From our collaborating partner “Living on Earth,” public radio’s environmental news magazine, an interview by host Steve Curwood with journalist Isabel Hilton. As the United States fully withdrew from the United Nations climate negotiations in the fall of 2025, China stepped forward with an absolute emissions-reduction target of at least 7 percent by 2035. While…
As the United States retreats from climate policy, China signaled its rising intent to lead a transition away from fossil fuels and toward Chinese-made renewable energy technologies in remarks to world leaders on Tuesday. Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng cast China as a beacon of stability…
Buckle up! The electric vehicle market in this country is about to take a sharp turn. Prime Minister Mark Carney is reopening Canada to Chinese-made EVs, lowering a 100 per cent tariff on imports, imposed in 2024, back to six per cent. There’s demand for more affordable and climate-conscious EVs and, for an average customer,…
Eidford village Norway, Volkswagen ID4 SUV electric vehicle being charged by a 360kw vehicle charging station with cruise ship MS Rotterdam in port. (Photo by: Martin Berry/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images At first blush, it seems Norway just committed the ultimate heresy in clean tech policy: it laid…
President Trump’s affinity for electric vehicles (EVs) lasted about as long as his government collaboration with Tesla NASDAQ: TSLA CEO Elon Musk did. Earlier this year, at a staged media event at the White House’s South Lawn, the president publicly announced that in support of Musk, he was purchasing a red Tesla Model S. But…
Sales of electric vehicles in the United States are almost certain to tumble when the $7,500 federal tax credit for EV buyers expires on Oct. 1, leaving automakers and car buyers wondering where prices will go.The tax credit, which was passed in 2022 as part of the Biden administration’s legislative push to support EVs and…
Tesla’s grip on the US electric vehicle (EV) market appears to be loosening after years of dominance. Recent industry data suggested that the company’s share of the US EV market fell to levels not seen in nearly eight years, reflecting growing pressure from rivals, shifting consumer choices and Tesla’s own strategic redirection. The development raised…
Electric vehicle makers like Tesla (TSLA), GM (GM), and Ford (F) will be in a world of pain when President Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBB) ends federal EV tax credits later this month. Sales of EVs in the US are expected to be cut in half compared to current levels, at least according…
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has warned that export controls alone are not an effective strategy to curb China’s development of artificial intelligence (AI). He’s absolutely right. China’s rapid ascendancy in the global AI race is becoming increasingly evident, driven by its strategic focus on engineering, application-driven development and alignment with national policy. While the US…
For months, India has felt the squeeze of China’s export chokehold on rare earth magnets vital for EVs, fertilizers key to food security, and raw materials that keep pharma running. Automakers faced stalled assembly lines, farmers braced for higher costs, and drugmakers feared supply disruptions. Now, with Prime Minister Modi set to visit China for…