Firms are now focusing on batteries for energy storage systems that are quickly becoming critical to the global data-centre build-out
Key to the fall in fossil fuel use is China’s increasing rapid transition to renewable energy, with wind and solar reportedly now generating more than a quarter of the country’s electricity
This is the first indication from China that it is now seeing cars with L3 autonomous driving capabilities as legitimate products ready for mass adoption
Intense competition in China has hammered profitability for automakers, suppliers and dealers but regulators are now looking to penalise absurdly low pricing
Expanding forests in eastern China and restored grasslands in other areas have led to a movement of moisture that scientists are now seeking to comprehend
Cyclones caused damage estimated at $20 billion in Asia in recent weeks. A new study warns that these costs will soar unless nations slash use of fossil fuels, and spend big on adaption in coastal cities.
Villagers and environmental groups say deforestation and extractive industries made impacts of a tropical storm far worse on Sumatra Island.
Fossil-fuel vehicles made up 75% of Chinese auto exports since 2020, and annual shipments could top 6 million this year, amid huge overcapacity at home
Warmer oceans are one reason Asia is experiencing more intense storms, but some of the latest cyclones were rare, as they formed close to the equator.
Southern Thailand and Malaysia are the latest regions hit hard by flooding; losses in Thailand are estimated at up to $150 million a day
More than 2,400 mines - many illegal and unregulated - are releasing deadly chemicals such as cyanide and mercury into rivers across much of mainland Southeast Asia
Experts say the shortage triggered by surging demand is exactly what is needed to further drive up investment in the nascent market