Singapore International Energy Week | 22 October

Why the world's largest companies are investing in renewable energy

By EMA staff | 15 January 2013

A recent report shows that there is a strong business case underpinning clean energy investment, and MNCs are driving significant renewable energy investment globally and pressing for the right policy and market conditions that will allow companies to do even more.

Energy and the new global industrial landscape: A tectonic shift?

By IHS | 14 February 2013

In its recent report released at the World Economic Forum in Davos, IHS looks at the unique preconditions that have allowed the US to gain an early start in unconventional energy, even as governments from other regions are discovering resources and opportunities to do the same with technology and favourable policies.

US renewables sector needs to keep pace with the world

An independent think-tank in the US, Milken Institute, is calling on players in the US renewables sector to close ranks and regain the competitive edge it once possessed.

Tweaking policy to promote energy efficiency

By EMA staff | 13 February 2013

A report by Policy Exchange suggests ways in which UK policymakers can help households reduce the size of their energy bills, and push forward in cutting carbon emissions. Are there lessons here for Asia?

EMA leads efforts to grow Singapore's power sector workforce

Minister S. Iswaran recently outlined the key recommendations behind building up the manpower capacities and capabilities for Singapore's power sector.

Shale gas development: Water remains key to untapped potential

By EMA staff | 15 January 2013

Even as major gas producing countries from China to South Africa are seeking to develop their shale gas reserves, regulations and water management remain challenging. This article looks to the US for lessons learned.

Is 2015 the new Copenhagen? How the UNFCCC process risks falling into faulty patterns

By J Jackson Ewing and Gianna Gayle Amul, RSIS Centre for Non-Traditional Security (NTS) Studies | 14 February 2013

Failures from the climate change talks in 2009 at Copenhagen were brought to mind during the UN climate talks in Doha last December. The process of working out agreements, emissions targets, striking bargains between developed and developing countries on funding and more, is arduous. What can UNFCCC participants do to avoid falling into the faulty patterns of Copenhagen and Doha in 2015?