Tag: China

Highest Annual Growth of Renewables Jobs in 2023, Reaching 16.2 Million

2023 saw the highest ever increase in renewable energy jobs, from 13.7 million in 2022 to 16.2 million, according to the newly released Renewable Energy and Jobs – Annual Review 2024 by...

Crisis in the German Auto Industry Points to Deeper Problems and New Changes

The German automotive industry is facing a serious crisis in the sector. One of the factors is the not-so-speedy transition to electric vehicles (EV), along with high expectations and set goals. While...

China Joins Monitoring of Fukushima Water Release

In 2011, Japan suffered a devastating natural disaster when a powerful earthquake, followed by a tsunami, caused over 20,000 deaths and destroyed vast areas of land. The tsunami flooded an area of...

China’s Slowdown is Weighing on the Outlook for Global Oil Demand Growth

Monthly data reported by countries representing 80 percent of global oil demand for the first six months of 2024 are now available. The data confirm the sharp slowdown in the rate of...

Cloud Seeding with Drones as a Response to Drought

After a severe drought hit the Xinjiang Autonomous Region in China, the country has begun testing revolutionary technology that uses drones for cloud seeding to induce rainfall wherever needed. According to Chinese media...

China Approves More Nuclear Power Plant Projects, Adding a Total of 11 New Reactors

China, like the rest of the world, is facing an increasing demand for electricity, largely driven by rapid industrial development. Coal has dominated and continues to dominate China’s energy sector, providing more...

Is China on the Brink of an Era of Maximum Nuclear Energy Development? – Where are New Reactors Emerging?

When it comes to the state of energy in China, coal still dominates, accounting for more than half of the total electricity production. However, nuclear energy plays an increasingly significant role, especially...

Natural Gas Demand Growth Picks up in 2024 But Outlook Remains Uncertain

Natural gas markets moved to more pronounced growth in the first half of 2024, with initial estimates indicating that global gas demand increased at a rate well above its historical average during...

Global Solar Installations Almost Double in 2023 But Leaves Emerging Economies in the Dark

2023’s new solar installations would cover more than half of India’s annual electricity needs or more than Brazil’s entire consumption. Compared to Europe, the annual installations would exceed the total yearly electricity...

China Anti-Subsidy Investigation: Provisional Duties

ACEA takes note that the European Commission has decided to impose provisional countervailing duties on imports of electric cars manufactured in China, based on initial findings of an anti-subsidy investigation initiated last...

Protocol on Procurement of Nine Chinese Electric Trains Signed

Minister of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure Goran Vesić and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the CRRC company Liu Chanqing signed the Protocol of Understanding and Cooperation on the procurement of...

The World’s Electric Car Fleet Continues to Grow Strongly

Despite near-term challenges in some markets, based on today's policy settings, almost 1 in 3 cars on the roads in China by 2030 is set to be electric, and almost 1 in...

Wealthy Countries Have Learned Their Lesson – They Are Trying to Restore Their Estuaries

People have always inhabited the banks of rivers that are vital to our existence, but it seems that human intervention in the last three decades is slowly taking its toll. Experts from Inha...

The Future of Heat Pumps in China

Heating accounts for almost 20 per cent of energy use in industry and buildings globally, and about one-quarter of energy-sector emissions. China’s buildings and industry sectors account for about one-third of global...

Scientists Have Created Flexible and Waterproof Solar Cells

The sun is an inexhaustible energy source that has long inspired scientists to improve the technology of solar cells so that they can be used as widely as possible. Recently, we wrote about...

UNESCO Names 18 New Geoparks

UNESCO’s Executive Board has endorsed the addition of 18 sites to the UNESCO Global Geoparks network. This brings the total number of geoparks to 213 in 48 countries. The new geoparks are situated...

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