Biomass co-firing a ‘false strategy’ that risks prolonging Indonesia’s coal use: report

Published on May 30, 2025

Despite being endorsed as a way to mitigate emissions in Indonesia’s new power supply plan, the use of wood and crop waste in coal plants delivers minimal climate benefits while posing new pollution risks, says an environmental group.

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A third of Southeast Asia’s data centres could be powered by renewable energy by 2030: study

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Chart: US steelmaking is slowly getting cleaner

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