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Q&A: What China’s push for ‘new quality productive forces’ means for climate action
Carbon Brief unpacks the concepts underpinning new quality productive forces, and what it means for China’s climate, energy and industrial policy.
Wind power can be a major source of tax revenue, but officials struggle to get communities on board
Wind farms have boosted local economies in rural Illinois, funding schools and emergency services, but face growing opposition and complex local tax structures.
Wind farms’ benefits to communities can be slow or complex, leading to opposition and misinformation
Dairy farm owner Robert Bernt mobilized Nebraska's Greeley County against a proposed wind farm, citing broken promises and environmental harm,s.
Don’t look down: Fearless trainees propel US wind turbine boom
High above the New Mexico plains, technicians train on a towering wind turbine, tackling the booming wind industry and its challenges.
Portugal plans to raise share of renewables in electricity consumption to 93% by 2030
Portugal plans to raise the contribution of renewables in electricity consumption to 93% by 2030, as part of its decarbonisation push, according to...
Wildfires plague the West amid a scorching heat wave. Homes burn in Southern California
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — At least a half-dozen homes lay in ruins Monday after one of many dangerous wildfires in the West suddenly...
Biden administration announces $4.3 billion in climate grants
The Biden administration announced projects pitched for $4.3bn in grants created by the president's signature climate law
Western miners push for higher metals prices to ward off Chinese rivals
There are growing calls from some policymakers and miners for a two-tier pricing system with a premium for sustainably produced metals
Nuclear wildcard reignites Australia’s climate wars
A plan by Australia's federal opposition to build a network of nuclear reactors has set the scene for confrontation on climate policy
