Sustainability
US sets final solar trade margins for Indonesia and Laos
US Commerce finalized solar-cell trade margins for Indonesia and Laos, with antidumping findings of 94.36% and 65.43%. Final duty orders await an October 14 injury vote.
Cathay Pacific expands Google AI contrail trials in Asia
Cathay Pacific and Google are expanding AI-powered contrail-avoidance trials across Asian and trans-Pacific routes after an initial operational test.
Singapore, Lao PDR sign implementation agreement on carbon credits collaboration
Singapore and the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) have signed an Implementation Agreement on carbon credits collaboration under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement on Friday.
Neocrete’s Matt Kennedy-Good on moving low-carbon concrete from pilot to daily use [Q&A]
Neocrete co-founder Matt Kennedy-Good discusses the cost, standards, verification, procurement and local-market challenges behind scaling low-carbon concrete in APAC.
Philippines’ Lumio Solar raises $900K pre-seed round led by 100×100
Philippine climate-tech company Lumio Solar has raised a $900,000 pre-seed round led by 100x100 to scale distribution of consumer-ready solar appliances and equipment.
JC3 pushes faster climate action, adopts ASEAN sustainable finance taxonomy
Malaysia’s Joint Committee on Climate Change (JC3) is stepping up efforts to turn climate commitments into practical action, with priorities including accelerating the energy transition, strengthening flood resilience and improving climate-related reporting and financing, it said after its 17th meeting.
Rethinking AI infrastructure in a power-constrained era
As grid capacity tightens and inference demand grows, enterprise AI leaders must focus on efficiency, hybrid architecture, and extracting greater value from every watt.
ADM Capital announces final close of Asia Climate-smart Landscapes Fund at $48M
ADM Capital announced Wednesday the final close of the ADM Capital Asia Climate-smart Landscapes Fund LP (ACLF) at $48 million, marking an important milestone for ADM Capital’s first impact fund dedicated to climate-smart land-use financing in Indonesia.
Southeast Asia’s $30 billion data center boom is racing into a power wall
Southeast Asia's governments have made bold commitments on AI sovereignty and digital competitiveness. Those commitments are only as credible as the power infrastructure behind them.
100×100 launches $100M fund to build 50 new climate companies across SEA and India
100x100, a Singapore-based climate company builder and venture capital fund, announced Wednesday the launch of its second fund (Fund II) targeting $100 million.
