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Business of climate change

Hong Kong’s status as aviation, maritime hub faces green fuel challenge

Hong Kong has to act fast if it wants to become a green fuel hub for the aviation and maritime sectors, as both Singapore and China are way ahead, analysts say.

Business of climate change

China urges tie-ups for solar firms to navigate tariffs, trade tensions

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Business of climate change

Hong Kong bus firms need urgent help to buy zero-emission fleets: think tank

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Solar energy

China’s solar industry calls for tougher rules to keep lights on

China’s photovoltaic makers seek stricter market control amid price war and overcapacity, similar to those for the steel and cement industries.

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An employee check solar photovoltaic modules at a factory in Sihong, in Jiangsu province. The sector faces huge overcapacity in China. Photo: AFP
Indonesia

Is Indonesia ready for Prabowo’s dream of phasing out fossil fuels?

Indonesia will require ‘significant policy reforms’ to achieve Prabowo’s net-zero emissions goal by 2050, analysts say.

China technology

China needs new clean-energy tech investments after wind and solar boom

Greater capital is required in areas such as energy storage, hydrogen and sustainable aviation fuel.

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Business of climate change

Opinion | Indonesia can’t afford to abandon coal as it shifts to greener energy

Phasing down coal and investing in renewable energy can ensure energy security and economic stability while creating a greener future.

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Women sit on a hill overlooking the Suralaya coal power plant in Cilegon, Indonesia, in 2023. Photo: AP
Climate change

Opinion | Southeast Asia’s energy transition is lacking both finance and policy

The bulk of funds needed will have to come from private finance, which requires a conducive environment that regulatory policy can create.

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Britain

UK wind power boom to cost taxpayers US$1.3 billion in wasted energy

Despite record wind generation, the grid can’t handle the influx, forcing operators to pay wind farms to shut down.

China trade

US dims Southeast Asia detour for China’s solar products with tariffs

US Department of Commerce imposes preliminary anti-dumping duties on solar cells and modules from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam.

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A worker conducts quality-check of a solar module. Photo: Reuters
Indonesia

Indonesia’s nuclear energy push pits growth against safety concerns

President Prabowo Subianto plans to build two new nuclear plants as part of Indonesia’s goal to derive more energy from clean sources.

A nuclear research reactor in Serpong, Indonesia. Photo: AFP
India

Glittering dreams: India’s big push for solar power

Developing the Khavda plant is key to India’s solar power strategy.

China economy

Opinion | In a world of tariff threats, China opts to share green tech dividends

China’s ‘new trio’ of EVs, lithium-ion batteries and solar panels represents the trickling down of tech dividends to people across the world.

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Climate change

Opinion | Did Cop29 make any meaningful progress on climate change?

Market reforms are needed to motivate investors to deliver more affordable capital and to level the playing field between fossil fuels and renewables.

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An attendee reacts during a closing plenary session at the COP29 UN climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, on November 24. Photo: AP
China energy security

Chinese power group planning to build green energy island

The project off the coast of Guangdong is ranked among the country’s top 10 engineering challenges.

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China General Nuclear Power Group announced it will lead a tech consortium to build a man-made island connected to offshore wind turbines to generate, store and use renewable energy. Photo: Xinhua
China-EU relations

Outside In | Europe’s battery crisis a humiliating reminder of China’s EV dominance

The collapse of a Swedish EV battery maker underscores just how much the green transition still depends on supply chains dominated by China.

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China-Africa relations

What Xi’s flying visit to Morocco means for China’s EV industry

Countries in North Africa are central to solving two major issues facing Chines electric vehicle production, experts say.

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Climate change

Opinion | Will China seize the chance to become a world leader on climate?

Despite growing scrutiny of its international climate finance contributions, Beijing’s domestic policies could help set standards in the Global South.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping visits a section of the Yellow River to learn about ecological conservation measures in Lanzhou, Gansu province, on September 11. Photo: Xinhua
India

India’s renewable energy sector resilient to Adani bribery case

Gautam Adani was charged with allegedly paying US$265 million in bribes related to power supply contracts in Indian states.

Science

‘China EV’ sends Google search buzzing, as trail goes cold for ‘global warming’

Google Trends data shows the world is more excited by the latest clean energy vehicles than the noble principles behind them.

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Diplomacy

Opinion | China offers world an optimistic problem-solving framework

China’s collectivist world view isn’t about undermining individuality but about emphasising interdependence. The idea could reshape global governance.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping with other world leaders at the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on November 18. Photo: Reuters
Climate change

Cop29 ends with US$300 billion deal, saving talks from brink of collapse

But the agreed funding still falls far short of the trillions poor and vulnerable nations say they need to climate-proof their economies.

European Commissioner for Climate Action Wopke Hoekstra applauds during a closing plenary meeting at Cop29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Saturday. Photo: Reuters
Environment

Open Questions | Why eco-warrior Ma Jun sees hope for China’s role in Cop29 amid US uncertainty

NGO founder explains how mapping initiative helps hold authorities and companies accountable for carbon emissions and cover-ups.

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China manufacturing

China warns overheated solar industry to cool the competition, curb backlash

Revised ministry guidance serves to pour cold water on a photovoltaic sector that is rife with overcapacity concerns.

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SCMP Highlights

Recap | Lula pushes action at G20, Asia’s rice revolution: 6 climate stories

From super typhoons to dengue outbreaks, climate change is having an impact across the globe. Here are six of our latest stories.

Asia’s rice farmers are striving to tackle the urgent challenges of climate change by transforming rice production into a sustainable and profitable venture. Photo: AFP
United States

US charges India’s Gautam Adani, one of world’s richest people, with bribery

The billionaire and 7 others are accused of agreeing to pay US$265 million to Indian officials to obtain solar energy supply contracts.

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Adani Group chairman Gautam Adani speaks at the World Congress of Accountants in Mumbai in November 2022. Photo: AFP
Climate change

Opinion | Cop29 can work with the Belt and Road Initiative for a greener future

Aligning climate action with major economic initiatives is essential to cutting emissions while promoting sustainable development.

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G20

G20 ends with call for urgent action on climate, global health, women’s rights

‘We only scratched the surface of the deep challenges the world has to face,’ Brazilian host says as gathering of world leaders concludes.

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9 September, 2024
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