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India is building what it boasts will be the world's largest renewable power plant (AFP)
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Glittering dreams: India’s big push for solar power

India is racing to lead the renewable energy revolution, with massive projects like Gujarat’s Khavda plant boosting its green ambitions.

A man walks past a corporate office of Adani Group in Gurugram, India.
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Bangladesh wants to renegotiate Adani power deal unless court cancels

Bangladesh pushes to lower Adani power deal costs as court probes its impact on energy prices and local capacity.

Workers load steel products for export to a cargo ship at a port in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, China May 27, 2020. China Daily via REUTERS/ File Photo
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Big steelmakers failing to make the switch to renewables, survey shows

Steel is responsible for 7% of global CO2 emissions, with coal-fired blast furnaces producing 2 tons of CO2 for each ton of output.

Bosnia's coal-fired Kakanj power plant (AFP)
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In Bosnia, the path to renewables runs through its coal mines

Bosnia still has around 2.6 billion tonnes of exploitable coal still underground — but is targeting net-zero by 2050.

FILE PHOTO: Workers install solar panels at the Khavda Renewable Energy Park of Adani Green Energy Ltd (AGEL)  in Khavda, India, April 12, 2024.REUTERS/Amit Dave/File Photo
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Adani allegations shine spotlight on India’s clean energy conundrum

India is still more than 10% short of its much-publicised pledge to add 175 gigawatts (GW) of renewable power by 2022.

FILE PHOTO: The logo for Vanguard is displayed on a screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., June 1, 2022.  REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
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BlackRock, Vanguard, State Street sued by Republican states over climate push

Wednesday's complaint filed in the federal court in Tyler, Texas, is among the highest profile lawsuits targeting efforts to promote ESG.

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Experts say China can peak coal consumption by 2025 amid clean energy expansion

HELSINKI / BEIJING, 27 November 2024 - A majority of experts surveyed believe China is on track to peak coal consumption by 2025....

Coal is sorted into piles at a coal yard at the port in Ningbo, in China’s eastern Zhejiang province. The country's coal consumption could peak by 2025, according to a new report (AFP)
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China expected to hit peak coal consumption in 2025: report

China — the largest greenhouse gas emitter — remains heavily reliant on coal despite installing renewable energy capacity at record speed. 

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