The days for oil and gas are numbered, so the economic case of a fight over undersea resources doesn’t stack up.

Fossil fuels have driven rapid growth but the country has pledged – with global help – to be carbon neutral by 2050.

A new source of natural gas within the controversial “nine-dash line” should revive questions about sharing access.

Instead of a source of great tech power competition, lithium should be key to a collective fight against climate change.

Riches from minerals and agriculture resources are yet to transform the local economy. Wider reforms should be the goal.

Efforts to develop a network for cleaner energy in the Indo-Pacific marks a practical step for closer relations.