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]]> https://www.climatechangenews.com/2026/03/04/middle-east-crisis-increases-southeast-asias-coal-risk/feed/ 0 Carbon colonialism? Malaysia and Indonesia plan storage hubs for Asian emissions  https://www.climatechangenews.com/2025/03/20/carbon-colonialism-malaysia-and-indonesia-plan-storage-hubs-for-asian-emissions/ https://www.climatechangenews.com/2025/03/20/carbon-colonialism-malaysia-and-indonesia-plan-storage-hubs-for-asian-emissions/#respond Thu, 20 Mar 2025 11:26:59 +0000 https://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=68975 Japan and South Korea have signed deals to export CO2 captured at their power and manufacturing plants to Southeast Asia

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