When Gary Dirks arrived in China in 1995, the country’s government was looking to source more of its energy at home. Dirks was the incoming country head for BP, but efforts to find more oil and gas in the country had largely fizzled. So government leaders pivoted, Dirks said. China invested heavily in its domestic…
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…
Today’s ESG Updates US Calls for Doubling Global Oil Output at Davos: At the World Economic Forum in Davos, the U.S. energy secretary argued that global oil production must more than double, criticising EU and California climate regulations as barriers to energy security. China Defends Wind Power Strategy After Trump Criticism: China pushed back against…
The upcoming wedding of the founder of a renowned milk tea company from a grass-roots background and the daughter of a wealthy family that owns a leading solar energy firm has captivated the Chinese public and is trending online. Zhang Junjie, the driving force behind the Chinese milk tea brand Chagee, and his bride Gao…
On November 10, the “China Pavilion” series of side events at the 30th UN Climate Change Conference (COP30) kicked off in Belém, Brazil, with its first session focusing on ecological civilization and the practice of building a “Beautiful China.” At this important global forum, Huasun Energy was selected for “Exemplary Practices of Chinese Corporate Carbon…
(Bloomberg) — Chinese investors hunting for the next artificial intelligence winners are looking beyond high-flying chipmakers to the utilities and metal producers that form the industry’s physical backbone. The shift toward the sector’s supply chain — from power generators to materials used in data centers — reflects growing concern over lofty valuations in pure-play AI…
Almost exactly 10 years ago, a remarkable thing happened in a conference hall on the outskirts of Paris: After years of bitter negotiations, the leaders of nearly every country agreed to try to slow down global warming in an effort to head off its most devastating effects. The core idea was that countries would set…
As countries continue to strive for increasingly clean, pollution-free sources of energy, China’s plan to transition away from coal is a unique one. According to Interesting Engineering, it is looking into converting coal power plants into nuclear plants. This would involve compact, “meltdown-proof” reactors and use infrastructure already in place at the plants to link…
(Reuters) -A group of labor unions, nonprofits and solar companies sued the Trump administration on Monday over its cancellation of a $7 billion Biden-era grant program that aimed to expand solar energy to low-income communities. The complaint, filed in federal court in Rhode Island, alleges that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and its administrator, Lee…
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos predicts that gigawatt data centers will be built in space within 10 to 20 years. According to him, these would ultimately perform better than data centers on Earth thanks to 24/7 access to solar energy. The concept of space data centers is gaining traction among large tech companies, but significant obstacles…