A new study of seven Southeast Asian economies suggests that the economic payoff from the energy transition depends not only on how much renewable energy countries deploy, but also on how deeply, and effectively, they are connected to global trade. Published in the journal Energies, the study, "Does Trade-Oriented Policy Moderate Energy Transition for Economic Prosperity in ASEAN-7 Countries: Insight from a US-Centric Focus," is authored by Mustapha Mukhtar, Idris Abdullahi Abdulqadir, Luo Gexin, Yao Cuihong, Feng Qiongying, Lawan Yusuf Saleh and Aisha Aliyu Yakubu. It examines Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam over 1995–2021. Trade openness…