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China’s top environment official pointed to August’s deadly glacial collapse and flooding in Nepal as an urgent warning about the accelerating risks of climate change, as world leaders and diplomats prepare for annual global talks.

Singapore expanded its investigation into haze-creating fires in Indonesia that have blanketed the city-state in smog, requesting information from 10 locally registered companies.

The rise of solar and batteries is highlighting challenges as renewable energy advances globally

The UN climate talks will focus on reaching 35% electrification by 2035 and ramping up investment.

Leaders of AI firms are “on thin ice” with the public as energy costs rise, said Simon Stiell.

Combined with earlier EPA deregulatory moves, this week’s repeal of power plant rules is set to alter the nation’s emissions trajectory.

Overturning major policies will bring additional emissions of about 1 gigaton by 2040.

Energy storage is needed to back up the nation’s boom in renewables

More people are taking advantage of volatile prices and modern technology to make money selling electricity.

The millions of Chinese drivers who turned to charging stations over gas pumps as the Iran War drove up fuel prices have helped shift the country’s climate trajectory.

Resilience is emerging as a key metric in the nation’s $300 billion real estate sector

The Nepal disaster is the latest example of how climate change is raising the risk of relying on water for electricity in the Himalayas.

ネパールと中国の国境付近で8月26日に発生した大規模な鉄砲水で、少なくとも350人が死亡し、さらに多数が行方不明となっている。今回の災害に見舞われたこの山岳地域は、人為的な気候変動の影響による危険が一段と高まっている。

The Himalayan region is warming faster than the global average, leading to rapid glacial melting

The Himalayan region is warming faster than the global average, leading to rapid glacial melting and elevated disaster risks.

Officials are considering a proposal to act as host of the annual COP event

China is considering a proposal to host the annual United Nations climate summit in 2028, a move that would signal the country’s intent to show greater global leadership on the issue.

China signaled it plans to take a more important role in steering the global campaign to tackle climate change, as officials offered further details on strategy to mitigate and adapt to rising temperatures.

China wants renewable energy consumption to jump 53% over the next five years and to convert intermittent wind and solar into more dependable sources of electricity.

China is reaping benefits as a global leader on the green transition and other nations should follow as the Iran war shows the vulnerability of a fossil fuel-based economy, according to the top United Nations climate official.