A mix of incentives and deterrents to reduce carbon emissions were often more effective than single policies, the study found

The claim comes at a time when China is in the midst of a tense tech and trade war with the West, with both sides lobbing spying accusations at each other

Europe's top diplomat says the bloc "has no interest in a trade war", but concedes it may be inevitable in the dispute over tariffs to be imposed on Chinese EVs

The National Development and Reform Commission said the money should be targeted at coal power plants and the country’s grid

A trade war appears to be looming, with Beijing saying on Wednesday it has opened a probe into subsidies given to European dairy producers, after the EU refused to abandon tariffs planned on EVs made in China

Canberra gives green light to huge solar farm in country's north that will relay power to Singapore via a 4,300km underwater cable

Threat to glaciers revealed amid news of heat records in 15 nations this year, while the UN accuses fossil fuel firms of trying to slow the transition to clean energy

Energy policy analysts say Donald Trump’s energy policies could hike US carbon emissions by 2.7 billion tonnes

China’s decision to restrict exports of antimony from mid-September could push the metal's price to $30,000 a ton, traders say

Antimony is used as a hardener in lead for storage batteries, plus alloys with lead and tin to improve solders and bullets, and in semiconductor devices

Some 1.35 million fully electric or plug-in hybrid electric vehicles were sold in July, Rho Motion market research firm said on Monday

The central bank will extend its policy to support companies' carbon-reduction projects for three more years – up till the end of 2027