China’s power giants are carving out new business opportunities by building cross-border electricity grids through renewable energy projects.
Category: Region
Selected environmental stories from media outlets in the Mekong region and beyond.
US exit ‘won’t deter world’
Thailand remains committed to goal of cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 20 per cent by 2020; Al Gore calls Trump move threat to humanity, says no one can stop clean energy revolution.
An optimistic picture
New research from Oxford University looks at how Chinese dam builders are increasingly adopting international construction standards in response to dam opposition.
Selling locals down the Mekong River
It’s always difficult for the little guy to get his voice heard. For those who have found themselves downstream of the international river where transboundary development is taking place, like the Mekong River, your chances are nil.
Vietnam pledges to investigate massive illegal logging violations as international pressure grows
After several weeks of silence, the Vietnamese government announced that it is working to begin an investigation into allegations of widespread illegal logging in Cambodia directed by Vietnamese companies and provincial government officials.
Climate change a threat on Mekong Delta
Leone Clare led a presentation called Vulnerable Vietnam: A Photo Story Focused on Climate Change in the Mekong Delta, 6 p.m. Thursday, June 1st at Sitka Public Library.
Will China’s new Silk Road be green?
Will the Belt and Road Initiative bring environmental devastation or a new era of Chinese global resource stewardship? Asks Lili Pike
Vietnam makes a big push for coal, while pledging to curb emissions
The country’s latest electricity plan calls for more renewable energy, but still projects a massive increase in coal-fired power.
Laos: On the Borders of the Empire
Aljazerra investigates in a 25 minute report China’s rising influence in Laos and the potentially disastrous consequences for the local population.
Paying for progress: Getting the private sector to pull its weight
The ADB’s 25 developing member countries together invested $881 billion in infrastructure in 2015, which is well below the estimated $1.34 trillion annual investment needed over the five-year period from 2016-20 if climate change-related projects are included. This gap amounts to 2.4% of annual average projected GDP for the same period.