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Clean energy contributed a record 11.4tn yuan (US$1.6tn) to China’s economy in 2023, accounting for all of the growth in investment and a larger share of economic growth than any other sector.

The projected outlay would include buying out power supply agreements based on the annual generation of the country’s 58 existing coal units, but does not include the expense of replacing them with clean energy.

The founder of the world’s biggest EV cell maker added that supply shortages in critical metals can be eased if the world is open to its recycling technology, even as the West attempts to break China’s dominance in the sector.

Ex-BNP Paribas executive Cyril Dissescou to take over from an interim chief of the joint venture formed to develop renewables and energy storage assets in Southeast Asia and Australia.

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Neglecting to address the mining industry’s human rights violations and environmental destruction could undermine the bloc’s efforts to ensure access to raw materials and to mitigate climate change. By Johanna Sydow

Who’s leading the race to develop electric vehicles in Southeast Asia? The answer is complicated. By Tham Siew Yean

The materials, innovation, and capital needed to reach net-zero emissions are not equally distributed and, as a result, must be shared around the world. By Mekala Krishnan and Olivia White

Given its rich agriculture resources, biofuel will be vital for the region's net-zero plans. Solving the feedstock crunch is necessary to meet market demands, which requires careful planning and a supply chain strategy. By Beni Suryadi, Jason Jimmy Amadeus Palenewan and Monika Merdekawati

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The increasingly competitive dynamic duo of solar photovoltaic plus battery storage is taking energy markets by storm.

Automakers are touting overseas investments in electric vehicles, even as they lobby for lower fuel standards in the United States.

Climate change is not all doom and gloom, it's a business opportunity. Young aspiring entrepreneurs are growing profitable businesses that are helping to make the planet a more habitable place.

A massive solar thermal plant and world’s biggest lithium ion battery are making this down-under state a renewable energy powerhouse.

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EB Podcast: Climate Tech In Asia - Gogoro Founder Horace Luke

Exclusive In this new podcast series 'Climate Tech in Asia', Eco-Business speaks to Gogoro chairman and CEO Horace Luke about the company's recent listing on the Nasdaq and its quest to electrify Asia's ubiquitous two-wheelers and make battery swapping mainstream.

Where is the smart money going in renewables?

Solar, wind, carbon capture, nature-based solutions—what are the technologies needed to combat climate change? Eco-Business asked clean energy entrepreneur Hendrik Tiesinga where the smart money is going.

Pro-miners argue that deep-sea mining is essential to enable the energy transition. On the Eco-Business podcast, Sian Owen of the Deep Sea Conservation Coalition argues why nature's last frontier should be protected, not exploited.

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