Fossil fuels

Bio-LNG could ensure Singapore’s energy resilience amid global disruptions: Tan See Leng

Minister for Energy, Trade and Industry Tan See Leng notes that since different sectors will require different technologies and fuels, Singapore will need to keep its options open.

Australia’s top court backs grassroots group in landmark climate case on coal mine

MACH Energy had sought to extend the life of its Mount Pleasant mine, which is due to end operations in December, until 2048 and double its coal production.

Rising fuel costs driving up brewing costs in Asia, Heineken says

Heineken is passing on around 70% to 80% of inflation to consumers.

Qatar’s energy chief sees LNG expansion start-up in 2027

Disruptions, such as the Iran war, have choked supplies of the fuel from Qatar, the world’s second-largest exporter.

Trump administration repeals carbon emission limits for power plants at G-20 meeting

US EPA administrator Lee Zeldin (centre) said the moves will help build new generating infrastructure needed to meet skyrocketing electricity demand.

America’s AI boom needs $140b in new power plants, new estimate shows

Homes lie near Meta’s 400ha artificial intelligence data center in El Paso, Texas.

Trump administration poised to repeal carbon standards for coal, gas power plants

Under Trump, the EPA first proposed rolling back the power plant climate rules last summer.

A $9.4 billion fuel bill sees developing Asian nations sour on LNG

Qatari shipments of LNG through the Strait of Hormuz have all but dried up since the conflict started at the end of February.

Are we giving up on a 1.5 deg C limit to global warming?

The spillway (foreground) at Imja Lake in Nepal, an attempt to reduce flood hazard, in June 2025. Melting glaciers and the lakes they leave behind are time bombs.

China’s three biggest airlines post heavy first-half losses as fuel shock bites

Air China, China Eastern Airlines and China Southern Airlines posted combined first-half net losses of about 8.2 billion yuan (S$1.55 billion).

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