China’s top coal producers are accelerating a move into power generation as fuel prices drop and electrification takes center stage in China’s low-carbon transition. Profits this year at miners such as China Shenhua Energy Co., the country’s biggest producer, and China Coal Energy Co., have come under pressure as the market has weakened. Nationwide mining…
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 a result…
Typhoon Krathon tracked toward Taiwan with strong winds and heavy rain, with the storm set to make landfall early Thursday and potentially keep the island’s $2.5 trillion stock market closed for a second day. Krathon has maximum sustained winds of 173 kilometers (107 miles) per hour, according to Taiwan’s Central Weather Administration. The intensity of…
China’s air quality is improving as industrial activity declines and its power and transportation sectors speed up decarbonization efforts. Concentrations of small airborne particulates fell 2.9% over the first half of 2024 from the same period the year before, the Finland-based Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air said in a report. The air…
Vine time: Two Raw Sisters’ Margo Flanagan, left, and Rosa Power. (Photos / Supplied) Two Raw Sisters’ Margo Flanagan, 26, and Rosa Power, 28, who recently shared their knowledge of sustainable, healthy eating on TVNZ series My Dream Green Home, talk to Sam Clark about their latest cookbook, More Salad. How was your experience on…