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Sisa Kumbahan
The floating answer to the green steel challenge
Old ships contain mountains of scrap needed for lower-carbon steelmaking. But the course from ship to furnace is made harder by global politics.
Polisi & Kewangan
Why China’s Belt and Road oil-and-gas boom is different this time
The 2025 surge is less a return to resource-buying than a shift towards construction-led industrial infrastructure and selective financing.
Policies encouraging use of cleaner steel and cement in Chinese-financed construction projects could help drive down emissions.
As nuclear energy returns, the government, universities and companies are training the next generation of engineers to operate and regulate it.
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7 May 2026
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Karbon & Cuaca
China’s air pollution control enters ‘deep water’ phase
20 March 2026
17 March 2026
Polisi & Kewangan
Data centre surge in Thailand sparks water and air pollution concerns
27 February 2026
25 February 2026
23 February 2026
Polisi & Kewangan
China’s Belt and Road must adapt to survive a hotter world
16 February 2026
4 February 2026
Polisi & Kewangan
The Belt and Road boomed in 2025
2 February 2026
Bandar-bandar
What is lost when mangroves are replaced with road
27 January 2026
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Karbon & Cuaca
As wildfires mount, so do efforts to use less plastic
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