Some of China’s state-backed financial institutions are pushing back on Beijing’s calls to support the embattled property sector due to concerns about the impact of such exposure on their balance Continue Reading
Australia is finally getting serious about emissions and green-energy companies from around the world are seeing an opportunity. Photovoltaic panels at a solar farm on the outskirts of Gunnedah, New Continue Reading
China’s energy administration has pledged to alleviate electricity shortages in Sichuan and Chongqing, which have ordered power cuts for industrial plants and even households, disrupting the operations of global heavyweights Continue Reading
Japan is preparing a big shift on nuclear power, with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announcing plans to look at the construction of new plants, in what would be a break Continue Reading
Highlights Changing climate negatively impacts hydropower output Crucial to further expand power transmission, generation, storage capacities Energy security as top priority now, at the cost of climate policy China’s Sichuan Continue Reading
BEIJING (AP) — With China’s biggest freshwater lake reduced to just 25% of its usual size by a severe drought, work crews are digging trenches to keep water flowing to Continue Reading
Decorative lights are turned off at the Bund in Shanghai on Aug. 22. Shanghai’s iconic skyscrapers dimmed their exteriors Monday as part of a two-day suspension, as the financial hub Continue Reading
Though China is aiming to roll out record amounts of renewable capacity this year as decarbonisation elsewhere stalls, economic challenges mean Beijing is unlikely to tackle rising coal consumption ahead Continue Reading
China’s coal imports from Russia jumped 14% in July from a year earlier to their highest in at least five years, as China bought discounted coal while Western countries shunned Continue Reading
An iconic skyline in the Chinese city of Shanghai – called The Bund – will not be lit for two nights to save power, officials say. The waterfront area – Continue Reading
