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Why More Solar Panels Won't Fix ASEAN's Energy Future When people talk about the energy transition, the conversation usually focuses on technology. More solar farms. More wind turbines. More electric vehicles. But what if that's only the visible part of the transition? What if the real transformation is about changing the rules, institutions, incentives, and power structures that determine who owns energy, who benefits from it, and who makes the decisions? Across ASEAN, renewable energy is...

What Mia Mottley teaches us about leading in an age of planetary change, converging crises, and unprecedented interdependence. Robert Steele / Systainability Asia, 7 June 2026 There are moments in history when the old maps no longer work. The terrain has changed, the landmarks have shifted, and the assumptions that once guided us begin to lose their explanatory power. Yet institutions, organizations, and leaders often continue navigating as though nothing fundamental has changed. Looking...

Organized by CMU STeP and TEDxChiangMaiPlay - Play with Purpose A World Environment Day gathering showed how a table of cards, a carefully facilitated process, and honest conversation can help people move from concern about plastic waste toward a shared understanding of the system - and the actions needed to change it. On 6 June 2026, as part of Chiang Mai's celebration of World Environment Day, 15 participants gathered at Weave Artisan Society to explore one of the most persistent...