Energy

Energy • STORY OF THE DAY • Nov 13, 2023 • 5 min read

Opinion Questioning Development Banks’ Commitments to Just Transition

By Tanya Lee Roberts Davis • Nov 13, 2023
As the Asia Pacific Climate Week and Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation gatherings get underway, expect public financial institutions like the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank to showcase their plans for supporting “Just Transitions” schemes in the region. As both institutions have track records of financing coal-power projects, their proposals for supporting ‘coal-to-clean’ pathways should be intensely scrutinised

Energy • STORY OF THE DAY • Nov 09, 2023 • 1 min read

Long-form ការអភិវឌ្ឍ «ចរីភាព» ៖ កម្ពុជាប្រឈមនឹងការបាត់បង់ជីវចម្រុះនៅឯព្រំដែន

By Anton L. Delgado • Nov 09, 2023
គម្រោងសាងសង់ទំនប់វារីអគ្គីសនីនៅឧទ្យានជាតិវីរៈជ័យ ដំណើរការយ៉ាងស្ងៀមស្ងាត់ ខណៈដែលក្រុមអ្នកអភិរក្សបានលើកឡើងថា វាពុំមែនជាថាមពលស្អាតទេ ប្រសិនបើមានការឈូសឆាយព្រៃ ខណៈអ្នកស្រាវជ្រាវសម្លឹងមើលឥណទានកាបូនជាតួអង្គការពារព្រៃ។

Energy • STORY OF THE DAY • Oct 30, 2023 • 1 min read

Photo story ការពឹងផ្អែកលើថាមពលធ្យូងថ្មរបស់កម្ពុជា៖  បីឆ្នាំក្រោយការប្រើប្រាស់ទ្វេរដងលើផូស៊ីលឥន្ធនះ

By Anton L. Delgado • Oct 30, 2023
កម្រងរូបភាពបែបសុីបអង្កេត ពីគម្រោងរោងចក្រអគ្គីសនីថាមពលធ្យូងថ្មទាំងបីនៅកម្ពុជា ដែលកំពុងជាប់គាំង​ ជាមួយ​ភាពមិនច្បាស់លាស់នៅជុំវិញអនាគតថាមពលធ្យូងថ្ម។

Energy • Oct 25, 2023 • 7 min read
Long-form

Counting on coal: Cambodia’s fossil fuel push flounders with delays

The Kingdom’s plans for coal power expansion survived China’s promise to cut overseas coal investments. But most of the promised plants still aren’t built as volatile fuel prices and the push for clean energy threaten the future of coal
By Anton L. Delgado • Oct 25, 2023

Energy • Jul 05, 2023 • 9 min read
Energy

A $30 billion pledge for Vietnam and Indonesia shows pitfalls of climate finance

Closed-door negotiations between donors and recipients are running into some of the region’s thorniest issues. The process has shown how Southeast Asia’s transition to clean energy is a daunting task, even with theoretical support from wealthy nations
By Coby Hobbs • Jul 05, 2023

Energy • Jun 19, 2023 • 6 min read
Interview

New book unveils ‘Carbon Colonialism’ in Southeast Asia

University of London lecturer Laurie Parsons compiles 15 years of work across Cambodia to understand how the country fits into the global supply chain providing the West with garments, footwear and more. In this Q&A, Parsons shares insights from the book and his experiences in the field
By Anton L. Delgado • Jun 19, 2023

Energy • Jan 18, 2023 • 7 min read
Opinion

Climate change cements hydropower as risky renewable

Despite its reputation as a reliable renewable, high costs and vulnerability to climate change makes it a risky energy choice for Southeast Asia to rely on.
By Lan Mercado • Jan 18, 2023