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E20 debate reveals India’s uneven energy transition trade-offs
India’s ethanol push boosts energy security and farm incomes, but consumers remain unconvinced amid mileage and price concerns.
If the war in Iran does not end soon, the Malaysian government must have more arrows in its energy policy quiver.
Corporate Responsibility
TSMC’s renewable energy gap is putting Taiwan’s AI chip advantage at risk
Despite ambitious climate targets, the chipmaker faces a widening renewable energy shortfall that could undermine competitiveness, supply-chain resilience and Taiwan’s energy security.
If the current war creates a prolonged oil crisis, there will be more downward pressure on oil use – and an equal acceleration in China of electric car production at home, with an associated surge in exports.
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