Across India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, temperatures have crossed 45°C in several regions. Scientists now estimate that climate change has made such extreme heat events in South Asia at least three tim…
Energy
Oil cargo from US emergency reserve heads to Asia, first in over 3 years
A cargo of crude oil from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve is heading to the Philippines, the first shipment of U.S. emergency reserve oil to Asia since November 2022, ship tracking data showed. …
The energy crisis is becoming a currency crisis
Have a look at a list of the worst-performing currencies since the start of the U.S. and Israeli war with Iran and a striking but unsurprising pattern emerges: They’re almost all energy importers. The…
India calls on citizens to stop buying gold as Asia scrambles for energy amid Iran war
In short: India has urged a spate of measures from fuel conservation to work from home and limits on imports. India is one of many Asian countries battling a surge in global energy prices putting pres…
Innovation and the Energy Crisis
The energy landscape is being radically reshaped by war in the Middle East. Spiking prices are prompting emergency measures in much of the world. They should also reinvigorate energy innovation policy…
Advancing Bangladesh’s energy sovereignty for a resilient future
Over more than five decades, Bangladesh has progressed reasonably well in socioeconomic terms compared to many of its peers among the least developed and developing countries. Strong economic growth o…
Telcos warn of nationwide disruption amid energy crisis
Bangladesh’s mobile operators have warned of an imminent nationwide telecom disruption as a deepening electricity and fuel crisis pushes networks to the brink, raising serious concerns over the vulner…
Iran war energy shock drives nuclear power plans in hard-hit Asia and Africa
The Iran war’s global energy shock is causing some nations in Asia and Africa to boost nuclear power generation and spurring atomic energy plans in non-nuclear countries on both continents. Asia, wher…
Some countries in Asia are rationing energy – why they’ve been hit hardest by the crisis in the Gulf
The war in Iran has led to a global energy crisis. Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a major energy chokepoint that handles roughly 20% of the world’s oil, has been largely blocked by Ira…
Vietnam accelerates shift to ethanol fuel as Iran war drives up energy prices
Vietnam will switch fully to ethanol-blended gasoline earlier than planned as part of its efforts to curb fossil fuel use, a government document showed on Friday, as the war in Iran continues to dis…