Fossil fuels
OCBC cuts financed emissions in all targeted ‘dirty’ sectors in 2024
The bank’s reductions in oil and gas already surpass its 2030 goal, but annual performance depends on factors that may be outside control
A new decisive moment for renewable energy
Decentralised, regionally integrated energy systems grounded in renewables offer greater predictability
Middle East oil shocks send S-E Asia scrambling for alternatives, but cleaner mix is no easy choice
The crisis may be a catalyst – or obstacle – for the region’s renewable energy transition goals
South-east Asia faces sweltering heat as war limits energy supply
A prolonged disruption will threaten the fossil-fuel-reliant region’s power generation into April and May
Indonesia’s captive power plants putting energy transition at risk, researchers say
The country aims to reach net-zero emissions by 2060
Tactics to dump coal are failing in Asia as energy demand booms
The region has struggled to wean itself off a fossil fuel that remains a cost-competitive source of stable power thanks to its abundance
Australia overhauls decades-old environmental laws
LARGE carbon-emitting projects in Australia will be required to disclose their greenhouse gas emissions as well as pollution reduction goals under new legislation overhauling decades-old environmental...
‘Trump is temporary’: California governor Newsom seizes COP30 spotlight
WITH US President Donald Trump skipping the UN’s climate summit in the Amazon, California Governor Gavin Newsom grabbed the spotlight on Tuesday and unleashed a barrage of attacks on the fossil fuel a...
Shell drops two North Sea wind projects in fossil fuel shift
BRITISH oil and gas giant Shell said on Monday that it was ending its participation in two offshore wind projects in the North Sea, part of its shift away from alternative energy to focus on its fossi...
Earth cannot ‘sustain’ intensive fossil fuel use, Lula tells COP30
Brazil’s President warned that the battle against climate changed could be lost without a rapid move towards cleaner energy
