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China’s Belt and Road must adapt to survive a hotter world
Development projects globally must answer a burning question as rising temperatures threaten workers’ health and productivity, write three academics.
With the right policy, coal is not essential to ensuring a reliable electricity supply.
Proposals to build coal-fired plants in China reached a record high in 2025, finds a new study.
Energy
Indonesia’s massive captive coal plans are putting climate targets and economy at risk: study
Operational and planned industrial coal capacity to fuel the nickel boom has tripled since 2023, surpassed Australia’s entire coal fleet and is nearing Germany’s total, raising concerns over emissions and long-term competitiveness.
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