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Jakarta and the Asian Development Bank have agreed to a deal that will see a 660-MW coal plant in West Java shut seven years earlier than scheduled
The pledge by over half the world's countries to triple renewable energy was perhaps the most positive news at COP28 on Saturday
The US will give $3 billion to the Green Climate Fund, sources said Saturday. The fund helps poor countries lower emissions and transition to clean energy
Prices of the key EV battery metal have already tumbled close to 80% this year with supply outpacing the rise in demand
Officials from China and Vietnam are discussing a possible upgrade of their rail links, including an historic line through part of northern Vietnam with large rare earth deposits
Organisers are keen to generate goodwill before talks on the future of fossil fuels; fund would help poor nations cope with the cost of climate damage from drought, floods and rising seas
The US Treasury is expected to block an EV tax subsidy for buyers of cars containing batteries, components or minerals made by state-owned Chinese companies
A flurry of approvals of new coal-fired plants in recent years spurs fear over China's climate pledges – and the huge task for the world to meet its global warming targets
A huge increase in China's solar production capacity and installation will give its citizens power prices less than half the user-prices in Europe or Australia, a new report says
Leaked document has talking points for the president of the UN climate conference, who is an oil executive in the UAE, to advance oil and gas deals, reports say
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Transport InsightsAnglo-American Puts World’s Biggest Hydrogen Truck to WorkMining giant Anglo-American has unveiled a prototype of what it says is the world’s largest hydrogen-powered mining truck
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Energy InsightsWhat is China’s Tokamak Fusion Reactor?The goal of the Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak project is to unlock the secret to clean and limitless energy on earth, with minimal waste products
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Energy InsightsDoes US Warning to India Point to More Russian Oil Restrictions?The US state department says it is aware of talks between Russia and India concerning the purchase of oil. It has no objection to India buying Russian oil, provided it buys at discount
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Market InsightsKazakhstan Unrest Poses Risks for World EconomyHundreds of people have died and thousands have been detained in Kazakhstan during the worst violence seen in the Central Asian nation since it became independent in the early 1990s. The unrest in Kazakhstan poses risks for energy markets, and even cryptocurrencies.
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