https://www.scmp.com/rss/525455/feed Dinita Setyawati is a senior energy analyst for Asia at Ember. She analyses electricity policy across Southeast Asia and promotes the use of clean power in electricity, transportation and industrial sectors. She holds a PhD in Global Environmental Study from Kyoto University of Japan, and a Master’s in Southeast Asian Studies from SOAS, University of London. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Muyi Yang,Dinita Setyawati Muyi Yang,Dinita Setyawati The escalating crisis around Iran is doing more than just shaking global energy markets. It is constricting the arteries of Asian growth. A massive share of the oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) that powers Asian economies passes through the Strait of Hormuz. When tensions rise around this narrow waterway, economic shock waves travel quickly across the region, exposing a development model whose foundations remain dangerously outside Asia’s strategic control. Japan and South Korea, both heavily... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/asia-opinion/article/3346169/why-asias-future-depends-breaking-shackles-fossil-fuels?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/asia-opinion/article/3346169/why-asias-future-depends-breaking-shackles-fossil-fuels?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 12 Mar 2026 12:30:08 +0000