousands affected by the extreme weather.

Floods in Thailand, Malaysia kill over 30, displace thousands

27 Nov 2025

Tens of thousands of people in Thailand and neighbouring Malaysia were displaced by widespread flooding, with streets submerged, homes inundated and at least 34 dead.

Singapore sets course for 'green' methanol ship fuel supplies

26 Nov 2025

Singapore will start issuing bunkering licences next year to companies supplying methanol as marine fuel, in an effort to help global shipping cut carbon emissions.

India, China step into leadership vacuum at climate meet as the West retreats

25 Nov 2025

With the US withdrawing from the Paris Agreement and Europe distracted by war-driven pressures, India and China have emerged as anchors at the Brazil climate summit by shaping climate finance and trade negotiations through coordinated positions.

South Korean growers sue state power utility, blaming climate change for crop damage

17 Nov 2025

Five South Korean farmers recently sued the state utility Korea Electric Power Corporation and its power-generating subsidiaries, alleging that their reliance on coal and other fossil fuels has accelerated climate change and damaged their crops.

From mapping high-risk areas to building ‘sponge cities’: How Vietnam is adapting to climate extremes

6 Nov 2025

Vietnam is rethinking how it copes with floods after a year of relentless storms has collapsed hillsides and turned streets into rivers.

Big banks’ lending to coal backers undermines Indonesia’s green plans

5 Nov 2025

Foreign banks involved in Indonesia’s $20-billion Just Energy Transition Partnership have also funded companies working on coal power expansion.

For Indian women workers, a just transition means surviving climate impacts with dignity

4 Nov 2025

Self-Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) members call for just transition talks at COP30 to help them become more resilient to climate shocks by building social protection systems that secure their livelihoods.

Devastation on repeat: How climate change is worsening Pakistan's deadly floods

3 Nov 2025

Rescuers and relatives searched knee-deep in water for the body of one-year-old Zara. She'd been swept away by flash floods; the bodies of her parents and three siblings had already been found days earlier.

Why is New Delhi making it rain artificially?

3 Nov 2025

Delhi is using ‘cloud seeding’ in a bid to dispel pollution – but can it work?

Thousands evacuated in Vietnam after record rain triggers floods

30 Oct 2025

Thousands of people in Vietnam were evacuated from their homes after record rainfall of more than one metre in 24 hours submerged a central city.

Most Cambodia and Laos tree cover loss in 2024 happened inside protected areas

29 Oct 2025

In Cambodia, 56% of the nation’s tree cover loss was recorded within its protected area network last year. In Laos, the figure was 64%.

Philippines storm victims to seek damages from Shell in “unprecedented” climate claim

28 Oct 2025

The case is the first civil claim to directly link an oil firm’s climate impact to deaths and personal injury in the Global South, its backers say.

Indonesia restarts international carbon trade after four years

17 Oct 2025

Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto has issued a new decree to restart international carbon emission trading after a four year hiatus.

India calls on COP30 to focus on lack of funds for developing nations

16 Oct 2025

India has said the United Nations climate conference in Belm, Brazil, should focus on tackling the critical shortage of resources that developing countries need to adapt to climate change and curb greenhouse gas emissions.

Pakistan's catastrophic floods show why we need just and effective climate finance

10 Oct 2025

Images of catastrophe flicker across our screens with alarming regularity: parched lands cracking under relentless heatwaves in the Sahel, coastal communities swallowed by rising tides in the Pacific and, now, devastating torrential floods in Pakistan.