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Chinese oil companies are joining the push, too. Sinopec Group, the biggest refiner, has revived a long-stalled coal-to-olefins project at a cost of over $3 billion.
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Chinese coal companies are turning to chemicals manufacturing for growth, as war in the Persian Gulf constrains supply of the liquid fossil fuels more commonly used by the industry.
Chinese export data released this weekend and statements from Chinese firms suggest that the closure of Hormuz is leading to new interest in Chinese cleantech, as we've heard in cities across Asia.
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🔖A few months into the Iran War, @akshatrathi.bsky.social @sstapczynski.bsky.social and co tie together threads from Europe and Asia here, showing the significant accelerations in the energy transition that are underway, featuring loads of cool data, history &📊
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Wasted wind and solar power helped drive China's CO2 emissions +2% in the first quarter of the year, while still below 2024 highs -- via new analysis from @laurimyllyvirta.bsky.social
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"Canadian government officials are debating how to divide up the new low-tariff quota for Chinese-made electric vehicles, including whether to cap how much space each company can use."
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At the Beijing auto show last week, one EV stood out among the frenzy -- a massive silver all electric heavy duty truck. Read on for more on e-trucks and their breakout moment in China as passenger EVs are mired in 内卷:
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China is upping its national air quality standards starting in March for the first time since 2012. The PM 2.5 targets remain far looser than the WHO's but its another step toward cleaner skies:
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Lili Pike
From the Yom Kippur war to Russia’s attack on Ukraine, history shows that major events in the oil and gas markets can drive enduring changes to the global energy mix.
China’s carbon dioxide emissions increased in the first three months of the year as a rising volume of electricity generated by renewables was left unused, according a new report.
Canadian government officials are debating how to divide up the new low-tariff quota for Chinese-made electric vehicles, including whether to cap how much space each company can use.
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Lili Pike
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The Trump administration issued new guidance on the use of foreign materials and components in US clean energy projects, in a move that would further limit access to lucrative tax credits.
As electric car sales soften in China after years of breakneck growth, electric trucks are taking off, with the emerging industry expected to get a boost from the Iran war.
China is planning its first major tightening of national air quality standards since 2012, as it seeks to extend a largely successful anti-pollution campaign that’s reshaped parts of its economy.
How are Chinese greentech companies pivoting to catch new demand from the global fuel crunch? My latest with insights from Nigeria to Vietnam:
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Lili Pike
Lili Pike
Suppliers of batteries, solar panels and electric cars are pushing to capitalize on rising demand.
