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
COP28's Implications on Fossil Fuels and Climate Finance
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 clima…
Tech Supply Chain Decarbonisation and Apple’s New Commitments
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 Mic…
LNG Expansion in the Philippines: Harming People and Corals
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…
Malaysia's Renewable Energy Push and Goals
Energy Insights speaks with Kian Min Low, the Chief Renewables Officer at Malaysian renewable energy company Gentari about all things renewables, Malaysia and Southeast Asia.
Other topics include who …
How Solving Energy Poverty Will Boost Health and Climate Goals
Energy Insights speaks with Sugandha Srivastav about all things energy poverty and developmental and energy economics.
Sugandha is a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow and lecturer in the Environment…
Hydrogen Energy: False Hope or Solution?
Energy Insights speaks with Paul Martin about all things hydrogen.
Paul is a chemical engineer by training and has an extensive 30-year history with making and using hydrogen and synthetic gas, worki…
Japan's G7 Fossil Fuel Push
We speak with Susanne Wong and talk about the upcoming G7 Summit in Hiroshima and go over issues related to Japan's insistence on seeing more investments in gas-related infrastructure, the recent G7 …
Can Carbon Capture Prevent Climate Change?
Energy Insights speaks with Duncan McLaren on carbon capture technologies and the implications they may have on the future of the planet, along with the technologies propertied promises, drawbacks an…
Carbon Offsets: Can We Buy Our Way Out of Climate Change?
Carbon offsets have been around for decades. Proponents of carbon offsets have labelled them as essential to see climate finance directed towards regions and communities that need it the most. Howeve…
Is South Korea's Energy Plan Enough for Net Zero?
In this episode of Energy Insights we speak with Joojin Kim. Joojin is the founder and CEO of Solutions for Our Climate based in Seoul, South Korea.
Prior to founding Solutions for Our Climate, Joojin…
What Are Just Energy Transition Partnerships?
In this episode of Energy Insights, we talk about Just Energy Transition Partnerships - what they are, their history and how they can help Asian countries move away from fossil fuel-dominated energy …
Asia's Energy Price Crisis and Political Upheaval
In this episode of Energy Insights, Energy Tracker Asia talks about the ongoing energy price crisis that is engulfing Asia and the rest of the globe.
Topics discussed include where fuel protests brok…
How High Gas and LNG Prices Are Constricting Asia
In this episode, we speak with Gerry Arances. Gerry is the founder and executive director at the Centre for Energy, Ecology and Development in the Philippines, also known as CEED.
We focus mainly on t…
India, Loss and Damage and COP27
In this episode of Energy Insights, we speak with Ulka Kelkar. Ulka is the Director of the Climate Program at the World Resources Institute India.
By training, she is an economist with two decades of …
Can Australia Become a Climate Champion?
In this episode of Energy Insights, Energy Tracker Asia talks to Richie Merzian - the director of climate and energy at the Australia Institute. In today's episode, Energy Tracker Asia and Richie dis…
Sri Lanka's Fuel and Net-zero Crisis
In this episode of Energy Insights, Energy Tracker Asia talks to Hemantha Withanage. They speak about the recent multifaceted crisis facing Sri Lanka's people across politics, economics and energy. T…
Should the G7 Invest In Gas Again?
In this episode of Energy Insights, Energy Tracker Asia talks to Friederike Roder. They speak about the recent G7 summit where leaders of the globe's richest nations decided to invest in gas to shore…