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What Keeps Halting Bangladesh’s Solar Revolution
Experts warn that Bangladesh’s energy crisis will persist without a decisive shift toward renewable energy. While the political rhetoric for accelerating solar energy deployment to enhance energy security and affordability is growing stronger, structural and institutional barriers threaten to delay progress.
Can Untapped Rooftop Solar Energy Help the Power-stressed Visayas?
Weeks of power disruptions across the Visayas, Philippines, have exposed the economic and social costs of relying on large, centralised coal plants. Experts state that accelerating rooftop solar could significantly alleviate the power supply crisis by offering an immediate, decentralised alternative.
Renewable Energy
Solar Energy Gives Bangladesh a Way Out of the Energy Crisis
The government is investing heavily in solar energy in Bangladesh to reduce dependence on fossil...
Energy Security and Affordability Arguments Mean the “Electrify Now” Moment is Here
In response to the second global energy crisis in five years, governments, businesses, and NGOs are launching the Electrify Now campaign. The initiative aims to accelerate the transition away from fossil fuels and scale up investments and support for modern energy systems powered by clean electricity that would ensure more reliable and affordable energy.
Fossil Fuel
Is Natural Gas a Fossil Fuel and Can it Be Renewable?
Despite its "clean" reputation, natural gas is unequivocally a fossil fuel, formed from ancient organic matter over millions of years. While it burns more cleanly than coal at the point of combustion, its primary component — methane — is a potent greenhouse gas driving climate change. As production surges to record highs, the debate intensifies over whether it is a viable "bridge fuel" or a significant obstacle to a renewable future.
US EPA Repeals the Endangerment Finding: Big Blow to the Fight Against Climate Change
Revoking the endangerment finding would pose far-reaching and long-lasting environmental, climate and health consequences, with not only local but also global importance. Worryingly, scientists believe this won’t be the last of the US administration’s moves to support the fossil fuel industry and attack climate action.
Region
Bangladesh’s Textile Industry: The Engine Behind Solar Power Push
Renewable energy has long been considered critical for improving a company's sustainability profile amid ever-more demanding global supply chains. However, in the wake of the energy crisis, the Bangladeshi RMG industry sees it as a matter of survival and calls for a genuine policy commitment to make renewable energy commercially viable for factories.
What is China Doing in Bangladesh? Solar Revolution
Bangladesh has announced ambitious solar energy targets and leveraging China’s expertise, equipment and capital could be critical to achieving them. While China has promised support, the success of the bilateral partnership depends on Bangladesh overcoming project finance challenges.
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