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Cambodian canal's impact on Mekong questioned
Francesco Guarascio of Reuters, Published on 23/04/2025
» HANOI - The authority overseeing the transnational Mekong River wants Cambodia to share a feasibility study on the impact of a planned China-backed canal that would divert water from the rice-growing floodplains of Vietnam's Mekong Delta to the Gulf of Thailand.
The key to universal energy access
Oped, Ingrid-Gabriela Hoven and Francesco La Camera, Published on 18/03/2025
» Our planet and its inhabitants are in trouble. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) estimates that to meet the targets of the 2015 Paris agreement and keep global warming below 2° Celsius (relative to preindustrial levels), renewable energy must supply 70-85% of the world's electricity by 2050. In other words, renewable capacity must triple by 2030 to avert a climate catastrophe.
Decarbonisation needs joint effort
Oped, Francesco La Camera & Bruce Douglas, Published on 21/05/2024
» As countries around the world experienced record temperatures last year, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres declared, "We must turn a year of burning heat into a year of burning ambition." But to move away from fossil fuels and unlock the green transition's economic benefits, such as job creation and universal access to clean energy, industry leaders and policymakers must work together to translate the commitments made at the UN Climate Change Conference in Dubai (COP28) into actual renewable gigawatts.
Talent deficit hurts US chip dream
News, Francesco Guarascio, Published on 01/09/2023
» A chronic shortage of engineers in Vietnam is emerging as a major challenge to the growth of its semiconductor industry and to US plans of fast-tracking the Southeast Asian nation as a chips hub to hedge against China-related supply risks.
Crisis in need of regional accord
Oped, Duwa Lashi La, Published on 02/03/2023
» The military coup of Feb 1, 2021 plunged Myanmar into a political crisis. Two years on, this has become a humanitarian crisis. Half of our population does not have enough food, according to the World Food Programme (WFP). At least 1.6 million are internally displaced, due to military operations, including the destruction of over 55,000 civilian homes.
Asean must lead on biodiversity
News, Tony La Vina, Published on 27/10/2021
» The combined effects of Covid-19 and climate change have revealed profound vulnerabilities in Southeast Asia. The pandemic turned hospitals into mortuaries at the same time as natural disasters transformed coastal communities into washed-out mud flats. To improve regional resilience and promote sustainable growth, the post-Covid recovery must focus not only on decarbonisation, but also on the protection of nature.
Burger celebration and the lessons of life for success
Sports, Francesco Molinari, Published on 04/03/2020
» Almost a year ago, my caddie and I were sitting at the end of the day at a fast food restaurant on the roadside between Orlando and Jacksonville, engulfing two giant burgers a head amongst laughter.
How to make EV viable within Asean
News, Dale Hardcastle, Francesco Cigala & Sharad Apte, Published on 07/10/2019
» If there is a region that could use a mobility revolution, it is Southeast Asia. Much of the area grapples with persistent congestion, expanding environmental concerns, and surging oil demand to serve transit needs.