Temasek’s chief executive Dilhan Pillay says lawyers will be integral in shaping governance standards and legal frameworks for ESG (environmental, social and governance).

This update provides an overview of the renewable energy landscape in the region and certain salient legal and regulatory issues affecting the development and deployment of RE in Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.

World's top court is set to give first-ever opinion on states' legal obligations on issue.

On 8 December 2023, the Ministry of Trade and Industry issued a press release announcing that Singapore and Papua New Guinea signed an implementation agreement on carbon credits cooperation under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement. This marks the first implementation agreement for Singapore. The Agreement sets out a legally binding framework and processes for the generation and international transfer of carbon credits aligned with Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, between Singapore and Papua New Guinea.

This article aims to provide an overview on the licensing regime for electric vehicles (“EV”) charging operators (“EVCOs”) and certification requirements that EV chargers would have to meet under the Electric Vehicles Charging Act 2022, which aims to regulate devices intended for charging EVs, operators of charging stations and providers of charging services for EVs.