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Microsoft scales renewable energy contracts alongside $50 billion AI investment

Microsoft is expanding rapidly in artificial intelligence and cloud computing. At the same time, it is increasing its demand for electricity. However, instead of slowing down its climate goals,...
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Norway launches world’s first hydrogen cargo ship, emitting only water vapor

Norway has launched what is being described as the world’s first hydrogen-powered cargo ship,...
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China’s coal expansion accelerates despite a historic boom in wind and solar power

China is building more coal-fired power plants at a fast pace, even while it...
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India’s solar surge backfired in 2025 as grid limits forced operators to curtail clean energy

India’s rapid solar energy expansion faced an unexpected challenge in 2025. Despite adding record...
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New research reveals China’s Tibetan solar parks are quietly bringing grass back to a once-barren plateau

Solar power is quietly reshaping parts of the Tibetan Plateau, where thin air, intense...
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Microsoft scales renewable energy contracts alongside $50 billion AI investment

Microsoft is expanding rapidly in artificial intelligence and cloud computing. At the same time, it is increasing its demand for electricity. However, instead of...

Norway launches world’s first hydrogen cargo ship, emitting only water vapor

Norway has launched what is being described as the world’s first hydrogen-powered cargo ship, marking a major step in efforts to reduce pollution from...

China’s coal expansion accelerates despite a historic boom in wind and solar power

China is building more coal-fired power plants at a fast pace, even while it is installing renewable energy on a scale never seen before....

India’s solar surge backfired in 2025 as grid limits forced operators to curtail clean energy

India’s rapid solar energy expansion faced an unexpected challenge in 2025. Despite adding record levels of new capacity, a significant amount of clean electricity...

New research reveals China’s Tibetan solar parks are quietly bringing grass back to a once-barren plateau

Solar power is quietly reshaping parts of the Tibetan Plateau, where thin air, intense sunlight, and dry winds have long defined daily life. What...

Southeast Asia faces a climate crossroads as coal demand rises faster than anywhere else

Southeast Asia faces a tough energy reality as governments promote clean energy and lower emissions, yet coal use continues to rise faster here than...

As the U.S. clings to oil, China is quietly winning the electric power race

China now sits at the heart of a global energy race that is no longer defined by oil wells, pipelines, or tankers crossing oceans....

Data centers powering AI could soon rival entire nations in electricity demand

The rapid growth of artificial intelligence (AI) is creating massive profits for tech companies. At the same time, it is putting the planet at...

$250 million Venezuelan oil sale sparks questions after trader’s Trump-linked donations

The United States completed its first sale of Venezuelan crude oil under a new government-led policy. This marks a major shift in how it...

Venezuela becomes ground zero as Trump bets big against the clean-energy tide

The world’s attention has turned sharply toward Venezuela after President Donald Trump moved to strengthen U.S. control over the country’s vast oil reserves. His...

China set to dominate global coal power in 2026 as more than 100 new plants move toward launch

China is preparing to launch more than 100 new coal-fired power generator units in 2026. Out of 104 projects planned worldwide, 85 are in...

Federal judge overturns U.S. offshore wind halt, orders Ørsted to restart project

A US federal judge has ruled that the Danish energy company Ørsted to restart work on its Revolution Wind project near Rhode Island, which...

Satellite data exposes how neglect turned Venezuela’s oil wealth into atmospheric waste

Satellite images are showing a serious problem rising from Venezuela’s energy sector. Huge clouds of methane gas are leaking into the air from old...

Scientists warn Venezuela oil expansion under Trump could sharply accelerate global warming

Global concern is rising as Trump extends his long-standing “drill, baby, drill” energy approach beyond the United States and turns attention toward Venezuela, the...
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