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Vietnam's coal use, emissions set new records
Reuters, Published on 05/06/2024
» LITTLETON - Coal use, imports and coal-fired emissions have all climbed to record highs in Vietnam this year despite ongoing efforts to roll out clean generation capacity across the country.
Coal use hits record in 2023, Earth's hottest year
AFP, Published on 15/12/2023
» PARIS - Global consumption of coal reached an all-time high in 2023, the IEA energy watchdog said Friday, as Earth experienced its hottest recorded year.
Germany retires last nuclear plants
Published on 15/04/2023
» At 10pm on Saturday, the Isar-2 nuclear plant near Munich will begin winding down its power generation in steps of 10 megawatts per minute.
Malaysia faces 'inconvenient truth' on clean energy goals
Published on 03/02/2023
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Chuan Zhen Ko's passion for clean energy and climate change was first ignited by his university lecturers and watching the 2006 Oscar-winning documentary "An Inconvenient Truth", starring former US Vice-President Al Gore.
Fighting for a place to breathe
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 01/01/2023
» In the shadow of a retired coal-fired power plant in India's capital, Meena Devi tries to make her family home -- four brick walls with a tin roof -- a safe place to breathe.
Climate crisis: Transition of global economy way off track
AFP, Published on 26/10/2022
» PARIS: Across virtually every sector, the greening of the global economy is unfolding far too slowly to stave off climate catastrophe, according to a sobering report Wednesday from a consortium of research organisations.
Mopeds, rickshaws key to EV boom
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 18/09/2022
» In the United States, luxury-car buyers are snapping up Teslas and other electric cars that cost more than US$60,000 (2.2 million baht), and even relatively cheap models cost more than $25,000.
When wind turbines spoil the view
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 07/08/2022
» Moises Tibau clambered aboard his small wooden boat at dawn, pushing off from a craggy outcropping in front of the house where Salvador Dali composed some of his most famous surrealist paintings.
Kerry vows US to meet climate goal despite court setback
AFP, Published on 02/07/2022
» WASHINGTON - US climate envoy John Kerry vowed Friday the United States will meet goals it submitted to the United Nations on slashing greenhouse gas emissions, despite a Supreme Court ruling that curtailed the government's powers.
Japan in energy-saving period for 1st time in 7 years amid heat wave
Published on 01/07/2022
» TOKYO: Japanese households and businesses on Friday entered a three-month period to conserve electricity to prevent a power crunch amid a record-breaking heat wave, marking the first time in seven years that the government has made such a request.