Business Feb 18, 2022
Coal is still raising trillions of dollars despite green shift
by John Ainger
Commercial banks have channeled more than $1.5 trillion into the coal supply chain since the start of 2019, according to a report.
Asia Pacific Feb 11, 2022
Singapore’s clean energy dilemma is a warning for small nations
by Ann Koh
The city-state doesn't have enough space for large solar installations, there are no major rivers for hydropower and the wind isn’t sufficient to push a turbine.
Business / Tech Jan 30, 2022
The $75 billion plan to make India a hydrogen hub
by Rajesh Kumar Singh and Debjit Chakraborty
Green hydrogen — made from water and clean electricity — is seen by many as the breakthrough needed for the world to meet its emissions reduction goals.
World | ANALYSIS Jan 26, 2022
Green transition slowed by economic and social barriers, not technology
by Laurie Goering
About 90% of the global economy is now covered by pledges to cut climate-changing emissions to net-zero by around mid-century, but at the moment, "No one is moving fast enough."
Business Jan 21, 2022
Global inflation threatens to end era of ever-cheaper clean energy
by Will Wade, David R. Baker and Josh Saul
Relentless price declines over the past decade made renewables the cheapest sources of electricity in much of the world. In the past year, the price of solar panels are up 50%.
Business / Tech Jan 18, 2022
China looks to grow its own blades for wind industry empire worth $60 billion
In Yunnan province, scientists are planting a key ingredient to help strengthen the country’s position as the world leader in wind power: balsa trees.
Environment | Longform Jan 17, 2022
Beneath the surface: Are Japan’s iconic hot-spring resources sustainable?
by Mara Budgen
The public and private use of hot springs is leaving a significant imprint on the environment.
Business / Corporate Jan 4, 2022
Chubu Electric to invest ¥400 billion overseas for emissions cut
Of the total amount, the company is ready to spend about ¥250 billion on acquisitions of and investments in renewable energy businesses abroad.
Business Jan 3, 2022
The overall percentage of firms forecasting growth in the world's third-largest economy is up from the 74% in a similar Kyodo News poll conducted a year earlier.
World Dec 28, 2021
As miners chase clean-energy minerals, tribes fear a repeat of the past
by Jack Healy and Mike Baker
Mining interests have long overrun tribal rights in Idaho, and as the Biden administration seeks to start a revolution in renewable energy, tribes worry about the past being repeated.
Business | FOCUS Dec 27, 2021
Nuclear fusion in spotlight as world seeks clean energy future
by Takaki Tominaga
With its potential to produce near-limitless energy without greenhouse gas, fusion is being discussed once again, but not without its detractors.
World | ANALYSIS Dec 22, 2021
Weak winds worsened Europe's power crunch as utilities eye better storage
by Nora Buli and Stine Jacobsen
The situation illustrated a challenge facing the European Union as it tries to boost renewable power and meet its climate targets