Dialogue Earth

Old ships contain mountains of scrap needed for lower-carbon steelmaking. But the course from ship to furnace is made harder by global politics.

Keir Starmer promised more for developing countries and a grown-up approach on climate and China. His abrupt exit holds lessons far beyond Britain.

As the country moves to meet its renewables targets, grid projects must be negotiated so Cambodia retains control over operational data.

Two provinces accounted for more than national net decline, while grid bottlenecks and curtailment threatened to waste clean power gains, write Lauri Myllyvirta and Qi Qin.

As nuclear energy returns, the government, universities and companies are training the next generation of engineers to operate and regulate it.

The new five-year plan and a pilot scheme signal China is getting serious about green hydrogen, with steelmaking among the sectors that may benefit.

As the region plunges deeper into an energy crisis, the way out could lie in a determined move towards EV adoption and reduced reliance on oil and gas imports.

Vietnam wants to open its first nuclear power plant by 2031, but experts question the timeline and villagers fear for their livelihoods.