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- Plans of four G20 states are threat to global climate pledge, warn scientists Sun, 25 Jul 21, 5:45pm‘Disastrous’ energy policies of China, Russia, Brazil and Australia could stoke 5C rise in temperatures if adopted by the rest of the world
- Five Asian countries account for 80% of new coal power investment Wed, 30 Jun 21, 9:01amChina, India, Indonesia, Japan and Vietnam plan to build more than 600 coal power units
- French nuclear firm trying to fix ‘performance issue’ at China plant Mon, 14 Jun 21, 9:24pmEDF subsidiary reportedly warned of ‘imminent radiological threat’ at Taishan nuclear power plant
- Scott Morrison inks G7 deals with Japan and Germany to develop lower-emissions technology Mon, 14 Jun 21, 8:00amPM resists pressure to commit Australia to 2050 climate deadline as he talks up hydrogen, LNG and carbon capture and storage
- Anthony Albanese sends mixed signals on fossil fuels as Labor wrestles over climate policy Wed, 2 Jun 21, 12:03pmAlbanese will use speech to Minerals Council of Australia to reassure mining companies as well as warn that the Coalition are risking jobs by opposing renewables
- Coalition putting jobs and exports at risk by opposing renewables and antagonising China, Anthony Albanese says Wed, 2 Jun 21, 8:26amLabor leader will use speech to Minerals Council of Australia to reassure mining companies
- Global renewable energy industry grew at fastest rate since 1999 last year Tue, 11 May 21, 4:00pmNew wind and solar power projects in China, Europe and the US spurred 45% rise in capacity
- Revealed: UK solar projects using panels from firms linked to Xinjiang forced labour Mon, 26 Apr 21, 2:00amInvestigation finds up to 40% of UK solar farms were built using panels from leading Chinese companies
- Biden’s pledge to slash US emissions turns spotlight on China Sat, 24 Apr 21, 3:31amWorld leaders will be unable to halt climate breakdown without strong action from biggest emitter
- China ‘must shut 600 coal-fired plants’ to hit climate target Thu, 15 Apr 21, 9:01amMove towards renewables to hit net zero by 2060 would also pay off with saving of $1.6tn, analysis finds
- Japanese regulator bans restart at nuclear plant over safety breaches Wed, 14 Apr 21, 5:42pmFukushima plant operator Tepco suffers blow to plans to resume at its only operable atomic facility
- New Zealand emissions rise as government vows urgent action Tue, 13 Apr 21, 4:26pmLatest figures show increase of 2% in 2018-19 driven by energy sector and rise in methanol production
- Everything you need to know about the plan to release treated Fukushima water Tue, 13 Apr 21, 1:56pmJapan has announced it will dump 1m tonnes of contaminated water into the ocean, sparking controversy
- Insurer AIA agrees to pull out of all coal investments by 2028 Thu, 18 Mar 21, 3:27amHong Kong-based firm, whose logo appears on Spurs shirts, has bowed to pressure from activists
- China leads world's biggest increase in wind power capacity Thu, 11 Mar 21, 5:12amDevelopers built windfarms with a total capacity of almost 100GW in 2020, a rise of nearly 60% on previous year