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International partners fall short in supporting S-E Asia’s energy transition
Promises of climate-related finance not being met.
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Most of China’s renewable energy support has gone into hydropower dams along the Mekong river, also known as the Lancang in China.
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Alexandre Dayant and Roland Rajah
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One of South-east Asia’s most severe heatwaves may have just passed, but scientists have made clear similar events are only going to become more frequent. It’s an important reminder, if one was needed, that South-east Asian nations are some of the most heavily exposed to the ravages of climate change. Yet the region is also a rapidly growing source of carbon emissions, now consuming more coal each year than either the United States or the European Union.
In response, Western governments have made big promises to provide substantial publicly funded climate finance to the region – recognising not only their responsibility but also the vital importance of South-east Asia to the world’s net-zero hopes.
