Blackouts and power cuts in the world’s second-largest economy have drawn attention to fuel supply problems that could complicate the country’s pandemic recovery. DW unpacks why the lights went out in China. Struggling energy companies...
Governments in Asia are planning 600 new coal plants that could lose investors $150 billion and derail efforts to limit temperature rise in line with climate targets, according to a new report. But why? In...
Solar energy has fallen in cost faster than experts predicted. How did electricity from photovoltaic panels get so cheap? The plummeting cost of turning sunlight into electricity is beating forecasts by decades, speeding the transition...
Beijing had pledged to scale back its coal industry, but a new report says the Chinese government has quietly restarted construction of coal-fired power plants. The report also found an increase in coal consumption. A...
Trump has handed the fossil fuel industry another gift by rolling back coal regulations. Despite such actions, experts say the global green economy will continue to grow. US President Donald Trump has yet again dealt...
In New Zealand, a century of coal mining tradition is clashing with efforts to protect pristine nature, and unique animals and plants. Hidden deep underground, below a wild frontier of native forest and jagged cliffs...
Fossil fuel firms fearing that America will lose influence in shaping the global climate regime are urging Trump to keep a seat at the table. Climate activists can’t agree on whether it’s better to have...
The New India needs no coal. The Indian power industry saw a massive paradigm change over the last few years with renewable energy, particularly solar energy dominating the discourse around new generation. While King Coal...
Though the Nifty index comprises 50 stocks, the top 10 enjoys a lion’s share. In 2005, the top 10 constituted nearly 60% of the index (in terms of market capitalization) while in 2015 it comprised...
Perceptions sway stock prices in the short run; however, it is the strength of a Company’s business model and the valuations that determine stock returns over a longer term. No other stock fits this better...
In a bid to bolster the electricity generation capacity of the energy-poor nation, the government is looking to build several coal-fired plants in the coming years. But activists oppose them citing environmental risks. The plan...
On September 23, the Indian Supreme Court cancelled 214 of the 218 government licenses for coal mines allocated to private companies between 1993 and 2010 for use in power plants and factories. The court ordered...