Economic changes accelerated by the Lahaina wildfires are compelling the state to adjust course toward its clean-energy goals, by considering alternative fuels — such as liquefied natural gas (LNG), which is cleaner than oil — in its electricity portfolio. It also raises the stakes of making permitting processes for home solar-panel installations as efficient as...

The agreement was signed by Blueleaf Energy CEO Raghuram Natarajan (front left) and BII’s Rohit Anand (front right) at the British High Commissioner’s residence in Singapore | BII BII, the UK’s development finance institution (DFI), is providing a $75m (€65m) financing facility to Blueleaf Energy, an Singapore-based renewable energy company, to support its expansion in India...

"A gas company's new 'Net Zero Energy Homes' initative sums up the problem facing the gas industry in this era of rapid technological change and climate crisis. How does it remain relevant?" asks columnist Ivy Main.