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Fossil fuels

International

Judge ‘reluctantly’ tosses youth case challenging Trump climate policies

China’s exports of clean energy technology hit a record in August, with US$20 billion shipped globally
Energy & Commodities

China is beating the US in the battle for energy export dominance

A coal-fired power plant in Yinchuan, China, Sep 17, 2025.
ESG

Climate goals and fossil fuel plans don’t add up, experts say

Eva Lighthiser (second from right), along with other plaintiffs in the Lighthiser v. Trump case, arrive at the Russell Smith Courthouse in Missoula, Montana, Sep 16, 2025. A group of young Americans say President Donald Trump is trampling their inalienable rights through an aggressive push for fossil fuels and a crusade against federal climate science.
ESG

Doctor warns children face heightened risks in US climate trial

Pollution from fossil fuels such as oil, coal and gas has been linked to a vast range of health problems, including miscarriages, asthma, cancer, strokes, heart disease and more.
ESG

Fossil fuels harm health from ‘cradle to grave’: report

Cutting fossil fuel use is necessary to reducing carbon emissions and avoiding the worst consequences of a hotter planet.
Energy & Commodities

China’s green push may cut global fossil use by 2030: report

EU Climate Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra is in Beijing for high-level talks with Chinese officials on environmental and climate issues.
International

EU wants to see China taking more ambitious climate action

Long-term coal-power contracts are also reinforcing the fuel’s dominance at the expense of renewables.
Energy & Commodities

China’s coal plant boom is undercutting clean energy push

(FILES) This picture taken on October 31, 2023 shows the Suralaya coal-fired power plant in Cilegon, Indonesia's Banten province. Meeting Indonesia's pledge to phase out coal power in just 15 years and reach net-zero emissions by mid-century is a "daunting task" that will require immediate and ambitious action, experts warn. Indesia's President Prabowo Subianto offered a surprise commitment at the November 2024 G20 summit to close hundreds of coal and fossil-fuel power plants by 2040, a bold pledge from one of the world's top coal producers and consumers. (Photo by Ronald SIAGIAN / AFP) / To go with AFP story Indonesia-energy-coal-environment,FOCUS by Dessy Sagita
ASEAN Business

Indonesia races to secure new funding for energy transition after US exit from Paris Agreement

Donald Trump is expected to order changes to encourage domestic oil and gas development immediately after his inauguration on Monday.
Energy & Commodities

Asia looks to buy more US fossil fuels to make Trump happy

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