In this episode of Energy Insights, host Stephen is joined by Flora Wu, Country Director for China at Asia Research & Engagement, to examine whether Asia is truly pricing the full cost of the climate transition.

Flora explores how climate risk extends beyond carbon, from extreme heat and flooding to water stress and institutional vulnerability. The conversation examines why these risks remain underpriced, why adaptation is underfunded, and why resilient labour systems, healthcare, and public institutions are essential to the transition.

The episode also highlights the gendered impacts of climate exposure, particularly on women’s work, care responsibilities, and access to services. Together, Stephen and Flora discuss what stronger governance, better disclosure, and more resilient capital allocation could look like if Asia priced the full cost of transition.

Tune in to hear why climate justice, institutional resilience, and long-term economic stability are deeply connected and what that means for Asia’s transition pathway.

LinkedIn: Flora Wu

Solar panels and wind turbines are often criticised for creating a future waste problem. But the reality is very different.

In this episode of Energy Insights, host Stephen explores why renewables are among the most recyclable energy technologies in the world. With up to 95% of solar and wind materials already recoverable, clean energy is moving towards a circular model where value is reused rather than discarded.

The episode looks at how recycling renewable infrastructure can create jobs, strengthen supply chains, and reduce dependence on imported raw materials. It also compares renewable end-of-life materials with the permanent pollution left behind by fossil fuels, showing why the scale and impact are often misunderstood.

The takeaway is clear: renewables are not creating a waste crisis. They are creating an opportunity to build cleaner, more resilient energy systems through circular design.

In this episode of Energy Insights, host Stephen is joined by Ziqun Jia, Junior Consultant at Perspectives Climate Group, to explore China’s rising influence in Southeast Asia’s energy sector.

Ziqun dives into how China’s leadership in clean technologies, from solar to batteries and EVs, is reshaping energy systems across the region. The discussion also covers how China’s investments and energy diplomacy are impacting Southeast Asia’s clean energy future and what opportunities and risks lie ahead.

Tune in to hear how China’s clean-tech drive is creating new dynamics in the region and what it means for Southeast Asia’s path to a sustainable energy transition.

LinkedIn: Ziqun Jia