Singapore International Energy Week | 22 October

Singapore launch of IEA's "Developing a Natural Gas Trading Hub in Asia" Report

The International Energy Agency (IEA) will be presenting key findings of its latest report, "Developing a Natural Gas Trading Hub in Asia", in Singapore on 1 March 2013.

5Qs with Panasonic's Yoshiyuki Miyabe

By EMA staff | 15 January 2013

Panasonic Corp's Managing Director and CTO kicks off the new year with thoughts on energy efficiency and the growing need for public-private partnerships in ensuring a sustainable energy future.

Panasonic Corp's Managing Director and CTO kicks off the new year with thoughts on energy efficiency and the growing need for public-private partnerships in ensuring a sustainable energy future. More

Roadmap for "cleaner" coal usage

By EMA staff | 15 January 2013

IEA acknowledges the significance of coal in the global energy mix, but stresses that a roadmap is needed to move towards more efficient usage of the fuel.

The Green Climate Fund: An opportunity to rationalise climate finance?

By Gianna Gayle Amul, Centre for Non-Traditional Security (NTS) Studies | 14 December 2012

Is the new Green Climate Fund (GCF) set to be yet another unwieldy addition to the climate finance web? This article argues that its promise lies in the possibility that it could help rationalise the overly complex climate finance architecture, and in the process tackle the critical problems seen in current funding arrangements.

Rethink of linkage between energy security and climate change needed: WEF

By EMA staff | 14 December 2012

Discussions around climate change and energy security have been increasingly linked but are often rooted more in tactical political goals than in a real understanding of how both issues intersect. A rethink is needed, says WEF.

Natural gas' roles and challenges in Asia--A Japanese perspective on the international energy landscape

By Dr Ken Koyama, The Institute of Energy Economics (IEEJ) | 14 December 2012

IEEJ's Chief Economist exchanged views with representatives from state-run Chinese oil companies CNPC, SINOPEC, and CNOOC, as well as experts from major Asian nations, on natural gas' role in the Asian energy mix.

Chinese inroads into Central Asia: Focus on oil and gas

By Aditya Malhotra, UOP India Private, republished from IAGS | 14 December 2012

China has implemented sound policies which have not only launched its present growth trajectory, but also laid a solid foundation for years to come. One such policy is securing its energy supplies globally, in particular crude oil and gas.