Asia Pacific
State-owned JBIC was responsible for 408 million tons of CO2-equivalent in 2024, more than France, a new report has found.
Since its formation, AZEC has been pushing LNG and other linked technologies, and it is starting to have an impact, as countries in the region are increasing their use of LNG.
Despite the gas pledge of Indian PM Modi back in 2017, his government is still pursuing a pro-gas agenda, which could lead to a spike in stranded assets.
Australia is at it again, wrestling with energy supply issues that intersect both gas shortages and the public’s concern over its continued LNG imports, fossil fuel development and usage.
Russian shipments of LNG to China in spite of sanctions display assertiveness and political gamesmanship by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Last month Malaysian energy giant Petronas inked a deal to procure an estimated $43.4 billion of U.S. LNG over the next five years.
The Philippines still has the most coal-dependant grid in Southeast Asia, with coal still representing around 60% of the country’s total energy mix.
A new report out by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) is questioning India’s aspirations for a gas-based economy to replace other polluting fossil fuels.
Pakistan, which has grappled with significant gas supply issues for years, has set a goal that renewable energy make up 58% of its electricity production by 2030.
Last month, controversially, Vietnam imported its first Russian LNG cargo, as the country struggles to meet energy demand.
As the Asian Development Bank’s annual meeting unfolds this week in Milan, there are calls for the bank to stop financing fossil fuels in Bangladesh.
As COP29 nears its close in Baku, UN Chief António Guterres called for a decisive, ambitious climate finance deal for developing nations.
Renewables are surging globally, yet fossil fuel phase-out has stalled, says a new report by Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) released during COP29 in Baku.
New research says that the health risk to mothers and newborns posed by global warming is a “blindspot” in the majority of national climate plans. It must not be sidelined by COP29 negotiators.
Japan is considering its nuclear future to help reach its 2050 net zero goals, but opponents still point to safety concerns. Renewable projects, despite a lack of available land mass, remain a viable long-term alternative.