9/ The lack of transparency and consideration of local contexts are only a few of the issues surrounding waste-to-energy. Learn more in this investigation published in #EnergyMonitor co-reported by Alexandra Buba 🇩🇪 Nicha Wachpanich 🇹🇭 & Geela Garcia 🇵🇭 with the support of #JournalismFundEU

https://www.energymonitor.ai/sectors/industry/facing-headwinds-at-home-europe-and-japan-are-pushing-waste-to-energy-technology-across-south-east-asia/

1/ Proposed as a solution to the waste management crisis & a #sustainable energy source, #waste-to-energy technology sounds, to many, too good to be true – and the growing local opposition in Southeast Asia shows that it might just be.

A 🧵 on the reality of the effects of #incineration on local communities, an investigation supported by #JournalismFundEU published in @energymonitor

https://www.energymonitor.ai/sectors/industry/facing-headwinds-at-home-europe-and-japan-are-pushing-waste-to-energy-technology-across-south-east-asia/