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Energy, Transport & Building
November 04, 2025
Q&A: How ‘vehicle-to-grid’ technology could boost China’s electricity system
China’s surging electric vehicles (EVs) ownership – now exceeding 25.5m – is opening the door to a new technology that can help to enhance the flexibility of electricity supply.
November 03, 2025EU’s 2040 climate goal faces uncertainty over carbon credits, shrinking sinks
The EU is considering options that would allow it to revise or weaken its 2040 climate target, originally aimed at cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 90% from 1990 levels.
November 03, 2025Belém faces its social and natural demons as host to COP30
The lack of trees in one of the Amazon’s most revered cities, especially in poor neighborhoods, contributes to projections that Belém will face 222 days of extreme heat by 2050.
October 31, 2025Hydropower replaces diesel in Eastern Indonesia, cutting costs by over 85%
Indonesia is ramping up efforts to replace diesel-fired generators with small hydropower facilities. On Oct. 30, two new power plants in East Nusa Tenggara and West Papua were inaugurated, while another broke ground on the same day.
October 31, 2025How countries failed to steer shipping to net zero, and where they go next
Amid threats and tears, nations failed to sign off a ground-breaking deal to curb the sector’s huge appetite for fossil fuels
October 30, 2025Taiwan solar firms tap ASEAN self-generation market to cut electricity costs
Taiwanese solar PV companies at Energy Taiwan 2025 expressed optimism about the self-generation market in ASEAN and are actively seeking opportunities for expansion and collaboration.
October 30, 2025Will Trump’s funding cuts hurt the future of America’s energy grid?
The Trump administration’s widespread cancellation and freezing of clean energy funding is also hitting essential work to improve the nation’s power grid.
October 29, 2025Thailand to roll out first SAF standard, paving way for industry takeoff
Thailand’s first standard for SAF specifications is expected to be released this month and enforced next year, starting at 1% and increasing to 8% by 2036.
October 28, 2025Brazil seeks to launch global carbon market with China, EU
With less than two weeks before the UN Climate Conference (COP30), host country Brazil is preparing to unveil an ambitious proposal for a global carbon market.
October 28, 2025Sumitomo expands Vietnam energy portfolio with first hydropower investment
Japan’s trading giant Sumitomo Corporation has made its first investment in hydropower in Vietnam, announcing on October 22 that it has acquired a 49% stake in Mekong Electric Power Engineering and Development JSC.