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Half of the survey respondents are against electricity imports from mainland China. Photo: Martin Chan

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

Survey by Greenpeace Hong Kong and Baptist University shows most respondents oppose importing electricity from mainland China.

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

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

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Cop29: Hong Kong environment minister to attend UN climate change summit

Tse Chin-wan will link up with Chinese delegation, while former head of city’s weather forecaster warns over rising temperatures.

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Climate negotiators and observers will descend on Azerbaijan’s capital, Baku, for the global summit which runs between November 11 and 22. Photo: Reuters

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.

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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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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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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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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An employee works on solar photovoltaic modules for export at a factory in Sihong, in Jiangsu province, on September 3. Strong state support and huge private investment have made China’s solar industry a global powerhouse, but it faces new headwinds including punitive tariffs and a brutal price war at home. Photo: AFP

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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People walk near the Baku Olympic Stadium, the venue of the Cop29 UN climate change conference, in Baku, Azerbaijan, on October 18. Photo: Reuters

China begins work on Kenyan geothermal power plant amid renewable energy push

A new Chinese-built geothermal power plant in Kenya’s Great Rift Valley highlights Beijing’s focus on clean energy in Africa.

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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.

An employee works on solar photovoltaic modules for export at a factory in Sihong, in eastern China’s Jiangsu province, on September 3, 2024. Photo: AFP

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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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

Opinion | For China, choosing green hydrogen over shale gas should be a no-brainer

Fracking is technically challenging, expensive and polluting. Much better to devote more resources to green hydrogen.

How Foshan’s hydrogen fuel network can solve Hong Kong’s clean transport woes

Hong Kong can boost its hydrogen economy by leveraging Foshan’s cheaper hydrogen and refuelling infrastructure, says H2 Solution’s CEO.

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Indonesian forests pay the price for growing biomass energy demand

Much of the biomass from forests destroyed for wood pellets has been sent to South Korea and Japan.

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Deforestation is visible near several wood pellet production companies in Pohuwato, Gorontalo province, Indonesia. Photo: AP

Opinion | How Hong Kong is slowly but surely greening its transport system

With plans for sustainably designed MTR stations and zero-emission buses, the city is moving foward on its goal of achieving carbon neutrality by 2050.

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An MTR train approaches the Kowloon Bay station, on August 15. Photo: Jelly Tse

Defend euro as China, Russia push for alternative currency: Europe’s bank chief

Next US leader also urged to weigh negative impacts of American and EU trade ‘restrictions and barriers’ on economic growth and inflation.

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Chinese solar stocks jump on rumours Beijing will stifle excess supply

Moves, if implemented, would end price war and eliminate less-capable firms that churn out low-quality equipment, analyst says.

China Resources Power shares dive 5.8% after US$927 million placement

Meanwhile, rival China Longyuan Power gains after deal to buy wind-farm assets from controlling stakeholder.

Workers walk in a power plant in the Shanghaimiao economic development zone in Otogqian Banner, north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Photo: Xinhua

China, Russia at Brics vow stronger cooperation for ‘fair world order’

Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin meet for third time in person this year as bloc of emerging economies seeks to counter Western-led world order.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) welcomes Chinese President Xi Jinping during their meeting on the sidelines of the Brics summit in Kazan, Russia, on Tuesday. Photo: EPA-EFE

China fuels renewables capacity in Brics nations past 50%

Rapid investments in grid infrastructure and energy storage is needed to fully harness the potential of renewables, expert says.

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Carbon footprints: Hong Kong luxury carpet maker takes sustainability steps

Tai Ping, which makes carpets costing up to US$5,000 per square metre, responds to demand for eco-friendly materials, practices.

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9 September, 2024
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