Most Asian markets fell on Monday amid concern about the rise in trade tension between the US and China
 
							US senators have introduced a bill to stop batteries being purchased from six Chinese companies, amid concern domestic power grids could be destabilised, after rogue devices were found in Chinese solar power inverters
 
							The Rockefeller Foundation's Coal to Clean Credits Initiative aims to use carbon finance to help close coal plants earlier than scheduled and replace them with renewable power
 
							Two factors seen to have helped the Labor Party's strong victory were concern about Trump's tariff policies and Republican support for his conservative rivals.
 
							The 737 MAX 8 landed in Guam after leaving Boeing's Zhoushan completion centre near Shanghai on Monday, tracking data showed
 
							The US has imposed tariffs ranging from 10% to 49% on countries across Asia and the rest of the world – plus two uninhabited Australian islands near Antarctica. In Asia there are fears of a trade war and a recession
 
							Global trade in farm goods could be reshaped if Beijing fails to reach a trade deal with the Trump Administration that sees tariffs lifted or reduced
 
							The global energy transition needs to average $5.6 trillion a year from 2025 to 2030 to meet net zero emissions by 2050; current investment levels are only 37% of what's required despite topping $2 trillion
 
							Solar power was deployed 100 times faster than nuclear power around the world in 2024 – and "five times faster than everything else combined," a new report says
 
							Latest US probe finds China subsidized labour costs in the shipbuilding as part of plan to dominate the sector; analysts say it opens the door to tariffs by Trump
 
							The Shanghai Megapack facility, completed in December, is projected to produce about 10,000 Megapack units a year – 40 GWh of annual capacity.
 
							The law, said to be one of the world's strictest, requires public country-by-country reporting to allow the tax office to assess if genuine business operations align with locations where profits are booked and taxes paid