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China’s solar goes from supremacy to oversupply
China's solar industry, bolstered by state support, faces challenges from foreign tariffs and intense domestic price competition.
Rio Tinto’s real prize: Arcadium’s lithium extraction technology
Rio Tinto's $6.7B Arcadium buyout will give it lithium filtration technology set to transform electronics, EV production.
South Africa offers a lesson on how not to shut down a coal plant
South Africa’s Komati coal plant shutdown stalls green transition, leaving jobs lost and renewable projects delayed.
Wildlife populations plunge 73% since 1970: WWF
Wild populations of monitored animal species have plummeted over 70 per cent in the last half-century, according to a WWF assessment.
Carbon removal no solution if world overshoots warming target, scientists say
Scientists warn even large-scale CO2 removal won't prevent climate catastrophe as global temperatures near a 1.5C rise.
‘Carbon contracts for difference’ are not a silver bullet for climate action
Canadian climate policies appear fragile — could carbon contracts for difference secure long-term climate action and investments?
Fitch says decarbonisation of world economy progressing far too slowly
World CO2 emissions rose by 1.8 per cent last year compared to world gross domestic product growth of 2.9 per cent, a Fitch...
Renewable energy to fall short of UN goal to triple by 2030, IEA says
Renewable energy will meet nearly half of electricity demand by 2030 but fall short of the U.N. goal to triple capacity, IEA reports.
Climate change made deadly Hurricane Helene more intense: study
The study also found that fossil fuels — the primary cause of climate change — have made hurricanes like Helene 2.5 times more...
Can carbon credits help close coal plants?
A Philippine coal plant could close early by converting to renewables, funded through carbon credits to cut emissions.
