Fueling the Empire: The Real Cost of Australia’s Gas Strategy
Energy Insights24 Aug 2025

Fueling the Empire: The Real Cost of Australia’s Gas Strategy

In this episode of Energy Insights, we speak with Mia Watanabe, Climate Campaigner at Oil Change International, about the real costs of Australia’s gas strategy and its wider implications for Southeast Asia’s energy future. Australia has become one of the world’s largest LNG exporters, but this dependence on fossil fuels raises serious concerns over environmental, social, and economic impacts. Mia explains how the continued push for LNG undermines climate goals across Asia, with public financ...

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Climate Risk, Capital and Gender: Is Asia Pricing the Full Transition?

Climate Risk, Capital and Gender: Is Asia Pricing the Full Transition?

In this episode of Energy Insights, host Stephen is joined by Flora Wu, Country Director for China at Asia Research & Engagement, to examine whether Asia is truly pricing the full cost of the climate ...

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Circular Economy Opportunity: Recycling Solar & Wind Materials

Circular Economy Opportunity: Recycling Solar & Wind Materials

Solar panels and wind turbines are often criticised for creating a future waste problem. But the reality is very different. In this episode of Energy Insights, host Stephen explores why renewables are...

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Beyond Borders: China’s Regional Energy Influence

Beyond Borders: China’s Regional Energy Influence

In this episode of Energy Insights, host Stephen is joined by Ziqun Jia, Junior Consultant at Perspectives Climate Group, to explore China’s rising influence in Southeast Asia’s energy sector. Ziqun d...

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China’s Clean-Tech Engine: Can It Drive Asia’s Transition?

China’s Clean-Tech Engine: Can It Drive Asia’s Transition?

In this episode of Energy Insights, host Stephen speaks with Zhou Yu, Program Manager at New Energy Nexus, to explore China’s fast-growing clean-tech ecosystem and what it means for Asia’s energy tran...

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The Turbine Bottleneck: Inside Southeast Asia’s LNG Slowdown

The Turbine Bottleneck: Inside Southeast Asia’s LNG Slowdown

In this episode of Energy Insights, host Stephen speaks with Sam Reynolds, Research Lead for LNG and Gas at IEEFA, to unpack how a global turbine shortage is slowing Southeast Asia’s LNG expansion. S...

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After COP30: The Economics Behind Climate Commitments

After COP30: The Economics Behind Climate Commitments

In this episode of Energy Insights, host Stephen sits down with Wai-Shin Chan, Director of Research at Asia Research and Engagement (ARE), to unpack what COP30 really means for climate finance, invest...

25 Nov 202525min

COP30 Countdown: What It Means for Climate Justice in Southeast Asia

COP30 Countdown: What It Means for Climate Justice in Southeast Asia

In this episode of Energy Insights, host Stephen sits down with Joel Chester (Cheng) Pagulayan, Climate Justice Portfolio Manager at Oxfam Pilipinas, to explore what COP30 means for climate justice in...

20 Nov 202532min

Fossils First, Renewables Later: The Cost of Delay

Fossils First, Renewables Later: The Cost of Delay

In this episode of Energy Insights, host Stephen sits down with Katherine Hasan, Analyst at the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA), to unpack Indonesia’s latest power plan — and the wi...

20 Nov 202520min

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