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China to lower VAT rebate for new energy vehicle exports
China is cutting tax rebates for new energy vehicle exports to curb price competition and reduce trade tensions – with lower-margin models likely to face the greatest pressure.
Pengangkutan
How long until China can electrify its heavy trucks?
Alternative-fuel trucks have been developing rapidly, but challenges remain to large-scale deployment.
Makanan & Pertanian
From Hormuz to rice fields: how Middle East conflict could worsen Philippines’ next El Niño food shock
As the Philippines braces for lower rice yields from El Niño, farm experts warn that Middle East disruption could make 2027’s harvest more vulnerable by raising fertiliser costs just as tighter water supplies constrain planting.
The EV revolution has reached Mumbai’s iconic red public buses, but has come with contracts that push drivers’ incomes and safety into precarity.
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Brazil’s fossil fuel roadmap could strengthen COP31 push against blockers, say advocates
Ahead of COP31’s opening on Monday, Brazil’s voluntary roadmap faces fossil fuel expansion and transition disputes, as rising … -
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Toxic air threatens wildlife in Pakistan’s Punjab as monitoring lags
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Philippines eyes blended finance to bridge estimated US$1 billion nature funding gap after COP17
The Southeast Asian nation secured up to US$200,000 in technical support to strengthen biodiversity financing at the summit, … -
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Developing countries ‘missing out’ on COP31’s climate delivery push, UN climate chief warns
Simon Stiell acknowledged that many developing countries have struggled to engage with the summit’s Action Agenda and called … -
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Democratic midterm wins may boost COP31 hopes, but Trump still controls US climate policy
United States election results may embolden countries to push for stronger fossil fuel commitments, but observers expect limited … -
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Global safeguards needed to assess health risks of novel chemicals: experts
Research is ongoing into the health effects of the world’s roughly 350,000 synthetic chemicals, but what we know …
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