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Petrostates, electrostates, and the energy transition

19 August 2025

AI, EVs and cheap solar are transforming global energy—can petrostates keep up with electrostates in the race for power?

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Energy and the ‘big beautiful bill’

06 June 2025

Dive into the high-stakes world of energy policy and its role in the US-China AI race, featuring insights from top experts at the ACORE Finance Forum in New York

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Live from COP29: Everyone is talking about climate finance. What do they mean?

18 November 2024

As the "Finance COP", COP29 is under pressure to deliver concrete outcomes on climate finance. The goal is an agreement that could mean US$1 trillion a year or more flowing from rich countries to low and middle-income countries.

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Asia Pacific Energy Brief

11 December 2018

Stay tuned into the watercooler chat by listening in to our weekly podcast on the top stories in Asia Pacific.

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Horizons podcast: Power play

28 February 2022

Dr. Liz Dennett is joined by Andy Klump and Alex Whitworth to discuss 2021 as China's boom year and the drivers for their growth in renewables.

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About 650,000 barrels per day of Russian crude oil to be ‘swapped’

05 April 2022

About 650,000 barrels per day (b/d) of Russian crude oil are to be relocated from advanced economies, and the solution could be ‘crude swapping’, says Wood Mackenzie.

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Global lithium-ion battery capacity to rise five-fold by 2030

22 March 2022

Global cumulative lithium-ion battery capacity could rise over five-fold to 5,500 gigawatt-hour (GWh) between 2021 and 2030, says Wood Mackenzie.

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Global gas and LNG – 6 trends to watch in 2022

13 January 2022

Wood Mackenzie, releases its Global gas and LNG – 6 things to watch for in 2022 report.

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Renewable power in Asia Pacific gains competitiveness amidst cost inflation

11 January 2022

Asia Pacific’s levelised cost of electricity (LCOE) for renewable power broke historical trends and rose in 2021 but still gained ground against fossil fuel power says Wood Mackenzie.

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Global installed wind power capacity set to grow by 9% to 2030

15 December 2021

Global wind power capacity is expected to grow at a cumulative annualised growth rate (CAGR) of 9% between 2021 and 2030, according to a new report by Wood Mackenzie.

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China’s GDP to further decelerate in Q4 2021

01 December 2021

China’s economy has faced headwinds from flooding, Covid outbreaks and power rationing in H2 2021. This resulted in a steeper-than-expected economic slowdown for the third quarter, says Wood Mackenzie

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Low-carbon fuels could play a role in Asia Pacific’s decarbonisation efforts

25 October 2021

Minister for Trade and Industry Gan Kim Yong said today that Singapore plans to import around 30 per cent of its electricity from low-carbon sources by 2035.

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China could ease restrictions on Australian coal and increase supply to alleviate power crunch

08 October 2021

Wood Mackenzie believes that Chinese authorities could allow customs clearance of stranded Australian thermal coal. In addition, the local governments in Yulin region of Shaanxi province and Inner Mongolia have announced yesterday that they will be increasing coal supply to meet demand.

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Upstream oil and gas: record cash flows and peak uncertainty

08 October 2021

Wood Mackenzie’s Global Energy Summit Upstream Focus Day has addressed some of the biggest issues facing the industry.

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Global energy storage set to triple in 2021

07 October 2021

New research from global natural resources consultancy Wood Mackenzie, a Verisk business (Nasdaq: VRSK), shows annual global storage deployments will nearly triple year-on-year, reaching 12 GW/28 GWh in 2021. Across the world, economic recovery is top of mind for politicians, with renewable energy integration taking centre stage. Despite disruptions from the Covid-19 pandemic, Wood Mackenzie’s Global Energy Storage Outlook, released today, forecasts nearly 1 TWh of total demand from 2021-2030.

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High carbon tax could erode up to 60% of Asia’s refining earnings

05 October 2021

A high carbon tax could erode up to 60% of Asia’s total refining earnings by 2027, says Wood Mackenzie, at the Global Energy Summit Focus Week.

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China pledges to end overseas coal investments

22 September 2021

President Xi Jinping announced that China will end coal investments overseas.

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Woodside confirms potential merger with BHP's petroleum business

16 August 2021

Woodside has confirmed it is in discussions with BHP over a potential merger involving BHP’s entire petroleum business.

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Bumpy road ahead as SEA navigates energy transition but opportunities aplenty

04 August 2021

Wood Mackenzie is organising the 2021 Southeast Asia Energy Forum today. Experts will be discussing key issues and opportunities facing the region’s energy industry over the coming decades.

