In China’s commercial hub Shanghai, six big state banks are quietly promoting digital yuan ahead of a May 5 shopping festival, carrying out a political mandate to provide consumers with Continue Reading
China says invited by IAEA to join group over Japan’s Fukushima water plan An aerial view shows the storage tanks for treated water at the tsunami-crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power Continue Reading
China’s plan to control the transport of live hogs to rein in the spread of African swine fever is set to reshape the market and create regional price differences in Continue Reading
Last week, Chinese President Xi Jinping committed to reducing his country’s coal consumption beginning in 2026. That is later than many climate change activists had hoped, but it will still be Continue Reading
New Bedford, Massachusetts, was once a wealthy centre of the energy industry, sending out ships to hunt sperm whales whose oil illuminated the lamps of the 19th century. The small city Continue Reading
Last week, Chinese President Xi Jinping committed to reducing his country’s coal consumption beginning in 2026. That is later than many climate change activists had hoped, but it will still be Continue Reading
Bringing 40 heads of state together for two days of virtual climate talks created the most visible role yet for John Kerry, the White House’s special envoy for climate. With Continue Reading
The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline jumped 2 cents over the past two weeks, to $2.96 per gallon. Industry analyst Trilby Lundberg of the Lundberg Survey said Sunday that Continue Reading
The Appalachian Basin spanning Alabama to Maine spewed more methane last year than the oil- and gas-heavy Permian Basin of Texas and New Mexico — making the region the biggest Continue Reading
Exxon Mobil Corp. is being warned by activist hedge fund Engine No. 1 it faces an “existential business risk” by pinning its future on fossil fuels as governments move to slash emissions, the Continue Reading
