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    Shanghai Breaks Century-Old Heat Record

    Shanghai Breaks Century-Old Heat Record

    In a continuation of a string of hot weather in China that began in March, Shanghai had its hottest May day in more than a century Monday when the temperature spiked to 97 degrees Fahrenheit. The previous record of 96.26 degrees Fahrenheit — set first in 1876 and last in 2018 — was recorded by […]

    EU Solar Companies Say New Plans to Boost Domestic Products Over Imports Would Hamper Solar Progress

    EU Solar Companies Say New Plans to Boost Domestic Products Over Imports Would Hamper Solar Progress

    European solar companies disapprove of local content rules in the European Commission’s proposed Net Zero Industry Act that effectively limit Chinese imports, saying the rules will make the transition to clean energy more difficult. The rules require governments to reduce public funding and consumer subsidies for renewables projects if companies import a particular product from […]

    China Approved Two New Coal Plants per Week in 2022, Study Finds

    China Approved Two New Coal Plants per Week in 2022, Study Finds

    Despite warnings from scientists that the world must rapidly cut coal use in order to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels and avoid the worst impacts of the climate crisis, China approved more new coal plants in 2022 than at any point in the last seven years. That’s the conclusion of […]