https://www.scmp.com/rss/507433/feed Pamela Simamora is a research coordinator at the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR), a think tank focusing on energy transition issues in Indonesia. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Growing energy demand in Southeast Asia is often associated with increasing coal use despite the region’s huge renewable potential. To help lower carbon dioxide emissions from coal power, some have tried to make a case for “clean” coal technology in Southeast Asia. However, we need to carefully define what clean coal is. It is true that ultra-supercritical coal-fired power plants emit less carbon dioxide given their higher efficiency than conventional coal-fired plants. However, to call them... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3104632/why-coal-should-have-no-future-southeast-asias-energy-mix?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3104632/why-coal-should-have-no-future-southeast-asias-energy-mix?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 09 Oct 2020 01:45:12 +0000