Middle East crisis increases Southeast Asia’s coal risk

With oil and gas weaponised, coal – often sourced closer to home – becomes the desperate fallback for Asian governments seeking to avoid industrial paralysis and social unrest
A smelter emits smoke from burning coal to refine nickel at the mining industry owned by Indonesia Weda Bay Industrial Park (IWIP) in Weda Bay, on Halmahera Island, North Maluku, Indonesia, on August 14, 2024. (Photo by Muhammad Fauzy/NurPhoto)
A smelter emits smoke from burning coal to refine nickel at the mining industry owned by Indonesia Weda Bay Industrial Park (IWIP) in Weda Bay, on Halmahera Island, North Maluku, Indonesia, on August 14, 2024. (Photo by Muhammad Fauzy/NurPhoto)

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