Solar Set to Surpass Coal in China, But There’s a Catch
China’s solar generating capacity is poised to exceed coal for the time this year, the China Electricity Council…
The Global Power Sector Faces a Reckoning in 2026
The global power sector is at a turning point in 2026. Electricity demand growth continues to accelerate, driven…
Experts: What to expect from China on energy and climate action in 2026
The year ahead in 2026 is an important period for China’s climate policy, amid hints that its emissions…
As Trump brings back coal to power AI, China moves on to clothe the world with it
“Our nation’s beautiful clean coal resources will be critical to meeting the rise in electricity demand due to…
Australia’s emissions have dropped, but we’ve got our work cut out to reach targets
Australia’s emissions had the biggest drop ever this year outside the artificial kink in the curve during COVID-19…
Away from COP30 and treaties, pragmatism sparks clean energy boom in the global south
There are well-known poster children for the transition to clean technologies. Norway, for its embrace of electric cars,…
10 Years After the Paris Climate Agreement, Here’s Where We Are
Almost exactly 10 years ago, a remarkable thing happened in a conference hall on the outskirts of Paris:…
It’s not just soybeans. China also stopped importing U.S. coal amid Trump’s trade war
President Donald Trump’s efforts to help the U.S. coal industry at home are being undermined by falling sales…
Revealed: Only a third of national climate pledges support ‘transition away from fossil fuels’
Only around a third of the latest country climate pledges submitted to the UN express support for the…
‘Climate trigger’ formally ruled out of environment laws
A “climate trigger” that could be used to block coal and gas projects has been formally excluded from…
Warning signs of financial instability rattle policymakers ahead of IMF jamboree – POLITICO
A growing body of academic literature has found extensive links between non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) — a category…
Renewables Overtake Coal as World’s Biggest Source of Electricity
The solar arrays at the Kubuqi Desert, 2024 – credit: NASA’s Earth Observatory. Renewable energy sources like solar…