Focus on Electricity
India, US to cooperate on critical battery minerals, trade minister says
Indian Trade Minister Piyush Goyal announces supply chain cooperation agreement with the U.S. for critical minerals in EVs.
Giant floating wind farms could destroy Scotland’s fishing industry, sector warns
The Scottish fishing industry warns that floating wind farms threaten its survival, urging government action to protect it.
Canada’s early emissions estimate for 2023 shows modest decline, but oil and gas emissions undermine progress
Progress on reducing emissions is possible, but hitting Canada's 2030 target requires that governments build on policy momentum.
Wind energy lobby says Spain needs more wind power, faster
Spain needs to accelerate wind energy projects to meet its 2030 target of 62 GW, double the current capacity of 31 GW.
US funds four power grid projects with $1.5 billion
The US government announced that public funding will enhance grid resilience and connect customers to clean energy.
Trump and Harris have clashing records on clean energy, but the clean power shift is too broad for any president to control
Opinion: Whatever policies the next president sets, U.S. energy trends will depend largely on market forces.
‘People will come back’: Kazakhstan debates nuclear future
Ulken hopes a nuclear plant will revive its economy, but fears linger due to Soviet-era nuclear testing.
China could cut CO2 by a third by 2035 with new UN targets, think tank says
China could cut carbon emissions by a third by 2035, aligning with Paris Agreement goals, if it adopts more ambitious climate targets.
Biden signs bill exempting some semiconductor factories from new environmental reviews
Biden signed a law exempting some U.S. semiconductor facilities from new environmental reviews to speed up projects.
AI boom could spur large-scale investments in clean energy: experts
Market experts say the coming boom in artificial intelligence has the potential to spur large-scale investments in clean energy.
