Asia-Pacific
Tesla supplier Panasonic secures Novonix’s graphite for EV battery
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Panasonic Energy, a supplier for Tesla’s electric vehicles, said on Friday it has struck a graphite supply agreement for...
Climate scientist Michael Mann wins defamation suit over comparison to molester, jury decides
WASHINGTON (AP) — A jury on Thursday in Washington D.C. said climate scientist Michael Mann was defamed 12 years ago when a pair...
GKN Hydrogen and Mitsubishi Corporation Technos sign a memorandum of understanding to bring GKN Hydrogen’s metal hydride hydrogen storage to Japanese market
Bonn (DE) / Pfalzen (IT)/ Tokyo (JP), December 4th, 2023 GKN Hydrogen, technology leader and manufacturer of energy and hydrogen storage systems with...
El Nino waning, La Nina to develop in second half of 2024
(Reuters) -The La Nina weather pattern characterized by unusually cold temperatures in the Pacific Ocean could emerge in the second half of 2024,...
In rural Utah, concern over efforts to use Colorado River water to extract lithium
GREEN RIVER, Utah (AP) — A plan to extract lithium — the lustrous, white metal used in electric vehicle batteries — in southeast...
Microsoft and Alaska Airlines are working with this startup to make clean jet fuel from carbon emissions
Sustainable aviation fuel, commonly called SAF, has so far been expensive to produce, but new startups are now creating clean fuels out of...
Philippines says 110 missing after landslide kills at least 11
MANILA (Reuters) – The number of missing from a landslide that struck a southern Philippine province rose to 110 on Thursday as rescuers...
HSBC partners with Google to hit $1 billion climate tech finance goal
LONDON – Britain’s biggest bank HSBC has partnered with Google to finance fast-growing climate technology firms behind some of the world’s most promising...
Chileans search rubble for wildfire victims as death toll rises to 131
By Alexander Villegas VALPARAISO, Chile (Reuters) – Lower temperatures on Tuesday brought relief to central Chile where firefighters tried to extinguish the remnants...
Spain’s paella rice could ‘disappear’, say farmers angry at EU rules
By Charlie Devereux, Corina Pons MADRID (Reuters) -A Spanish rice variety traditionally used to make paella is under threat from a fungus after...
