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Talks of the FTA stalled in the past over disagreements regarding palm oil and Indonesia’s export ban on raw nickel. In previous discussions, growing concern over deforestation and environmental degradation linked to palm oil has significantly strained relations between the two powers.

The rise in solar panel imports is a continent-wide phenomenon, with 20 countries setting new records in the 12 months to June 2025. Twenty-five countries imported at least 100 MW, up from 15 countries the previous year. If installed, the solar panels imported into Sierra Leone over the last 12 months would generate electricity equivalent to 61 percent of the country's total reported electricity generation in 2023.

Thailand’s air pollution problem is complex, stemming from multiple sources: exhaust from vehicles, emissions from coal-fired power plants, industrial waste, and smoke from agricultural burning. Recent Air Quality Life Index analysis suggests air pollution cuts the average Thai’s life expectancy by more than two years, while data cited by the National Economic and Social Development Council indicate that in 2024, 12.3 million Thais suffered pollution-related illnesses annuall

It is not uncommon to hear motor mechanics in Zimbabwe saying, "I don't do hybrids or electric cars." This means that they do not repair hybrid cars or electric vehicles. Finding spares or servicing a hybrid or electric vehicle in the country remains one of the biggest challenges. However, many people in Zimbabwe are now slowly embracing hybrid cars, particularly small compact vehicles like the Toyota Aqua, Toyota Prius, and Honda Fit, as well as subcompact crossover SUVs lik

With the ambitious goal of becoming a world leader in green hydrogen and the renewable resources to achieve it, Chile's push for green hydrogen is poised for growth in the coming decade. Policies in The National Green Hydrogen Strategy and the Green Hydrogen Action Plan demonstrate the country's commitment to a reduction in green hydrogen cost as they aim to make it the cheapest in the world.

India is building up its domestic solar photovoltaic (PV) manufacturing. With supportive policies, rising domestic demand, and a global push to diversify renewable energy supply chains away from dependence on China, India is working towards solar manufacturing autonomy.

The worst climate drought in 50 years hammered the entire southern Africa region of countries Malawi, South Africa, Zambia, Botswana, and Zimbabwe throughout 2024. The heat dried up crucial riverways and dams that complement thermal coal power stations to produce electricity for millions of homes, factories, and schools.  But in good and bad times, Malawi, like most African nations, faces a series of dilemmas. It doesn't matter much whether they produce lots of clean solar,

Shoza and a dozen women in her drivers' club work from Kagera Centre in Kagera, which is one of Tanzania's poorest rural administrative regions. They drive around, operating Chinese-made but locally improvised EV three-wheelers that transport everything from packets of noodles to pregnant mothers and medicines across rural Tanzania. 

Electric vehicles (EVs) offer more than just a sleek, modern ride as they begin to replace traditional combustion engines on Thailand’s roads. This shift signals a powerful response to the country’s air pollution crisis, a bold step toward lowering carbon emissions, while encouraging technological innovation across Southeast Asia. From electric tuk-tuks weaving through traffic-choked alleys to cutting-edge factories churning out battery-powered exports, Thailand's embrace of

However, buoyed by low-cost solar-powered water pumps—also known as photovoltaic water pumping systems—some innovative small-scale farmers in Zimbabwe are now able to irrigate their crops and eliminate the need for rain-fed agriculture. According to experts, the use of solar energy to power groundwater pumps by farmers in drought-ridden, off-grid regions in Africa and elsewhere has been heralded as potentially revolutionary.

As Southeast Asia’s energy demand is projected to more than double by 2050, the region faces a critical choice: build bigger, faster, and cheaper, or build smarter, fairer, and greener. The ASEAN Power Grid (APG) is a key cornerstone of this transition. It promises technical and economic gains for the region, serving as Southeast Asia's strategy for greater regional integration, energy security, economic growth, and achieving a sustainable, low-carbon future. 

Artificial intelligence is surging into every corner of modern life, and data centres are emerging as the backbone of this transformation. But as governments and corporations race to build this infrastructure, requiring vast amounts of electricity, water, land, and critical minerals, the key question becomes: where, and how, should it be built?