"Given the rigid Chinese stand on border issue, I would consider this is a golden opportunity for India to slowly disengage Indian economy from Chinese supply chain. India should look for alternative trading partners," said Sanjib Pohit, author and professor at the National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER), India.
Countries like India and China — the two largest consumers — saw coal demand grow by more than 5% in the first half of 2023.
"Given China's outsized role in adding to carbon pollution, it needs to move away from coal power-- fast. Yet when clean power runs short, including when climate-fueled drought shuts hydropower plants down, China falls back on coal. To succeed at emissions reduction, China needs to break that cycle," climate risk expert Alice C. Hill told IBT.
Apple Inc on Wednesday said that more of its supply chain is committing to use renewable energy in producing the company's iPhones, Macs and other products.
Porsche's Haru Oni plant in Chile produces carbon-free fuel from water, CO2 and wind.
Zinc-ion batteries are a promising lithium-ion substitute.
California's milestone for renewable energy broke a record and signaled that a 100% renewable future is possible.
At CES 2022, Nanotech Energy announced that pre-orders will commence for its fully customizable, non-flammable batteries and pouch cell battery packs, which allow for safer and more effective energy storage than ordinary lithium-ion batteries.
While there's still a long way to go and lots of investments to be made, Biden took a stride towards realizing the clean energy future by signing the recently passed Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
Blackrock CEO Larry Fink says the next billionaire start-up companies will be in climate tech
The country is considering the possibility that its energy sector may need a state-funded bailout as energy firms’ revenues are being squeezed by high prices, high demand and the lingering effects of a tough winter season.
Joe Biden is aiming to cut costs for solar and wind companies looking to access to federal lands
Joe Biden's plan for investing in clean energy by bringing the United States to 80% renewable energy could save over 317,000 lives.
Combining grants, billions in loans and administrative streamlining, the Biden administration hopes to increase U.S. wind power a thousandfold.
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$43 bn deal for 'world's biggest' offshore wind farm in South Korea
Electric cars, fewer cows in New Zealand's climate change plan
General Motors sets 2035 goal for eliminating emissions from most cars
Renewables become biggest UK electricity source: study
Major firms urge Japan to bolster 2030 renewables goal
Wind powers more than half of UK electricity for first time
Japan unveils green growth plan for 2050 carbon neutral goal