Glimmering sea of solar as China expands desert installation
An ocean of blue solar panels ripples across the ochre dunes of Inner Mongolia鈥檚 Kubuqi desert, a glittering example of China鈥檚 almost inconceivably mammoth energy transition...
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Towards just, people-centred energy transition
BANGLADESH stands at a critical juncture in its development journey, where energy, equity and environment intersect in profound ways. As the country aspires to become a prosperous, climate-resilient nation by 2041, it faces the dual challenge of sustaining economic growth while responding to the escalating climate crisis. Central to this transition is the need to reform...
Renewable energy transition faces daunting challenges
A mountain of obstacles weighs renewable energy transition down in Bangladesh, according to a report released on Wednesday by the USA-based Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis...
Investing in energy future
BANGLADESH stands at a crossroads. On the one hand, it faces intensifying climate risks, mounting fuel import costs and increasing energy demand; on the other, it has the opportunity to shape a more sustainable and resilient energy future. The national budget for the 2025-26 financial year, recently unveiled, provides a timely lens through which to assess how seriously...
Just energy transition in RMG sector demanded
Labour rights activists at a dialogue on Tuesday urged the government to formulate a national strategy for a just energy transition in the readymade garment sector to prevent unexpected job losses...
Asian govts urged to accelerate energy transition
The two-day energy finance conference of the US-based Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis began in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday with a call on the governments of Asian countries to accelerate energy transition to get rid of costly and unreliable fossil fuels...
Western hypocrisy in the global minerals scramble
WESTERN governments have finally realised that the energy transition is happening 鈥� and that the resources needed are mostly in Chinese hands. Transition minerals, by some dubbed the 鈥榥ew oil,鈥� are the key ingredients for renewables technologies like EV batteries, solar panels, and wind turbines that make the transition happen...
