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Asia Reassesses LNG Reliance After Six Months of Hormuz Disruption
When energy planners across Asia assessed the risks of LNG dependence, a major geopolitical supply disruption was often treated as a tail risk. Six months of disruption around the Strait of Hormuz have changed that. Asian LNG demand has fallen for two consecutive years, 47 proposed power plants worth USD 52 billion have been cancelled or stalled, and the fiscal strain is spreading from energy bills into currency markets and public finances.
Foreign Investment in Bangladesh: Powering Renewable Energy
Introducing policy reforms to address existing barriers, de-risk projects, incentivise developers and improve investor confidence remains key for accelerating Bangladesh's clean energy transition and strengthening its energy security.
Renewable Energy
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.
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
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.
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.
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