Energy
- Asia Pacific, Carbon footprints, China, Climate crisis, Energy, Environment, Greenhouse gas emissions, Renewable energy, World news
China’s CO2 emissions have been flat or falling for past 18 months, analysis finds
World’s biggest polluter on track to hit peak emissions target early but miss goal for cutting carbon intensit…
- Climate crisis, Coal, Cop30, Energy, Environment, Fossil fuels, India, Pollution, South and Central Asia, World news
‘Huge energy challenges’: how can India make the leap to become a green, clean country?
As deadly heatwaves become more frequent, demand for life-saving cooling is further straining India’s generati…
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‘Unpaid wages, searing heat, long hours’: why workers are quitting the world’s largest renewable energy park
A vast migrant labour force is helping India meet its ambitious renewable energy goals, drawn by promises of g…
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Japan has opened its first osmotic power plant – so what is it and how does it work?
The site in Fukuoka is only the second power plant of its type in the world, harnessing the power of osmosis t…
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Taiwan referendum on reopening last nuclear plant fails
Clear majority backs restarting Maanshan reactor but doesn’t reach legal threshold, as president says nuclear …
- Asia Pacific, Bangladesh, Biodiversity, China, Energy, Environment, Hydropower, India, Renewable energy, Rivers, Tibet, Wildlife, World news
China starts building world’s biggest hydropower dam
1.2tn yuan project has broken ground in Tibet, premier says, despite fears of downstream nations India and Ban…
- Asia Pacific, China, Coal, Energy, Environment, Fossil fuels, Greenhouse gas emissions, Renewable energy
Caught between a fossil fuel past and a green future, China’s coal miners chart an uncertain path
As the world’s largest greenhouse gas emitter shifts to cleaner energy, some families fear being left behindGa…
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China’s coal heartland fighting for a greener future
Shanxi produces more coal than India. How will it survive in China’s clean energy future?Deep in the recesses …
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China breaks more records with surge in solar and wind power
Between January and May, China added 198 GW of solar and 46 GW of wind, enough to generate as much electricity…
- Asia Pacific, Australia news, Australian election 2025, Australian politics, Climate crisis, Coalition, Cop31, Energy, Environment, Fossil fuels, Global climate talks, Pacific islands, Palau, Peter Dutton, Renewable energy
Palau president delivers barb at Peter Dutton over ‘water lapping your door’ hot mic joke
Surangel Whipps Jr also strongly backs Australia’s bid to host a UN climate conferenceElection 2025 live updat…
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Samoa suffering energy crisis after weeks of power outages
Pacific country this week declared state of emergency over power cuts that have caused huge disruption to busi…
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MPs could axe clause in bill banning forced labour in GB Energy supply chain
Measures blocking companies involved in modern slavery from receiving public money could be overturnedMeasures…
- Asia Pacific, China, Coal, Energy, Environment, Europe, European Union, Fossil fuels, Renewable energy, World news
EU ambassador to China urges Beijing to stop building coal-fired power plants
Jorge Toledo’s comments come after approvals for coal power projects increased in second half of 2024The EU’s …
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Clean energy contributed 10% to China’s GDP in 2024, analysis shows
Study found electric vehicles and batteries added largest amount to country’s clean-energy economyClean energy…
- Asia Pacific, China, Coal, Energy, Environment, Fossil fuels, Renewable energy, Solar power, World news
China’s coal power habit undercuts ‘unprecedented pace’ of clean energy
Minimum quotas for purchase of coal power and new project approvals threaten major advances in renewable energ…