It Takes Guts to Fix Wind Turbines for a Living
Maybe you think they’re majestic. Maybe you think they’re an eyesore. No matter how you feel about wind turbines, there’ll be a lot more of them in coming years. And …
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Climate change: China drives increase in global coal-fired power capacity amid building boom, slow retirement, study says
China drove a global surge in new coal-fired power plants last year, building and approving capacity at a rate not seen in nine years despite the country’s promise to “strictly …
Opinion | How China can help change the game for clean energy in Southeast Asia
Although opinions vary on the scale and scope of the required investment, there is a wide consensus that the investment needed for the progress of the region’s energy transition is …
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to press China on green energy spending, subsidies that distort global market
American concerns over China’s green energy spending binge is likely to dominate the high-level talks between the two global powers in Beijing early next month. Citing excess capacity in industries …
China’s excess clean energy production is ‘likely only temporary’, former central bank chief says
Zhou said one of the factors contributing to excess capacity was slow progress in upgrading power grids and installing energy storage facilities. “Overcapacity is likely only temporary since the world …
Canada is still backing the fossil fuel industry with billions, report finds
A new report says the federal government is providing billions of dollars in financial support for the fossil fuel industry, despite measures announced last year to limit certain types of …
Opinion | China’s tech-sharing pivot in belt and road is in its best interests
These include investments in and sharing expertise on renewable energy sectors such as solar and wind power, climate-friendly transport and green technology industries for mining, processing and manufacturing of minerals …
“Drinking bird” science class toy plays integral role in new clean energy idea, study shows
Scientists in Hong Kong and China have proposed a creative way to generate renewable energy —using a classic “drinking bird” figurine that may feel like a throwback to high school …
How Do Heat Pumps Work?
Now stretch it really hard and quickly hold it to your upper lip, which is sensitive to temperature. You will feel that it’s warmer than it was before. That’s because …
Hottest January on record pushes 12-month global average temps over 1.5 degree threshold for first time ever
The world just had its hottest year ever recorded, and 2024 has already set a new heat record for the warmest January ever observed, according to the European Union’s climate …