Energy Insights

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Energy Insights, by Energy Tracker Asia, covers the latest topics on the energy transition and gets into conversation with a wide range of experts and thought leaders on themes that include energy, fossil fuels, climate finance, climate policy, decarbonisation and development. Join our host each month to dive deep into the latest opportunities, challenges and solutions in the climate and energy space.

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S. Korea's Offshore Wind Potential and Getting Locals Onside

Jul 12 2024 23 mins  
Energy Insights speaks with Mark Hutchinson, the director and chair of the Southeast Asia Task Force at the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC).In this interview, we delve into a recent report published by GWEC about the potential of offshore wind and its impact on South Korea's economy. We also explore the challenges facing offshore wind, the supply chain implications for the offsho

A Recap on the G7 Climate Commitments in 2024

Jun 29 2024 10 mins  
In this episode of Energy Insights, we recap the G7's climate commitments and the G7 environment ministers' meeting in Turin, Italy. Topics include the pressure leading up to the meeting and summit and what the world's most powerful economies were doing to tackle climate change.Other topics include what the G7 is doing about coal, the worries around the G7's coal phaseout timeline,

Is Tripling Renewable Capacity Possible?

May 09 2024 38 mins  
Energy Insights speaks with Liming Qiao, the Asia Director at the Global Wind Energy Council. Our conversation with Liming Qiao delves into a range of crucial topics. We explore the ambitious goal of tripling renewable energy capacity, the potential supply chain challenges for renewable rollouts in Asia, and the role of governments and the private sector in incentivising secure sup

India's 2024 Election and the Role of Renewable Energy

Apr 22 2024 42 mins  
Energy Insights speaks with Sunil Dahiya, an analyst at the South Asia branch of the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA).We talk about many topics that revolve around the upcoming Indian election and where energy fits into that picture, including an overview of India's renewable energy capacity right now, how much Modi's BJP government can be credited with spurring c

Women and the Just Energy Transition

Mar 07 2024 31 mins  
Energy Insights speaks with Farwa Aamer about all things women, energy, and climate change. Farwa is the director of South Asia Initiatives at the Asia Society Policy Institute in New York. Prior to this, she led research on security, political, and socio-economic dimensions of transboundary river governance in the Himalayan region, along with other issues revolving around water, e

Will Indonesia's New Government Support the Energy Transition?

Feb 29 2024 37 mins  
Energy Insights speaks with Afu Utami about the recent Indonesian elections and energy policy in one of Asia’s fastest-growing countries.Afu is one of the founders of the technology-based political education movement Bijak Pemilu. This initiative aims to encourage voters to become politically engaged and educated, and it won the MIT Solve Global Competition in 2023.Afu is also th

Southeast Asia's Renewable Energy Potential and Growth Challenges

Jan 26 2024 21 mins  
In this episode of Energy Insights, we speak with Janna Smith about all things renewables growth, challenges and opportunities in Southeast Asia. Topics include Southeast Asia's renewables potential, where countries are doing well, what countries are leading and the challenges associated with accelerating clean energy growth in the region. Janna Smith is a solar and wind researcher

COP28's Implications on Fossil Fuels and Climate Finance

Dec 30 2023 36 mins  
In this episode of Energy Insights, we speak with Ulka Kelkar. Ulka is the Executive Director of Climate at the World Resources Institute India. She is an economist with 24 years' experience in climate change research, outreach, and capacity building.Ulka works on low-carbon development pathways, sub-national climate action, and just transitions in small industry. Previously, she w

Tech Supply Chain Decarbonisation and Apple’s New Commitments

Nov 06 2023 25 mins  
We speak with Katrin Wu about supply chain decarbonisation in the technology sector. We cover topics like what supply chains include, Apple's decarbonisation strategy and its new commitments, how Microsoft and Samsung compare to Apple with supply chain decarbonisation commitment, the price of consumer goods during the energy transition and other topics.Katrin is a climate and energ

LNG Expansion in the Philippines: Harming People and Corals

Sep 08 2023 32 mins  
Energy Insights speaks with Liza Osorio from Oceana in the Philippines about the impacts of LNG development on marine ecosystems and communities nearby gas plants. Liza is an environmental lawyer and is the legal policy director of Oceana, Philippines.She is also a professor at the University of Cebu School of Law. She was elected the first Asian Chairperson of the International Un