Underutilisation of renewables is spurring China to switch its focus from rapidly building renewable plants to making sure more of their power gets into the grid

While many challenges remain for both countries to sustain their pivot to cleaner energy, the decline in coal-power use marks a 'historic moment', researchers say

Court in Zug says islanders have a right to protection from cement giant Holcim's emissions, but legal challenge to bid for compensation remains

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

Experts say the shortage triggered by surging demand is exactly what is needed to further drive up investment in the nascent market

Since much of Indian manufacturing is still dependant on coal-fired energy, its exporters will face a high new carbon tax of between 20%-35% in the EU

Of the 53 clean-industry projects the country has in development, only two managed to reach a final investment decision this year

India ranks sixth globally in climate vulnerability and has experienced over 400 extreme weather events between 1993 and 2022

India is Asia’s second-largest renewable energy market after China and has produced record levels of clean energy this month

Between 8% to 10% of the world’s total global greenhouse gas emissions are attributable to cement production

The world’s biggest carbon emitter, China, has seen its emissions fall by 1% in the first half of this year, but the news is not as great elsewhere

Biochar, tweaked according to the needs of farmers, could provide for 15% of annual phosphorus application, 17% of nitrogen, and up to 25% of potassium for crops