The world is entranced by electric vehicles (EVs), but people’s interest in the clean energy machines may have little to do with global warming, according to the latest Google Trends data. And one environmental expert has put the shift down to the politicisation of climate change. Google Trends data from August showed that online searches…
As a candidate, Donald Trump denounced clean energy spending tied to the Biden administration’s sweeping climate law, the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). At his speech before the Economic Club of New York in September, he called the legislation the “greatest scam in history.” Yet, as the president-elect prepares to return to the White House in…
The election of Donald Trump – a felon and climate crisis denier – as president of the United States comes as a stroke of bitter irony after recent floods exacerbated by global warming smashed parts of the southeast US – Hurricane Milton alone is likely to cost up to US$50 billion – and given the…
Chinese President Xi Jinping told Italian President Sergio Mattarella that China is willing to import more of Italy’s high-quality products and expand their business ties. Italy can also play an active role in enhancing cooperation between China and Europe and in Europe’s participation in tackling global challenges, state-run China Central Television quoted Xi as saying…
Welcome to our guide to the commodities powering the global economy. Today, reporter Dan Murtaugh looks at what Donald Trump’s victory could do for China’s energy outlook. To get this newsletter in your inbox, sign up here. Donald Trump’s victory in this week’s US election comes with plenty of risks for China. But it also…
Donald Trump is headed back to the White House. Investors believe that’s much better news for some sectors of the U.S. economy than others—and the same goes for different parts of individual Americans’ stock portfolios. Some plays seem obvious. Trump has traditionally been viewed as positive for banks and fossil fuel companies but a scourge…
(Bloomberg) — A lack of green offices is posing a fresh risk to Hong Kong’s beleaguered property sector amid a slump that’s already wiped billions of dollars from real estate values. Faced with record vacancy rates and dwindling revenues, developers are reluctant to invest in expensive building upgrades to boost climate credentials and are as…
The lithium market has entered a period of price decline, mainly because of weaker demand conditions and an oversupply of lithium carbonate in key regions. In October, seaborne lithium carbonate prices for Asia dropped by 3.8%, hovering around $10,000 per metric ton, according to S&P Global Commodity Insights analysis. The price dip reflects the seasonal…
China will continue to dominate the global clean energy market with its exports of solar panels, wind turbines, batteries, and electric vehicles (EVs) on track to triple in the coming decade, according to an analysis published this week by the International Energy Agency (IEA). The country’s clean technology exports are expected to exceed US$340 billion…
US-based diversified energy company DTE Energy has commenced operations at its 150MW Sauk Solar park in Branch County, central Michigan. The 150MW facility is equipped with 347,000 solar panels and can supply clean energy to 40,000 homes. Sauk Solar is more than three times the size of DTE’s second-largest solar park in Lapeer. It is…