Energy Shift Southeast Asia

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Energy Shift is a network of groups advocating for a just energy transition in Southeast Asia.

Check this page regularly to stay updated on the network’s evidence-based research and publications.

Vietnam’s ecologically sensitive Mekong Delta is facing increasing threats from fossil gas expansions. All operating gas stations totaling 7.77 GW are located around the Mekong Delta, and about 64% of Vietnam’s gas capacity by 2030 will be around the Mekong Delta. International corporations, including financial institutions and energy companies from the US, Europe, Japan, France,

Amid record-high fuel rates and a raging climate crisis, Southeast Asia is spiraling into a fossil future thanks to a massive fleet of gas projects, risking the region’s energy security, biodiversity, and any and all hope to limit global temperature rise to less catastrophic levels. This report published by CEED and partners dives into fossil […]

The Global Oil & Gas Exit List (GOGEL) is the most comprehensive publicly available database on the oil & gas industry. GOGEL 2022 covers 901 companies responsible for 95% of global oil & gas production. It is tailored to the needs of financial institutions looking to phase out fossil fuels. GOGEL’s forward-looking data on companies’ […]

Southeast Asia has been bannering ambitious plans for gas in recent years, backed by financiers keen to fuel a more catastrophic climate crisis. Soaring energy prices and a rapidly closing window to meet climate imperatives dictate that the mad dash for gas in SEA must be stopped. Launched as the second week of COP 27 […]

Net zero emission is a must goal for our future.

San Miguel Corporation (SMC) drives the continued proliferation of dirty and costly energy from fossil fuels in the Philippines, which goes against climate, environmental, and socio-economic interests of Filipinos.

Studies on the evolving international energy landscape, creating databases, reports, and interactive tools that enhance understanding.

Calls ramp up for UBS to drop fossil fuel financing  Geneva, Switzerland – As the Building Bridges conference opens, community representatives from Southeast Asia are urging the financial sector to stop backsliding on climate promises and align capital flows with pathways that protect both people and the planet. Representatives from the Philippine-based Center for Energy, […]

30 September 2025 Sergio Ermotti, Chief Executive OfficerIqbal Khan, President of UBS Asia-PacificChristian Leitz, Chief Sustainability OfficerUBS AGBahnhofstr. 45, P.O. BoxCH-8098 Zurich Dear Sirs:  In 2024, the world experienced the warmest year on record, a trajectory projected to continue, potentially breaching the 1.5°C limit within the next five years. The mounting impacts of the climate […]

Civil society across the world is urging Swiss banking giant UBS to stop purchasing new bonds issued by the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC). In a letter, groups detail JBIC’s financing of several fossil fuel projects across Asia and beyond that have caused significant harm to local communities and the environment.  Data collected by […]

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued a landmark opinion affirming that States have legal obligations to combat climate change as an urgent and existential threat. Southeast Asia civil society welcomes this historic affirmation, which signals the end of fossil fuels and a pathway to climate justice and accountability. The ICJ emphasized that the right […]