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China’s CATL launches sodium-ion battery

29 July 2021

China’s CATL unveiled its newly-developed sodium-ion battery at a launch event today.

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Slower H2 demand across most commodities in China

28 July 2021

Demand across most commodities in China is expected to slow down in the second half of 2021, according to Wood Mackenzie’s new monthly China Economic Focus report.

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Japan’s new 2030 energy mix unveils radical plans to transform the energy system

27 July 2021

Last week, Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) released a draft of its upcoming 6th Strategic Energy Plan which included major changes to the FY2030 power generation mix targets.

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Asia Pacific renewables generation investments could hit US$1.3 trillion by 2030

22 June 2021

Asia Pacific renewables (wind and solar) generation investments could double to US$1.3 trillion over the current decade to 2030 compared to the previous decade (2011 – 2020), says Wood Mackenzie, a Verisk business (Nasdaq:VRSK).

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NEA Gas Forum - the future of gas is Asia and the prize is large

09 June 2021

Wood Mackenzie experts discussed key drivers of Asia Pacific gas markets at the Northeast Asia Gas Forum today.

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Europe emerges as global LNG price-setter

27 May 2021

Global liquefied natural gas (LNG) markets were set to tighten over the next five years, driven by a slowdown in global LNG supply growth. But Europe’s market dynamics are turbo-charging the price recovery, with TTF currently trading close to US$9 per million British thermal units (/mmbtu), a level not seen since mid-2018. Following the recent winter spot price spike in Asia, the European market has been sustaining global LNG prices, making the region a battleground for global LNG price formation, new research from global natural resources consultancy Wood Mackenzie found.

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China announces 'indefinite suspension of activities' under Strategic Economic Dialogue with Australia

06 May 2021

China’s state planner the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) announced today an “indefinite suspension of all activities under China-Australia Strategic Economic Dialogue”. Wood Mackenzie experts weigh in on the event.

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Carbon neutrality goal forces Chinese aluminium smelters away from captive coal power

19 April 2021

China’s march towards carbon neutrality is forcing its aluminium smelters away from using captive coal-fired power, says Wood Mackenzie.

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Asia’s ambitious biofuels plans thwarted by supply constraints and food security concerns

31 March 2021

Asia’s ambitious biofuels blending targets will be a challenge to meet due to supply constraints and food security concerns, says Wood Mackenzie.

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Chinese NEV and HEV sales to rise over 15-fold by 2035

23 March 2021

Sales of China’s new energy vehicles (NEV) and hybrid electric vehicles (HEV) combined are expected to rise 15-fold or more by 2035 with their share in total new car sales exceeding 80%, says Wood Mackenzie.

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China’s green ambitions can complement energy security and economic goals

18 March 2021

Wood Mackenzie’s latest report reveals that China’s march towards carbon neutrality by 2060 can complement both energy security and economic goals.

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Petrostates, electrostates, and the energy transition

Energy and the ‘big beautiful bill’

Live from COP29: Everyone is talking about climate finance. What do they mean?

Asia Pacific Energy Brief

Horizons podcast: Power play

About 650,000 barrels per day of Russian crude oil to be ‘swapped’

Global lithium-ion battery capacity to rise five-fold by 2030

Global gas and LNG – 6 trends to watch in 2022

Renewable power in Asia Pacific gains competitiveness amidst cost inflation

Global installed wind power capacity set to grow by 9% to 2030

China’s GDP to further decelerate in Q4 2021

Low-carbon fuels could play a role in Asia Pacific’s decarbonisation efforts

China could ease restrictions on Australian coal and increase supply to alleviate power crunch

Upstream oil and gas: record cash flows and peak uncertainty

Global energy storage set to triple in 2021

High carbon tax could erode up to 60% of Asia’s refining earnings

China pledges to end overseas coal investments

Woodside confirms potential merger with BHP's petroleum business

Bumpy road ahead as SEA navigates energy transition but opportunities aplenty

China’s CATL launches sodium-ion battery

Slower H2 demand across most commodities in China

Japan’s new 2030 energy mix unveils radical plans to transform the energy system

Asia Pacific renewables generation investments could hit US$1.3 trillion by 2030

NEA Gas Forum - the future of gas is Asia and the prize is large

Europe emerges as global LNG price-setter

China announces 'indefinite suspension of activities' under Strategic Economic Dialogue with Australia

Carbon neutrality goal forces Chinese aluminium smelters away from captive coal power

Asia’s ambitious biofuels plans thwarted by supply constraints and food security concerns

Chinese NEV and HEV sales to rise over 15-fold by 2035

China’s green ambitions can complement energy security and economic goals

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