Every month, Mint’s Plain Facts section gives you an update on key global data to threads together the big developments worth paying attention to. The accompanying analysis and charts explain how each story is creating ripples on the global stage, where it is headed in the coming weeks, and whether it could affect India. This…
Welcome to our guide to the energy and commodities markets powering the global economy. Today, reporter Dan Murtaugh explains China’s rising electricity demand and what that means for its green goals. Meanwhile, US tax breaks are funding China’s dominance in solar. To get this newsletter in your inbox, you can sign up here. Surging Chinese…
The International Day of Climate Action, celebrated each year on October 24, throws a spotlight on the urgent need to address climate change. It is a good opportunity to consider how human actions contribute to global warming, environmental pollution and deforestation. A good place to start is to look at what we put on our…
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has privately donated approximately $50 million to support Vice President Kamala Harris‘s presidential campaign through a nonprofit organisation, The New York Times reported.Gates made the contribution to Future Forward USA Action, the nonprofit arm of the main outside fundraising group backing Harris’s campaign. The organisation operates as a 501(c)(4) “dark money”…
Many have complained about the unbearable heat in Hong Kong over the past couple of months. Perhaps we should review some global data, such as atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration at present. It is still on the rise, having risen above 425 parts per million in July, meaning that our collective decarbonisation efforts to address climate…
Many have complained about the unbearable heat in Hong Kong over the past couple of months. Perhaps we should review some global data, such as atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration at present. It is still on the rise, having risen above 425 parts per million in July, meaning that our collective decarbonisation efforts to address climate…
The IEA is an intergovernmental body based in Paris. (Image: Bloomberg) 4 min read Last Updated : Oct 16 2024 | 10:25 AM IST An increasing shift toward electric vehicles globally, especially in China, is poised to disrupt the global oil market, according to a report released Wednesday by the International Energy Agency. …
I was mowing my lawn in Myrtle Beach as Hurricane Milton’s outer bands and the tornadoes it brought with it began to lash Florida on Wednesday. Though the lawnmowing was trivial compared to the lashing, a slight inconvenience alongside a pending catastrophe, I couldn’t help linking the two because of climate change. In all my…
A Bill Gates-backed start-up aims to revolutionize wind energy with a new, efficient, mass-producible, and versatile design. US-based firm Airloom Energy’s innovative renewable energy technology to maximize wind power’s potential has now gained significant backing from investors. The list also includes Breakthrough Energy Ventures, the innovation platform led by Microsoft founder Gates, and the state…
The T-Mobile/SpaceX service doesn’t care what brand of phone a user has, or which wireless network serves it. The emergency messages can reach any smartphone within range. But T-Mobile customers get a bonus: They’re able to send satellite text messages free of charge through the SpaceX satellites, to reassure their friends and relations. Get Starting…