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A cyclist passes a mail office destroyed by a Russian airstrike in Kurakhove, Donetsk region, Ukraine, on November 7. Photo: AP

Opinion | Trump may end the Ukraine war but no one is walking away a winner

No side remains unscathed, whether it’s Russia’s stagnation, Ukraine’s territorial loss and economic devastation, or the EU’s cost crises.

About 90% of Hongkongers want to prioritise local renewable energy, survey finds

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Asia-Pacific to see slowing economic growth amid trade tensions: Apec

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Cop29 host Azerbaijan hits out at West in defence of oil and gas

He singled out the US, the world’s largest historic carbon emitter, and the EU for particular criticism, accusing them of double standards.

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev speaks at the opening ceremony of the United Nations climate change conference Cop9 in Baku, Azerbaijan on Tuesday. Photo: Reuters

Financing for Southeast Asia’s energy transition hangs in balance at Cop29

Leaders at ongoing climate summit need to signal a renewed push for phasing out fossil fuels and mobilise finances to do so, analysts say.

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Can China fill the void left by Trump’s ‘Drill, baby, drill’ stance at Cop29?

‘China is in a comfortable position to portray itself as the more responsible global power’ even without any new commitments, analyst says.

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Opinion | Under Trump, the US will forfeit the global clean tech race to China

As a climate crisis denier ascends to the American presidency, the green technology momentum is picking up in China and around the world.

Workers produce offshore wind turbines in Fuqing in China’s Fujian province, on August 8. Photo: Xinhua

China, US officials set to talk climate change amid fears over Trump’s policies

Ahead of Cop 29 in Azerbaijan, policymakers fret that the once and future president could stall efforts to cut greenhouse-gas emissions.

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Editorial | Measures required to ensure greater energy efficiency in Hong Kong buildings

If city is to meet its goal of carbon neutrality by 2050, all commercial sites must be ready to reduce their consumption of electricity.

Trump win worries global partners ahead of COP29 climate summit

Trump has called climate change a hoax, plans to withdraw the US from the 2015 Paris climate agreement at the start of his second presidency.

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Supporters of Vice-President Kamala Harris linger at the event site after she conceded the US presidential race at Howard University the day after Election Day. Photo: EPA-EFE

Unease over China proves pivotal in US election races in Michigan

Swing state takes hawkish turn as candidates seize on mainland-backed EV battery plant to accuse one another of harbouring Beijing ties.

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US congresswoman Elissa Slotkin and now US senator-elect for Michigan visits a polling station in Detroit on November 5, 2024. Photo: Reuters

Data centres, EVs bring growth and climate challenges to Hong Kong utility CLP

For the first nine months of 2024, electricity sales at CLP Power Hong Kong grew 2.5 per cent from a year earlier.

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Opinion | How do Central Asian countries see China’s Belt and Road Initiative?

As Central Asian nations diversify away from Russia, it’s not a given that China or the EU will become dominant powers in the region.

China ‘most challenging trade partner’, says EU’s next trade chief

Maros Sefcovic, close ally of bloc’s hawkish boss, also vows to crack down on mainland-exported overcapacity ‘with all our force’.

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Maros Sefcovic, the nominee to become the European Union’s trade and economic commissioner, is seen as a close ally of EU chief Ursula von der Leyen. Photo: Reuters

Cathay Pacific: sustainable jet fuel needs Hong Kong government push

‘If we leave it to the market, every company will wait for their competitors to make the first move,’ says airline’s sustainability manager.

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A Cathay Pacific plane taxis at Hong Kong International Airport, Chek Lao Kok on October 28, 2024. Photo: Jonathan Wong

Opinion | Asia is emerging as an unlikely champion in race to net zero

The region’s journey to carbon neutrality highlights both the challenges of moving away from fossil fuels and the great potential for progress.

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Opinion | Cop29 is Azerbaijan’s moment to step into the global sunshine

The UN climate conference will shine a spotlight on the major oil producer’s energy transition, peace efforts with Armenia and geocritical location.

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Robot retrieves 1st melted fuel from Japan’s Fukushima nuclear reactor

Around 800 tonnes of fatally radioactive molten fuel remains in the plants, and the mission is a step in a long-term clean-up operation.

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A machine for removing debris from a reactor at the damaged Fukushima Nuclear power plant is revealed in Kobe, Japan, in May. Photo: Kyodo via AP

China hails mineral finds amid push for security of supply, energy and nation

Ministry of Natural Resources lists haul of gold, copper, molybdenum, phosphorite and fluorite key to future of defence and geopolitics.

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China’s clean-energy boom creates 7.4 million jobs

The sector is expected to keep on generating job growth, but perhaps not enough to cure the country’s unemployment woes.

China to dominate solar panel, EV markets despite US, EU curbs: IEA

China’s clean technology exports are expected to exceed US$340 billion in 2035, group says.

Workers installed solar panels at a photovoltaic base in Lingwu, China. Photo: AFP

How many Americans think China trade has made jobs in their state? Just 30%

Comparably low percentage of Americans are ‘moderately or extremely concerned’ about mainland outcompeting them in trade.

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The survey by the East-West Centre involved 2,000 respondents, half categorised as belonging to the American general public and half from political and business elites. Photo: AP

Amid EV row with EU, China to ‘stand on grounds of fair competition’: Mofcom

Beijing says the ‘normal trade and investment’ of China’s carmakers in Europe will be supported.

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China takes aim at energy replacement with industry-spanning plan for renewables

More energy must come from renewable sources, but transition from fossil fuels will be orderly, top economic planner says.

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China’s Xi vows closer links with Finland on green energy, peace in Ukraine

Visa-free entry also among top pledges from Chinese President Xi Jinping as he meets Finnish counterpart Alexander Stubb in Beijing.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping and Finland’s Alexander Stubb inspect a guard of honour at Beijing’s Great Hall of the People on Tuesday. Photo: Pool via Reuters

‘We are clearly off track’: UN sounds alarm as greenhouse gases hit record highs

This alarming trend, driven by fossil fuel emissions, locks in future temperature increases and puts the Paris Agreement goals at risk.

High pollution from coal power plant. Photo: Shutterstock

China’s steel and oil industries face mounting losses amid economic slowdown

China steel’s industry racked up losses of US$5 billion from January to September, while the oil sector’s losses widened to US$4.5 billion.

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PetroChina to downsize, shut its biggest refinery in northern China

PetroChina plans to shut its Dalian refinery, with the capacity of 410,000 barrels per day, or 3 per cent of China’s total refinery output, around mid-2025, sources said.

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