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Taiwan's economy grew 8.76 per cent in 2025, but electricity consumption fell 0.3 per cent, reflecting the changing structure of the island's economy

Energy

Taiwan raises power demand forecast on AI, chip industry growth

The government expects electricity consumption to rise 2.5 per cent annually through 2035 and plans nearly 26 GW of new thermal capacity to meet demand.
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Policy & Finance

AI’s societal risks make governance a business-wide challenge in Singapore

As AI adoption grows, companies face mounting pressure to address the technology's trilemma of environmental footprint, workforce disruption and inequality risks, experts say.
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Policy & Finance

New US$100 million fund bets on Southeast Asia’s climate startup boom

Singapore-based 100x100 has launched a US$100 million fund to build and scale 50 climate-focused startups across Southeast Asia and India.
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Lifestyle

The climate fight must involve social media creators

Trust and influence may have already shifted to social media, where fossil fuel interests are backing creators. Climate organisations must catch up.

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25 May 2026

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Carbon & Climate

Google launches Asia climate AI accelerator for startups and researchers

22 May 2026

A*STAR has signed a five-year research collaboration with Commonwealth Fusion Systems to help develop technologies for future fusion power plants

Energy

Singapore partners with nuclear fusion firm CFS in push for future clean energy industry

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Energy

AI to act as 'fusion layer' in stabilising Asia-Pacific’s climate stressed power grids, says report

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Energy

How far can AI improve China’s power grid?

15 May 2026

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Policy & Finance

Q&A: ‘We are spending more than the planet can give us. That is a road to nowhere’

Japan launches programme to cut data centre emissions as AI power demand surges

Carbon & Climate

Japan launches programme to cut data centre emissions as AI power demand surges

6 May 2026

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Energy

South Korean chipmakers emerge in ranking of companies with biggest global AI revenue growth

21 April 2026

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Water

Whose water is AI drinking in India?

17 April 2026

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Carbon & Climate

What do China’s provincial plans signal for carbon emissions?

11 April 2026

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Policy & Finance

Q&A: ‘If you are in the business of peace, you must talk to those who are at war’

9 April 2026

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Policy & Finance

Temasek Trust's C3H leads $1.2M funding for Singaporean healthtech firm injewelme

7 April 2026

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Policy & Finance

Asean private sector seeks stronger AI upskilling amid surge in scams

2 April 2026

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Corporate Responsibility

Asia demonstrates least transparency on AI safeguards for workers: report

27 March 2026

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Corporate Responsibility

APAC data centre leaders launch sustainability framework amid energy, water concerns

20 March 2026

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Policy & Finance

How can sustainability leaders navigate the risks and opportunities of using AI?

12 March 2026

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Policy & Finance

Race to deploy AI data centres in space raises safety concerns

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