Renewable energy

US drives rise in global emissions as utilities turn back to coal: Report

The US accounted for about a third of the rise in global carbon dioxide emissions in 2025, as higher gas prices pushed power producers back to coal.

US govt pays energy firm $167m to halt offshore wind farm in latest such deal

The Trump administration is trying to throttle the development of offshore wind power by paying firms to abandon their planned investments.

Steel industry sounds alarm over slow progress on green steel

About half of the world’s planned green steel projects have already been delayed.

War in Iran spurs solar boom in oil-dependent South-east Asia

A worker installs a solar power system on a home in Quezon City, The Philippines.

Changi Airport uses less water, electricity despite handling record passenger numbers

Changi Airport is home to the nation’s largest single-site rooftop solar panel system, with a capacity of almost 40 megawatt-peak.

South-east Asia needs bold steps to boost energy security, cut costly fuel imports: IEA

Policies prioritising cleaner sources of energy, including renewable energy, could help South-east Asia reduce the risks from future energy shocks, the International Energy Agency says.

There’s no AI boom without an energy boom

AI and data centres might be indispensable, but their vast and growing appetite for energy has reached a crunch point, says the writer.

Are we at the start of a new investment super-cycle?

CEO Insights

More buzz around EVs, alternative energy sources due to Iran war: OCBC chief sustainability officer

OCBC group chief sustainability officer Mike Ng says the full energy transition will take several decades and its progress will not be linear.

China’s world-beating solar industry is in turmoil

Solar panels on a hillside near Jiexiu, in China’s northern Shanxi province.

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