Solar power
- Asia Pacific, Energy, Environment, Renewable energy, Solar power, South Korea, US-Israel war on Iran, World news
How South Korea plans to use the Iran crisis to spur a renewables revolution
Energy crisis unfolding in Middle East has added political urgency, and more funding, to transform South Korea…
- Energy, Environment, Pakistan, Renewable energy, Solar power, South and Central Asia, Strait of Hormuz, US-Israel war on Iran, World news
How Pakistan’s people-led solar boom is easing impact of Middle East energy crisis
Falling costs and government incentives make solar an attractive option for many, reducing need for gasAfter p…
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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…
- China, Energy, Environment, Labour, Modern slavery, Politics, Public finance, Renewable energy, Solar power, UK news
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, 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…
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China building twice as much wind and solar power as rest of world – report
Country on track reach 1,200GW of installed wind and solar capacity by end of 2024 – six years ahead of Beijin…
- Business, Energy, Environment, Ethical and green living, Global development, Global economy, India, Pollution, Recycling, Renewable energy, Solar power, South and Central Asia, Waste, World news
Clean energy’s dirty secret: the trail of waste left by India’s solar power boom
As vast solar plants multiply, so does the scrap, set to reach 19m tonnes by 2050. But disposing of the waste …
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China on course to hit wind and solar power target five years ahead of time
Beijing bolstering position as global renewables leader with solar capacity more than rest of world combinedCh…
- Africa, Asia Pacific, China, Chinese economy, Climate crisis, Coal, Egypt, Energy, Environment, Fossil fuel divestment, Fossil fuels, Greenhouse gas emissions, Middle East and North Africa, Renewable energy, Solar power, Wind power, World news, Xi Jinping
Is China doing enough to combat the climate crisis?
While it appears committed to renewable energy goals, China’s international commitments fall short of what exp…
- Energy, Environment, India, Narendra Modi, Renewable energy, Solar power, South and Central Asia, World news
India’s huge solar uptake has boosted climate goals, says minister
Indian foreign secretary says price and popularity of renewables behind Modi’s 2070 net zero targetThe stagger…
- Asia Pacific, China, Coal, Energy, Gas, Greenhouse gas emissions, Solar power, Wind power, Xi Jinping
China to cut fossil fuel use to below 20% by 2060
Despite pushing ahead with dozens of new coal power plants, China has a new plan to increase wind and solar po…
- Asia Pacific, China, Climate change, Coal, Energy, Environment, Fossil fuels, Greenhouse gas emissions, Renewable energy, Solar power, Wind power, World news
China ‘must shut 600 coal-fired plants’ to hit climate target
Move towards renewables to hit net zero by 2060 would also pay off with saving of $1.6tn, analysis findsChina …
- Africa, Business, Energy, Energy industry, Environment, Renewable energy, Solar power, South and Central Asia, World news
Mitsubishi invests in UK company to bring off-grid solar to Asia
Japanese conglomerate backs solar utility BBOXX to expand service in south Asia and AfricaA British energy fir…