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Make use of MRC talks
Oped, Editorial, Published on 14/11/2025
» Thailand is set to host a meeting of the Mekong River Commission (MRC) in Chiang Rai from Nov 25-27. The choice of location couldn't be more appropriate -- for over a decade, local civic groups have been using the northern province as a base for their campaigns against major infrastructure projects, which they believe could harm the region's rivers.
Clean Air Bill offers hope
Oped, Editorial, Published on 24/09/2025
» Parliament is reportedly set to deliberate the Clean Air Bill today. The scrutiny will be the third and final reading -- jointly conducted by MPs and senators in both houses. If passed immediately, the long-awaited clean air legislation will take effect this year.
Plot twist in Asia's energy story
Oped, Lidy Nacpil, Published on 18/09/2025
» Asia's energy story is one of persistent energy poverty, while communities grapple with the health, climate, and economic impacts of fossil fuels. The rise of renewables may prove to be a transformative plot twist in the making. Asia's shift to renewable energy is already underway, and progressing faster than many realise. From rooftop solar panels in suburban Pakistan, to vast offshore wind farms along China's coast, to utility-scale projects electrifying farms in Bangladesh, renewable energy is showing potential to redefine energy security across Asia.
India's power sector needs reform
Oped, Arvind Subramanian, Navneeraj Sharma, Abhishek Anand & Praveen Ravi, Published on 06/08/2025
» As the use of energy-guzzling AI grows, the countries that embrace renewables will gain an obvious competitive advantage. And on this front, China has established a substantial lead. According to the Financial Times, the country is on track to source 50% of its power from renewables (mainly solar and wind, but also nuclear, hydro, and battery-storage systems) by 2028.
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.
Haze looms, action lags
Oped, Editorial, Published on 29/01/2025
» The PM2.5 situation in Bangkok has worsened over the past week, and needless to say, the city's residents have become increasingly exasperated.
Give us clean air, not hot air
Oped, Editorial, Published on 11/01/2025
» The PM2.5 situation in the nation has become serious enough to warrant PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra holding a press conference earlier this week to clarify the government's action plans for goals on the issue.
No sweetness here
Oped, Postbag, Published on 07/01/2025
» Re: "China rejects B400m in Thai syrup shipments", (Business, Jan 4).
Treaty a chance to solve plastic crisis
Oped, Salisa Traipipitsiriwat and Penchom Saetang, Published on 21/11/2024
» Plastic pollution is a massive problem that needs to be solved collectively at the global level.
Making the solidarity levies case
Oped, Emmanuel Macron, Mia Amor Mottley & William Ruto, Published on 19/11/2024
» From Bridgetown to Nairobi to Paris, no country is immune to the worsening effects of the climate crisis. With each passing year, we witness more climate-related destruction. This year, we have set a number of new records: wildfires in Chile have destroyed more than 14,000 homes; extreme rainfall in Brazil has devastated 478 cities and left nearly 2 million people stranded in Bangladesh; and in July, the world experienced its hottest day ever.