Energy Insights
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.
- Update frequency
- every 30 days
- Average duration
- 27 minutes
- Episodes
- 37
- Years Active
- 2022 - 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 Southea…
The Politics of Clean Energy: Balancing Growth, Security, and Sustainability in Southeast Asia
In this episode of Energy Insights, we sit down with Amy Kong and Yu Sun Chin, from Zero Carbon Analytics. Together, they provide valuable insights into the complexities of Southeast Asia’s energy fu…
From Fossil Fuels to Renewables: Understanding the World Energy Investment 2025
The global energy shift towards renewables is gaining momentum, but what role does investment play in this transition? In this episode of Energy Insights, we explore the key findings from the World E…
Inside the Philippines’ Energy Shift: Policies, Problems & Possibilities
In this episode of Energy Insights, we speak with Joel Chester (Cheng) Pagulayan, Climate Justice Portfolio Manager at Oxfam Pilipinas, about the Philippines’ energy shift. Despite the government’s c…
The Global Power Shift: China’s Renewable Energy Expansion and Its Influence on Southeast Asia
China has emerged as a global leader in renewable energy, rapidly scaling its solar, wind, and hydropower capacities. But what does this mean for Southeast Asia, which is still heavily reliant on fos…
Women in Energy: Leading the Charge for a Sustainable Future
In this episode of Energy Insights, we speak with Dr. Utkarshaa Varshney, a leading energy transition consultant specialising in solar, wind, and hydrogen projects. With over five years of internatio…
Japan's Record LNG Deal with the US and Its Global Impact
Japan has secured a historic LNG deal with the United States, a move positioned as a step towards greater energy security. However, this decision raises pressing questions about its alignment with cl…
Captive Coal – Indonesia’s Biggest Energy Challenge
In this episode of Energy Insights, we explore the critical issue of captive coal power in Indonesia, a significant obstacle to the country’s 2040 coal phase-out target. Captive coal plants, which op…
Breaking Down AZEC – What Asia Really Needs for Decarbonisation
This episode of Energy Insights critically examines the Asia Zero Emission Community (AZEC), an initiative aimed at advancing decarbonisation across 11 countries in Asia and the Pacific. While AZEC a…
Asia's Energy Transition Leaders & Laggards
This episode of Energy Insights explores the contrasts shaping Asia’s renewable energy landscape. With surging energy demands and immense potential for renewable transformation, Asia is both a challe…
COP29 Outcome: What’s Next for Climate Action?
COP29 has concluded in Baku, Azerbaijan, leaving the global community to grapple with its outcomes. In this episode of Energy Insights, we take a deep dive into the critical takeaways from this year’…
Bridging the Divides on Climate Finance
Energy Insights speaks with Teresa Anderson, the global climate justice lead at ActionAid International, about all things climate finance in the run-up to COP29 in Azerbaijan.
We talked about a broad …
Pakistan’s Energy Crisis and Its Causes
Energy Insights speaks with Abdul Waheed Bhutto. Abdul Waheed Bhutto is an academic researcher and the Pro Vice Chancellor at Dawood University of Engineering and Technology in Pakistan.
He has autho…
S. Korea's Offshore Wind Potential and Getting Locals Onside
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 publishe…
A Recap on the G7 Climate Commitments in 2024
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 a…
Is Tripling Renewable Capacity Possible?
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…
India's 2024 Election and the Role of Renewable Energy
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 Indi…
Women and the Just Energy Transition
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 …
Will Indonesia's New Government Support the Energy Transition?
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 e…
Southeast Asia's Renewable Energy Potential and Growth Challenges
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,…