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Opinion
Rethinking Financing for Indonesia’s Captive Coal Nickel Industry
By Ginanjar Ariyasuta, Indonesia Energy Finance Campaigner, Market Forces In his address to the House of Representatives on May 20, President Prabowo Subianto expressed his conviction that Indonesia's economy can grow 8 per cent by 2029, with the processing of...
Menimbang Ulang Pembiayaan Nikel Berbasis Batu Bara
Oleh: Ginanjar Ariyasuta, Juru Kampanye Pembiayaan Energi Indonesia di Market Forces Dalam pidatonya di rapat paripurna DPR, 20 Mei lalu, Presiden Prabowo Subianto menyampaikan keyakinannya bahwa ekonomi Indonesia bisa tumbuh 8 persen pada 2029 — dan hilirisasi...
Macquarie climate blackflip is ringing alarm bells for investors
By Kyle Robertson, Head of Research, Market Forces It wasn’t long ago that the world’s major banks, including Macquarie, were collectively mobilising to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement. In April 2021, now Canadian prime minister, Mark Carney launched the...
Asian banks hide behind a coal funding smokescreenÂ
By Ginanjar Ariyasuta, Indonesia Energy Finance Campaigner, Market Forces Pick up any major Southeast Asian bank's sustainability report and you will find a coal funding commitment. The language is confident. The dates are specific. But banks from Jakarta to Kuala...
Bangladesh at crossroads: renewables or imported fuel chaos
The energy crisis is hitting Bangladesh’s 177 million people hard, but experts have been urging to end dependence on imported coal and gas in favour of reliable renewables. The Strait of Hormuz is all anyone is talking about and safe passage of energy tankers is at...
Action needed by Southeast Asia’s Central Banks on escalating climate risks
By Rachel Ho, Asia Energy and Climate Finance Fellow, Market Forces. Ms Ho has a decade of experience in the private industrial and technology sector across Australia, Indonesia and the broader Asia Pacific. The global oil and gas crisis is going from bad to worse....
APA Group and fossil fuel industry must come clean on true costs of gas
By Will van de Pol, Chief Executive, Market Forces Of all the things being destroyed as a result of the United States and Israel’s war on Iran, long-term demand for liquefied natural gas (LNG) is not the first to spring to mind. But when high fuel price projections...
We’re all paying the price of banks and pension funds fuelling climate disasters
By Kyle Robertson, Head of Research, Market Forces. People across Asia and Australia are experiencing another scorching season of deadly and terrifying wildfires, heatwaves and floods. The world has just endured the three hottest years on record according to the World...
Climate-related shareholder proposals have achieved results.
By Sachiko Suzuki, Asia Climate and Energy Analyst, Market Forces. Cover image: LNG-related facilities in which Japan’s INPEX and JERA have stake, are concentrated in Darwin, Australia. (Image credit: Paula Martinez / Market Forces) According to the Japan...