11+ hour, 17+ min ago  (392+ words) Decarbonisation of the buildings and construction sector has slowed, leaving it both a major emissions source and increasingly vulnerable to climate impacts and energy price shocks, according to a new report from the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Global…...

7+ hour, 59+ min ago  (718+ words) More than two months after the US and Israel launched military attacks on Iran, the conflict is poised on the edge of a'fragile ceasefire. The cost in human suffering for Iran and Lebanon'has been high. Israel has also suffered'civilian casualties'from…...

14+ hour, 58+ min ago  (441+ words) The consequences are particularly acute for African economies, whose currencies come under pressure whenever oil prices surge. Every additional dollar per barrel increases import costs and tightens foreign-exchange constraints. The South African rand, the East African shillings, and many other…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago  (486+ words) A Singapore-based textiles reuse and recycling company said has declined an offer to re-sell new clothes donated by an ultra fast-fashion brand on the grounds that it would promote further consumption of disposable goods. Cloop" a circular social enterprise that…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago  (106+ words) Eco-Business Energy affordability and decarbonisation now the "hardest political problem" for governments: Australia climate chair As geopolitical tensions and supply chain disruptions continue to reshape global energy markets, countries are increasingly grappling with ensuring energy security and affordability while transitioning…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago  (682+ words) Artificial intelligence could become a critical tool for helping Asia Pacific's overstretched power grids cope with climate change, according to a new report by London-based energy think tank Ember. The report warned that power systems across the region are juggling…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago  (226+ words) Eco-Business Singapore partners with nuclear fusion firm CFS in push for future clean energy industry The five-year agreement, signed during Ecosperity conference in Singapore on Wednesday, will focus on developing technologies for commercial fusion power plants and position Singapore as…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago  (550+ words) But look beneath the surface, and you will see something else. Though the political and cultural backlash against "sustainability" is real, so is the global economic transition toward cleaner energy technologies and electrification. After all, the work of establishing corporate…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago  (1143+ words) When Ami Nicodemus finishes her master's degree in energy systems at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, she will return to the Philippines with expertise that her country's energy sector largely lacks " the technical foundations of nuclear power plant design and…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago  (1404+ words) This is the'third year'that China's annual Government Work Report has mentioned artificial intelligence, with the language used becoming more concrete and specialised. In the energy sector, there is particular focus on AI for electricity grids. The National Development and Reform…...